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Vitreoous is a black/death metal project from Spain, formed in 2017. They combine the darkness of black metal with death metal's crushing heaviness.
Denver death-doom and sludge metal act formed in 2022, drawing on the Mile High underground's appetite for punishment. Vitrify layers death metal's crushing weight with doom's suffocating tempos and sludge's corrosive texture, their name evoking a transformation into something rigid and opaque — hardened under extreme pressure.
Vitriol is a black/death metal band from Nuremberg, Germany, active since 2001. As one of the longer-running extreme metal acts in the Franconian scene, they blend black and death metal's most aggressive elements.
Vitrol is a death/thrash metal band from Ibiza, Spain, formed in 2020. They deliver aggressive extreme metal from the unlikely setting of the Balearic Islands.
Kolback's Vittra brings together death metal, melodic death metal, and thrash metal into a versatile hybrid named after the nature spirits of Swedish folklore. Their multi-genre approach creates dynamic compositions that shift between melodic passages and aggressive bursts.
Santo Tirso's Vittrah merges black and death metal into a savage hybrid that draws from both genres' most aggressive tendencies. Their compositions combine black metal's atmospheric tremolo work with death metal's guttural intensity and rhythmic heaviness.
Stockholm's Vituperation delivers aggressive death-thrash with a focus on precision and intensity rooted in the Swedish capital's prolific extreme metal scene. Their tight, riff-centric approach channels the best of both genres without unnecessary embellishment.
Warsaw's Vitur brings technical precision to death metal with intricate riffing patterns, complex time signatures, and a relentless rhythmic foundation. Their compositions showcase the technical death metal tradition while maintaining visceral heaviness.
Phoenix, Arizona death metal band that has sustained over a decade of activity since forming in 2012, a remarkable run in a city not always associated with the genre's inner circles. Vivicide delivers stripped-down, heavy-handed death metal with old-school conviction, a durable fixture in the desert Southwest's extreme underground.
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