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Global Flatline (Bonus Track Edition) (2024)
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De Doorn (2022)
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Vanaheimr is a progressive black/death metal band from Bath, England, formed in 2018. They blend progressive compositions with the extreme aggression of black and death metal.
Oklahoma City's Vangough have been crafting intricate progressive metal since 2009 with a cinematic scope that places them closer to the art-rock tradition than the pit. Emotionally dense and technically deliberate, their music rewards headphones as much as it demands volume.
Vanta is a progressive black metal project from Cologne, Germany, formed in 2017. The project explores the intersection of progressive composition and black metal intensity with complex song structures.
Vapa is a progressive metal/rock band from Greece, formed in 2018. They explore the intersection of progressive metal and rock.
Vardøger is a melodic/progressive death metal band from Trondheim, Norway, formed in 2024. Named after the Norse concept of a spectral predecessor, they evolved from melodic black metal roots.
Varso is a progressive metal band from Miskolc, Hungary, formed in 2021. They craft technically ambitious progressive metal compositions.
Vasari is a progressive/epic heavy metal project from Duisburg, Germany, formed in 2017 by multi-instrumentalist Matin Vasari. Their debut "Starbound" is a science fiction concept album inspired by Hoshino Yukinobu's manga "2001 Nights," featuring 15 tracks of epic metal with session musicians and a limited run of 50 hand-numbered digipak CDs.
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Vass/Katsionis is a progressive metal project from Athens, Greece, formed in 2022. They craft technically ambitious progressive metal compositions.
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