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The Mountain Of Gold (2018)
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Bursa's Volvox plays classic heavy metal from Turkey's fourth-largest city, channeling the spirit of traditional European metal through driving riffs and powerful vocals. Their straightforward, riff-driven approach reflects the enduring appeal of classic heavy metal in the Turkish scene.
Volymian is a melodic heavy metal/hard rock band from southern Finland, formed in 2016. They play accessible, melody-driven heavy metal and hard rock.
Formed in Las Vegas in 2022, Von Boldt bring heavy metal to a city whose neon spectacle and underlying desert desolation make for an unexpectedly fitting backdrop for the genre. Still early in their trajectory, they're building on traditional heavy metal foundations with the kind of earnest conviction that suggests the city's outsider reputation is actually a point of pride.
Formed in 2020 in Guilderland, New York, Vortex play heavy metal grounded in the hard-driving traditions of thrash with a no-frills, riff-first approach. The band leans into the kinetic energy of classic thrash while keeping the songwriting anchored in heavy metal's melodic instincts. Short on pretension and long on velocity, they represent the continuing vitality of the upstate New York metal underground.
Voyage is a heavy metal band from Hanau, Germany, formed in 2017. They play traditional heavy metal rooted in the classic European sound.
Kozelsk's VPproject merges groove metal's rhythmic punch with heavy metal's melodic sensibility, creating a hybrid that balances headbanging heaviness with accessible hooks. Their compositions draw from the Pantera-influenced school of groove-driven metal.
Vrane is a heavy metal/hard rock band from Požega, Croatia, formed in 2016 and evolving toward a heavier thrash-influenced sound. Their debut album "Lay Down Arms" features eleven tracks of energetic, riff-driven metal.
Vrane Vrane is a heavy metal and hard rock band from Živinice, Bosnia and Herzegovina, formed in 2016. Their debut album "Lay Down Arms" features eleven tracks of riff-driven heavy metal with progressive flourishes and an energetic, anthemic character.
VRTX is a thrash/heavy metal band from Barcelona, Spain, active since 2004. They combine thrash metal's speed with traditional heavy metal's melodic structure.
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