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V-8 Compressor is a stoner/heavy metal/rock band from Imperia, Italy. They play riff-heavy stoner rock and metal from the Italian Riviera.
V-HAJD is a heavy metal band from Lörrach, Germany, formed in 2018. They play traditional heavy metal with a straightforward, riff-centered approach.
Vaal is a heavy metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2017. They play traditional heavy metal from the Greek capital.
Mjolby's Vacant plays classic heavy metal with a focus on strong riffs, melodic hooks, and powerful vocals in the Swedish tradition. Their straightforward approach channels the energy of classic European metal without unnecessary complexity.
Vade Aratro is a heavy metal band from San Giovanni in Persiceto near Bologna, Italy, active since 2008 and incorporating folk and thrash influences. Their name combining the Latin "vade" (go) with "aratro" (plough), they blend traditional heavy metal with folk and thrash elements.
Vagrant is a heavy/thrash/death metal band from Sliven, Bulgaria, active since 2004. They blend the intensity of death metal with thrash's velocity and traditional heavy metal's structural foundations in the Bulgarian underground scene.
Vague is a heavy metal band from Oulu, Finland, formed in 2018. They play traditional heavy metal from the Finnish north.
VainHopes is a heavy metal band from Agrigento, Sicily, formed in 2022. They play traditional heavy metal from the Sicilian south.
Vakan is a heavy metal band from Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, founded in 2010 by Carlos Schmitt, Guma Streb, and Matheus Oliveira. Their 2018 debut album "Vagabond" — featuring vocalist Matheus Oliveira, guitarist Alexandre Marinho, bassist Natanael Couto, and drummer Lucas Oliveira — weaves traditional gaúcho folk elements into a sound shaped by Iron Maiden, Helloween, and Angra.
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