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Skelleftea's Vintersorg, led by the singular vocalist Andreas "Vintersorg" Hedlund, has been a creative force in progressive folk metal since 1998 across numerous albums and side projects including Borknagar and Crescent Shield. His soaring clean vocals and ambitious compositions blend Nordic folk traditions with progressive complexity, making him one of Sweden's most versatile extreme metal musicians.
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Zhytomyr's Violent Omen merges progressive metal's structural ambition with thrash metal's aggressive energy, creating compositions that balance technical complexity with raw intensity. Their dynamic approach keeps listeners engaged through unpredictable shifts and inventive arrangements.
Violentory is a melodic death/progressive metal band from Razlog, Bulgaria, formed in 2013 and self-described as "innovative metal aiming to create their own style." Their discography includes the demo "Singularity," the 2013 full-length "Theory Of Life," and the 2014 EP "Transition," blending djent, symphonic, and experimental elements with death metal aggression.
Vipassi was formed in Melbourne, Australia in 2011 as a collaboration between drummer Daniel Presland of Ne Obliviscaris and guitarist Ben Boyle of Hadal Maw, later expanding to include guitarist Benjamin Baret and fretless bassist Arran McSporran. The band plays instrumental progressive and death metal of considerable technical ambition, debuting with Śūnyatā in 2017 and continuing with subsequent records on Season of Mist. Their music is informed by meditative and philosophical themes that extend to their song structures and titling.
Viriditas is a progressive death metal band from Rennes, France, formed in 2018. They deliver technically ambitious progressive death metal from the Breton capital.
Virocracy is a progressive death and thrash metal band from Stuttgart, Germany, founded in 2018 and released through Apostasy Records. Their discography — from 2019's "Initio" through 2022's "Ecophagia" — delivers dark, atmospheric extreme metal that evolves through varying tempos and rhythms without filler.
Virtual Dreams is a progressive metal band from Gütersloh, Germany, formed in 2015. They explore complex, technically ambitious progressive metal compositions.
Virtual Lies is a progressive metal/rock band from Mitilini, Greece, formed in 2022. They explore complex progressive compositions from the Aegean island of Lesbos.
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