Factoria is an industrial/melodic death metal band from Kranj, Slovenia, active since 2004. They blend industrial textures with melodic death metal from the Slovenian alpine city, creating a mechanized, precision-driven form of extreme metal.

Factory is a thrash/heavy metal band from Turin, Italy, active since 2018 and delivering aggressive, riff-driven metal from the Piedmont capital. The project channels the industrial heritage of Turin into thrash metal.

Factory of Art is a progressive heavy/power metal band from Leipzig, Germany, active since 1990 and now in their fourth decade. They describe their sound as "artfully arranged, timeless rhythms forming an extraordinary symbiosis of progressive, power, and classic metal," with releases including "Story of Pain" and "Back to Life."

Factura is a thrash metal band from Moscow, Russia, active since 2011. They bring classic thrash metal aggression to Moscow's deep and competitive metal underground.

Fade Away is a doom metal project from Lamia, Greece, emerging in 2026 with heavy, slow-paced compositions from central Greece. The project represents the expanding reach of Greek doom metal beyond Athens and Thessaloniki.

Fade Dreams is an atmospheric black metal project from Ukraine, formed in 2024. They channel atmospheric black metal from the Ukrainian underground, creating contemplative extreme music amid the realities of wartime.

Fade to Black is a symphonic/gothic metal band from Ohrid, North Macedonia, formed in 1990 — making them one of the oldest metal acts in the Balkans. Reuniting in 2009 after disbanding in 1991, they have since released additional albums including Black Is Back and Land of Plenty, anchored by the dramatic backdrop of their lakeside UNESCO heritage city.

Fadead is a thrash metal band from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2021. The band delivers high-energy thrash metal from the German capital.

Faded Colors is a raw black metal project from Moscow, Russia, formed in 2023. They strip black metal to its rawest essentials, delivering lo-fi hostility from the Russian capital.