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VEXED formed in Hertfordshire, England in 2019, built around the contrasting vocal interplay of Megan Targett and a sonic palette that fuses alternative metal melodicism with deathcore brutality. Their debut album Culling Culture (2021) drew immediate attention for its thematic directness and polished production, and they followed it with Negative Energy (2023) on Napalm Records, a heavier record that scaled back the clean vocal passages in favor of a more aggressive sound.
Olympia, Washington's Vexer have been thrashing out of the Pacific Northwest since 2012 with a no-nonsense approach built on velocity and economy. In a state with a rich metal heritage, they've carved a niche by staying mean, fast, and focused.
Vexillum is a black metal project from Lower Saxony, Germany, formed in 2012. They deliver atmospheric black metal from the North German underground.
Stromstad's Vexmortem fuses death metal's crushing intensity with thrash metal's rhythmic precision, creating a high-energy hybrid from Sweden's Norwegian border region. Their tight, aggressive songwriting balances both genres' strongest elements.
West Covina's Vexxum emerged in 2019 as part of Southern California's persistent thrash underground, bringing the aggression and technical precision the genre demands. Their San Gabriel Valley roots place them squarely in the sprawling LA metal ecosystem that has been producing killers since the 1980s.
Vhaldagio is a heavy and power metal band from Managua, Nicaragua, formed in 2013. The band released a debut single, Angrona, La Musa Encadenada, in August 2019, followed by their first full-length Adversus Timorem in 2020 and the single Lobo solitario in 2022. Lyrical themes draw from society and fantasy, delivered in a traditional power metal framework.
Sundsvall's Vholdghast combines black metal's atmospheric fury with death metal's guttural weight, channeling the frozen landscapes of northern Sweden into dark, aggressive compositions. Their dual-genre approach creates a versatile sound that draws from both traditions.
Vhäldemar is a power metal band from Barakaldo in the Basque Country, Spain, active since the late 1990s and one of Spain's most enduring metal acts. Having opened for legends like Dio and Iron Maiden, their extensive catalog — from "Fight to the End" through "Old King's Visions" — delivers unwavering commitment to classic heavy metal.
Via Doloris is the project of Gildas Le Pape, a Brittany-born composer and multi-instrumentalist based in Oslo who served as guitarist in Satyricon from 2007 to 2013. Founded in 2023, the band draws on Nordic atmospheric black metal traditions filtered through melody, restraint, and pagan folk influences, with Frost of Satyricon contributing drums. Their debut album Guerre et Paix was released in March 2026 on Season of Mist.
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