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Elk-based Vomitvsanctvs, their name rendered in mock-Latin black metal orthography, delivers a punishing death-thrash assault rooted in the Polish underground. Their compositions channel raw aggression and blasphemous intensity through tight, riff-driven songwriting.
Von Drakus is a four-piece thrash metal/crossover/hardcore band from Gießen, Hesse, Germany, active since 2009. They fuse thrash metal's speed with hardcore punk's raw energy and confrontational spirit.
Voodoopriest is a death/thrash metal band from São Paulo, led by vocalist Vitor Rodrigues (ex-Torture Squad) and featuring guitarist César Covero (Endrah, ex-Nervochaos) and guitarist Renato DeLuccas (Exhortation). The band released the album Mandu in 2014 through Die Hard Records, drawing on themes from Brazilian indigenous history, African religion, and Hindu spirituality, and followed it with Cipó dos Mortos before going on hold.
Voraginem was a death/thrash metal band from Santiago, Chile, active from 2016 until their split-up. The band released one EP, "Ad Astra" (2016), a four-track recording composed entirely by the band between March and October of that year, with lyrics drawing on mythology and ancient gods.
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.
Vox Mortem is a thrash metal band from Rio de Janeiro whose 2008 debut album The Worst Creature—recorded at Area 3 Studios with guitarist Rodrigo Coutinho, co-guitarist Esau Xavier, bassist and vocalist Eduardo Martins, and drummer Flávio Monteiro—established their place in the city's underground metal scene. The band draws from the aggressive thrash tradition of 1980s Brazilian acts like Sepultura and Dorsal Atlântica while incorporating hardcore and death metal elements.
Vox Populi is a thrash metal band from South Shields, England, formed in 2025. They play aggressive thrash metal from the northeast English underground.
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.
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