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Moscow's Varlam channels cold, misanthropic black metal with the intensity and aggression that characterizes Russia's deep black metal underground. Their compositions favor relentless tremolo work and blast-driven fury over atmospheric subtlety.
San Jose's Varnok have been sharpening their Bay Area-rooted thrash since 2014, keeping the tradition of crunching riffs and rapid-fire drumming alive in the shadow of the genre's greatest proving ground. They play thrash as an act of reverence — and aggression.
Varon is a gothic/death metal band from Osterhofen, Germany, formed in 2016. They merge gothic metal's dark romantic atmospherics with death metal's heaviness and growled vocals.
Varso is a progressive metal band from Miskolc, Hungary, formed in 2021. They craft technically ambitious progressive metal compositions.
Vartroy have been flying the flag for traditional heavy metal out of Ribeirão Preto since 2005, drawing direct inspiration from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal — Iron Maiden chief among their acknowledged influences. The current lineup of Willian Falaschi (vocals), Marcos Garcia and Matheus Calache (guitars), Estevan Poli (bass), and Gabriel Soares (drums) has built a substantial catalog, with Fragments of Memories arriving in 2025 following a steady run of releases stretching back through Daydreams (2019) and A New Dawn (2022).
Varyag is a Viking metal band from Glasgow, Scotland, formed in 2020. They channel Norse themes and warrior mythology through heavy, epic metal.
Varzoroth is a black metal project from Germany, formed in 2019. The project operates in the raw black metal tradition with uncompromising intensity.
Varúlfr is a one-man pagan black metal project from Argentina, active since 2024, with the same individual also running the black metal solo projects Blodmåne and KALDR. The project's debut release "Old Curse," issued on June 8, 2024, is a three-track EP featuring songs including "The Rebirth of the Heraldic Wolf" and "Dark Spells of an Enchanted Sword."
Cavernous, Incantation-worshipping death metal duo split between Dallas and Atlanta. Released the devastating 'Crypt Born & Tethered to Ruin' on Profound Lore in 2010.
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