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Omaha's Vulthoom have been practicing raw black metal since 2018, operating far from any established scene with the self-sufficient ferocity that defines the midwest underground. Their output is deliberately primitive — scraping away anything that might soften the freezing, hostile core.
Portuguese project Vulto, whose name means "figure" or "apparition," conjures spectral black metal with an emphasis on shadowy atmosphere and haunting textures. Their compositions evoke a sense of creeping unease through patient, layered arrangements.
Vulto Abissal—Portuguese for "Abyssal Shade"—is a speed and black metal band from Iracemápolis, São Paulo, founded by the multi-instrumentalist Pfähler, who handled all instruments and vocals on early recordings. The band issued its demo Until the Dark Solitude Take Our Soul in January 2015 and quickly followed with the EP Queen of the Dark Depths in June 2015, establishing a catalog built around themes of evil, the occult, and misanthropy.
Hailing from Honefoss, Vulture Lord has been blending vicious black metal with thrash metal's rhythmic aggression since the late 1990s. Their blasphemous lyrical themes and high-velocity riffing recall the fury of early Destroyer 666 and Aura Noir.
Toledo, Ohio black metal project formed in 2020, invoking Slavic mythological imagery through a raw and atmospheric approach to the genre. The name references Veles, the underworld deity of Slavic paganism, suggesting a thematic focus on death, nature, and ancient spiritual darkness.
Vulturine is a black metal band from São Paulo, formed in 2002, whose 2008 album Ossos... Ódio & Angústia marked a key early release in their catalog; the band has since gone on to release additional full-lengths including Tentáculos da Aberração and the 2022 Drakkar Productions effort Cântico Gangrenoso. The band's sound centers on Satanism and misanthropy, drawing on the raw Brazilian black metal tradition.
Vultyrium is a black metal project from Lahti, Finland, formed in 2021. They deliver atmospheric black metal from the southern Finnish lakeland.
Vulvatorious is a black metal/crust band from Copenhagen, Denmark, formed in 2024. They fuse black metal's ferocity with crust punk's raw, political aggression.
Vuohenkieli is a black/death metal band from Hyvinkää, Finland, formed in 2019. They combine the darkness of black metal with death metal's brutality.
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