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VOV is a symphonic/power metal band from Nakkila, Finland, formed in 2025. They combine orchestral symphonic grandeur with power metal's melodic energy.
Vow is a post-black metal band from Manchester, England, formed in 2013. They explore the atmospheric and emotional dimensions of post-black metal.
Vowels is a black metal project from Vicenza, Italy, active since 2012 and evolving from raw black metal toward atmospheric post-black metal and ambient. Their stylistic evolution reflects a journey from aggression to introspection.
VOWER are a British heavy band formed by musicians whose earlier work in progressive, post-hardcore, and metal circles gave the project immediate weight, but the band's sound stands on its own. Built around Josh McKeown's vocals, the twin-guitar force of Rabea Massaad and Joe Gosney, Liam Kearley's drumming, and Rory McLean's bass, VOWER combine huge melodic hooks with intricate riffing, atmospheric builds, and sharp metallic impact. The debut single "Shroud" introduced a widescreen version of heavy music that could move from spacious post-rock textures into crushing, rhythmically complex sections. The 2024 EP Apricity gave the band a compact first statement, while A Storm Lined With Silver broadened their range with songs that emphasize dynamics, emotional tension, and progressive structure. VOWER's music is heavy without being one-dimensional: choruses open wide, guitars shift between precision and ambience, and harsh vocals arrive as part of a larger dramatic arc rather than simple aggression.
VOWWS are the duo of Matt James and Rizz, who describe their shadowed blend of post-punk, industrial rock, darkwave, and pop melody as death pop. The Great Sun introduced a cinematic version of that sound, with low-slung guitars, icy synths, drum-machine pulse, and guest appearances that connected the project to goth, industrial, and heavy alternative circles. Under the World refined the contrast between Matt's darker vocal tone and Rizz's clearer, spectral presence, letting songs move like nocturnal film scenes rather than standard rock arrangements. Singles such as "One by One," "Shadow Man," and "Wait" pushed the duo's writing toward sharper hooks while keeping the sense of dread intact. Their later album I'll Fill Your House With An Army expanded the recorded palette with outside players and production help while preserving the core mood: romantic decay, uneasy glamour, and melodies that seem to glow from inside machinery. VOWWS rarely rely on volume for intensity. Their weight comes from restraint, negative space, and the way their songs make desire, fear, and nostalgia feel trapped in the same room.
Vox Heaven is a heavy and progressive metal project from Paraná, Brazil, founded by Celso De Freyn and built around an ambitious collaborative framework that enlisted over two dozen co-lead vocalists and fourteen guitarists for its self-titled debut release. The project draws on Christian lyrical themes and brought in internationally recognized players such as Rex Carroll of Whitecross to help shape its densely layered sound.
Istanbul's Vox in Rama crafts atmospheric black metal with an emphasis on haunting, almost liturgical atmosphere. Their compositions draw from religious imagery and dark spirituality, creating a sound that is both intensely aggressive and eerily devotional.
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 Mortuis is a black metal project from Minsk, Belarus, formed in 2016. The project delivers raw, uncompromising black metal steeped in darkness and misanthropy from the Belarusian underground.
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