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Verilehto is a black metal project from Iisalmi, Finland, formed in 2023. They play atmospheric black metal from the rural Finnish heartland.
Veristi is a melodic death metal band from Vaasa, Finland, formed in 2014. They deliver melodic death metal with Scandinavian-style guitar harmonies from western Finland.
Tomsk's Veritamorph hammers out groove-thrash metal from the heart of Siberia, pairing the rhythmic punch of groove metal with thrash's velocity and aggression. Their tight, riff-driven compositions channel the intensity of Pantera and Machine Head through a Russian lens.
Lund's Veritate occupies an unusual sonic intersection where doom metal's crushing weight meets heavy metal's melodic heritage and thrash metal's velocity. Their multi-genre approach creates dynamic compositions that shift between slow devastation and rapid-fire aggression.
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.
Vermian is a death metal band from Finland, formed in 2020. They deliver aggressive, uncompromising death metal in the Finnish style.
Flagstaff's Vermiform have been twisting melodic death and black metal together since 2011, creating something with the jagged edges of extremity and the structural ambition of melody. A decade-plus of refinement shows in music that bites hard and lingers long after.
Vermilia is a solo atmospheric pagan/black metal artist from Finland, active since 2017, blending epic Scandinavian pagan metal with sweet, raw, and melancholic vocal harmonies in Finnish. Her prolific discography — from "Keskeneräisiä Tarinoita" through "Karsikko" — channels nature and Finnish folklore through deeply personal compositions.
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