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Varechian is a doom/death metal band from Villeurbanne, France, formed in 2019. They combine the crushing weight of doom with death metal's guttural intensity.
Stockholm's Vargagrav pushes the boundaries of extreme metal by blending black and death metal with experimental elements, creating unpredictable compositions that defy conventional genre expectations. Their willingness to incorporate unconventional sounds and structures makes them one of Stockholm's more adventurous underground acts.
Norrkoping's Varices brings together death metal's crushing weight, groove metal's rhythmic punch, and melodic death metal's soaring harmonies into a versatile hybrid. Their multi-faceted approach keeps compositions dynamic and unpredictable.
Variscythe is a melodic death/groove metal band from The Hague, Netherlands, formed in 2015. They blend melodic death metal's harmonies with groove metal's rhythmic heaviness.
Varkodya is a melodic death metal band from Toulouse, France, formed in 2014. They deliver melodic death metal with harmonic guitar work from southern France.
Varon is a gothic/death metal band from Osterhofen, Germany, formed in 2016. They merge gothic metal's dark romantic atmospherics with death metal's heaviness and growled vocals.
Cavernous, Incantation-worshipping death metal duo split between Dallas and Atlanta. Released the devastating 'Crypt Born & Tethered to Ruin' on Profound Lore in 2010.
Vasanist is a death metal band from Kozani, Greece, formed in 2023. They deliver aggressive death metal from the Greek north.
Vascular Curse is a doom/death metal band from Oulu, Finland, formed in 2020. They combine doom metal's oppressive weight with death metal's guttural ferocity.
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