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Vulturic Eye is a progressive/heavy metal band from the UK, formed in 2016. They blend progressive complexity with heavy metal's power.
Vulturine is a black metal band from São Paulo, formed in 2002, whose 2008 album Ossos... Ódio & Angústia marked a key early release in their catalog; the band has since gone on to release additional full-lengths including Tentáculos da Aberração and the 2022 Drakkar Productions effort Cântico Gangrenoso. The band's sound centers on Satanism and misanthropy, drawing on the raw Brazilian black metal tradition.
Vultus is a melodic death metal band from Guadalajara, Spain, formed in 2013. They play melodic death metal with harmonic guitar harmonies and technical precision.
Vultyrium is a black metal project from Lahti, Finland, formed in 2021. They deliver atmospheric black metal from the southern Finnish lakeland.
Vulva Intestines is a death/sludge metal/grindcore band from North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, active since 2002. They blend the repulsive extremes of grindcore with sludge and death metal's heaviness.
Vulvarine is a five-piece hard rock band from Vienna, Austria, formed in 2019, known for their high-energy rock 'n' roll attack that blends elements of classic heavy metal and punk. Their debut full-length Unleashed (2020) launched them onto the European live circuit, where they have played extensively across Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. Their second album Fast Lane (2025), released on Napalm Records, arrived alongside recognition from the Amadeus Austrian Music Awards, the country's most prestigious music prize.
Vulvatorious is a black metal/crust band from Copenhagen, Denmark, formed in 2024. They fuse black metal's ferocity with crust punk's raw, political aggression.
Vulvectomy is a slam/brutal death metal band from Bari, Italy, formed in 2020. They deliver crushing slam death metal from the Pugliese underground.
Vulvodynia are a South African extreme metal band from Durban whose music pushes slamming deathcore, brutal death metal, and technical death metal into a dense, punishment-focused sound. Formed in 2014, the group quickly became one of South Africa's most internationally visible heavy exports, building a following through releases such as Lord of Plagues, Psychosadistic Design, Mob Justice, Praenuntius Infiniti, and Entabeni. Their songs are built from guttural vocals, fast technical passages, abrupt slams, machine-tight drums, and riffs designed to feel both grotesque and precise. Vulvodynia's identity has often included science fiction, body horror, anti-authoritarian themes, and concept-driven world building, giving the brutality a larger frame than simple shock value. The band has also gone through major vocalist and lineup turbulence, yet its musical direction remains rooted in extremity and forward motion. What makes Vulvodynia notable is the combination of geography and execution: they operate from outside the usual North American and European deathcore centers while sounding completely competitive on that stage. Their music is intentionally severe, but beneath the surface violence is careful arrangement, technical command, and an ambition to make slam-based deathcore feel expansive rather than narrow.
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