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Mexican-American vocalist and songwriter Violent Vira has emerged as a rising force in alternative rock and metal, with her debut single 'I Don't Care' amassing over 64 million Spotify streams. Drawing comparisons to Hayley Williams and Morgan Lander, the Boise, Idaho native has sold out a 34-city self-booked tour, performed at Sick New World, and signed with Mom+Pop Records on the strength of her fierce, genre-blending approach.
Violent Vortex is a thrash metal band from Stuttgart, Germany, formed in 2024. They channel the energy and aggression of the German thrash tradition.
Violentory is a melodic death/progressive metal band from Razlog, Bulgaria, formed in 2013 and self-described as "innovative metal aiming to create their own style." Their discography includes the demo "Singularity," the 2013 full-length "Theory Of Life," and the 2014 EP "Transition," blending djent, symphonic, and experimental elements with death metal aggression.
Formed in San Diego in 2024, Violet Cloak weaves melodic black metal sensibility into a death metal framework, crafting riffs that shimmer with cold atmosphere before descending into brutality. Still early in their arc, the band shows a strong command of dynamics — balancing ethereal tremolo passages against crushing low-end aggression in a way that belies their newness.
Violet Crown is a black/death metal band from Reykjavík, Iceland, formed in 2024. They combine the ferocity of black and death metal from the Icelandic scene.
Violet Moon is a gothic metal turned melodic death metal band from the Amberg/Auerbach/Regensburg/Forchheim area of Germany, formed in 2025. They evolved from gothic metal origins to embrace the heavier, more aggressive sound of melodic death metal.
Violet Vortex is a doom metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2024. They deliver crushing, heavy doom metal from the Greek capital.
Kalix's Viperine delivers energetic power metal from Sweden's far north, near the Arctic Circle, pairing soaring melodies with driving rhythms. Their classic power metal approach channels the epic spirit of the genre through a distinctly Swedish sensibility.
VipR is a heavy metal band from Löhne, Germany, formed in 2026. They play traditional heavy metal with straightforward, riff-driven compositions.
Houston's Vipra arrived in 2022 bringing a melodic death-thrash hybrid that fits naturally into the city's historically brutal metal landscape while pointing outward toward the melodic Scandinavian tradition. Their riffing is tight and purposeful, threading Gothenburg-style lead work through a framework of punishing Texan heaviness.
Virago is a thrash metal band from Helsinki, Finland, active since 2011. They deliver fast, aggressive thrash metal from the Finnish capital's vibrant metal scene.
One of the bands that helped put Houston on the brutal death metal map in the late 90s. Spawned Shawn Whitaker's solo project Insidious Decrepancy. Reunited in 2022 after a decade-long hiatus.
Viral Strain is a heavy metal band from Manchester, England, formed in 2017. They play aggressive heavy metal from the English north.
Camliyayla's Viranesir operates as one of Turkey's most controversial and prolific black metal projects, delivering raw, lo-fi compositions from a remote town in southern Turkey. Their extensive discography and confrontational artistic approach have made them a polarizing figure in the Turkish and international underground.
Vircolac is a death metal band from Dublin, Ireland, active since 2014, delivering "morbid tales of the macabre and visions from the darkside." Their discography — from 2014's "Codex Perfida" through 2024's "Veneration" — showcases evolving yet consistently dark death and black metal with a four-piece lineup.
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