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Vargavinter is a black metal project from Erfurt, Germany, formed in 2016. The project channels cold, wintry atmospheric black metal from the Thuringian underground.
Vargnatt is a German black metal project from Koblenz, active since 2007 and featuring viola alongside traditional black metal instrumentation. Their discography — from 2007's "Wintergrab" through 2015's "Grausammler" — delivers melancholic, German-language black metal with extended atmospheric compositions recorded by core members Evae and Wiedergaenger.
Vargr Nocthyrr is a black metal project from Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, operating under the name Carlos Misanthropic and signed to Depressive Illusions Records. Their 2025 debut Revelations Through Fang and Blood is structured as a three-part ritual — the wolf, the vampire, and the blood oath — drawing on Satanic, Luciferian, and lycanthropic imagery across its three compositions.
Vargrimm is a black metal band from Berlin, Germany, formally established in January 2008 though all members had prior involvement in other metal acts. Their releases "Des Wolfes Zorn" and "Vom Wolf unter Schafen" channel German-language black metal with a wolf-themed conceptual identity.
Vargsheim is a black metal band from Würzburg, Germany, active since 2007 and blending raw and melodic black metal with unexpected influences from grunge and classic rock. Their extensive discography includes splits with Imperium Dekadenz and Hlidskjalf, with a sound the band insists "never sounds like patchwork" despite its eclectic roots.
Swedish project Vargthron delivers raw black metal with a deliberately lo-fi aesthetic that embraces tape distortion and minimal production. Their primitive approach strips the genre to its most hostile core, favoring atmosphere and aggression over clarity.
Varken is a black metal project from the UK, formed in 2021. They deliver raw, atmospheric black metal.
Moscow's Varlam channels cold, misanthropic black metal with the intensity and aggression that characterizes Russia's deep black metal underground. Their compositions favor relentless tremolo work and blast-driven fury over atmospheric subtlety.
Varzoroth is a black metal project from Germany, formed in 2019. The project operates in the raw black metal tradition with uncompromising intensity.
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