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Verjagen is a melodic death metal band from Kouvola, Finland, formed in 2014. They play melodic death metal drawing on the Finnish tradition of the genre.
Flagstaff's Vermiform have been twisting melodic death and black metal together since 2011, creating something with the jagged edges of extremity and the structural ambition of melody. A decade-plus of refinement shows in music that bites hard and lingers long after.
Verne is a melodic death metal and metalcore act from Vienna, Austria, formed in 2017. They blend aggressive metalcore breakdowns with melodic death metal's twin-guitar harmonies and dynamic vocal interplay.
Versya is an industrial/melodic death metal/metalcore band from Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2014. They fuse industrial textures and electronic elements with melodic death metal and metalcore aggression.
San Marcos' Vex have spent twenty years evolving from death-thrash roots into something far more intricate, arriving at a progressive and melodic death metal sound that rewards close attention. Few Texas bands can claim such a deliberate, documented arc of artistic growth across two decades.
Gorzow Wielkopolski's Victimized blends melodic death metal's hooky twin-guitar harmonies with straight-ahead death metal's guttural punch. Their Gothenburg-influenced approach delivers memorable melodies without sacrificing heaviness or aggression.
Victims of Silence is a melodic death metal band from Madrid, Spain, formed in 2018. They play melodic death metal with harmonic guitar work and dynamic vocal interplay.
Vrable's Vighun delivers melodic death metal with hooky twin-guitar harmonies and guttural intensity from western Slovakia. Their Gothenburg-influenced approach balances accessible melodies with the heaviness and aggression of the death metal tradition.
Vile Extortion is a melodic death/thrash metal band from Thessaloniki, Greece, formed in 2019. They combine melodic death metal's harmonies with thrash metal's velocity.
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