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Veritates is a heavy/power metal band from Cologne, Germany, formed in 2020. They deliver melodic power and heavy metal with anthemic vocals and driving riffwork.
Silesian act Veriti Ritus inhabits the bleak intersection of black and doom metal, crafting slow-burning compositions that balance tremolo-driven coldness with crushing, dirge-like passages. Their ritualistic approach creates an atmosphere of creeping, oppressive darkness.
Verjagen is a melodic death metal band from Kouvola, Finland, formed in 2014. They play melodic death metal drawing on the Finnish tradition of the genre.
Verlassen is a black metal project from Brunswick, Germany, formed in 2015. The project channels themes of isolation and abandonment through atmospheric black metal.
Kentucky's Verlorener Stolz — "lost pride" in German — take black metal's Germanic philosophical tradition seriously, crafting bleak, introspective music since 2017. Their choice of language signals a devotion to the form that goes well beyond surface aesthetics.
Vermanthropes is a black metal band from Paris, France, formed in 2022. They channel atmospheric black metal from the French capital's vibrant underground.
Vermapyre is a raw black metal/punk project from Bruges, Belgium, active since 2015, performing what they call "vaudevillian horror soundtrack" on homemade instruments including electric cigar box guitars. Their extensive catalog of splits and EPs channels distorted, broken sounds evoking deteriorated 1920s silent horror film reels into black metal and punk frameworks.
Lisbon's Vermen channels the darker corners of Portuguese black metal with a raw, confrontational approach. Their compositions trade in abrasive tremolo patterns and relentless percussion, maintaining a lo-fi aesthetic that keeps the genre's underground spirit alive.
Vermgod is a black metal band from João Pessoa, Paraíba, founded by Luiz Eduardo Viana and Marahl. The band has released multiple recordings including the album "When the end of days is coming, I will kill christ again!" and has appeared on international compilations such as Black Metal Narcoleptica Vol. 4.
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