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vianova approach metalcore like a restless design problem, constantly interrupting heavy precision with flashes of color, groove, and oddball timing. Founded around brothers Felix and Paul Vogelgesang, the band built its reputation through sharp, emotionally charged songs that treat djent mechanics, modern metalcore breakdowns, electronic production, and pop-aware hooks as compatible tools. Tracks such as "Hypersomniac," "Mas Rapido," "User Experience," and "Whatever Alright" show how quickly they can move from tight low-string riffs and harsh vocals into playful rhythmic pivots, clean melodic passages, and almost hyperactive synth accents. The debut album Hit It! sharpened that identity into a full statement: heavy but not dour, technical but not sterile, and willing to be strange without losing the punch of the riff. Their best songs feel engineered for surprise, yet the emotional thread stays clear through the switchups. vianova make modern metalcore that sounds anxious, clever, stylish, and physically heavy all at once.
Viatora is a folk metal band from Maastricht, Netherlands, formed in 2012. They blend Dutch folk elements with heavy metal instrumentation.
Cleveland's Vicar Blood arrived in 2025 dragging the rot-soaked tradition of Midwest death metal behind them like a corpse. Unholy in name and uncompromising in execution, they channel the rust-belt grimness of their city into suffocating, grave-deep brutality.
Vice Verse is a progressive thrash metal band from Berkshire, England, formed in 2019. They combine thrash metal's aggression with progressive structures and technical ambition.
Belgrade's Vicery delivers punishing death metal with a relentless intensity rooted in the classic traditions of the genre. Their compositions pile on blast beats and guttural vocals with uncompromising aggression.
Vices is a hard rock/heavy metal band from Lyon, France, active since 2011. They play driving, riff-heavy hard rock and heavy metal from France's second city.
Moscow's Vices Abyss delivers aggressive metalcore with heavy breakdowns and melodic interludes that reflect the genre's continued growth in Russia's capital. Their modern, polished sound bridges Western metalcore influences with the energy of Moscow's underground scene.
Vasteras' Vicious hammers out death-thrash metal with the raw intensity and precision that defines Sweden's thriving underground scene. Their aggressive, riff-driven approach channels the velocity of thrash through death metal's heavier sonic palette.
Vicious Bastard is a grindcore band from Stourbridge, England, formed in 2019. They deliver chaotic, violent grindcore from the West Midlands.
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