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Valaquia is a heavy metal/hard rock band from Valladolid, Spain, formed in 2020. They play classic heavy metal and hard rock with a nod to the Transylvanian mythos their name evokes.
Valar Morghulis is an epic heavy/melodic death metal band from Milan, Italy, formed in 2022. Named after the Game of Thrones phrase meaning "all men must die," they combine epic heavy metal grandeur with melodic death metal aggression.
Valemon is a blackened heavy metal band from Oslo, Norway, formed in 2017. Named after the white bear king of Norwegian folklore, they blend blackened atmospherics with traditional heavy metal.
Valentino Francavilla is a heavy/power metal project from Casier near Treviso, Italy, formed in 2018. The solo project delivers melodic heavy and power metal.
Valhkyr are a heavy metal band from Santiago, Chile, formed in 2019. They released their debut full-length "Tales of Battle" that same year, followed by the singles "Judgement Day" (2020) and "Demons on Me" (2021).
Valiance is a heavy/power metal band from Naples, Italy, formed in 2012. They play anthemic heavy and power metal from southern Italy.
Valient Thorr formed in Greenville, North Carolina around 2000 to 2001, playing a high-energy brand of heavy rock that merged classic hard rock swagger, Southern rock groove, and metal riffing beneath a science fiction mythology built around the urban legend of Valiant Thor, an alleged Venusian visitor. Vocalist Valient Himself commands the band's chaotic live performances, which helped establish them as a fixture on the American touring circuit. The band released six studio albums, including Total Universe Man (2005) and Immortalizer (2008).
Valkija is a heavy/power metal band from Catania, Sicily, formed in 2015. They deliver melodic power metal from the Sicilian volcanic coast.
Valkyrie is a NWOBHM/heavy metal band from Chichester, England, active since 2006. They carry the torch of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal tradition with classic riffs and soaring vocals.
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