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Southern California's Velvet Merlin conjure stoner and doom metal from the sun-bleached coast of San Clemente, where fuzz tones and heavy grooves seem as natural as the Pacific breeze. Founded in 2020, they balance psych-tinged weightlessness with riff-first heaviness.
Velvet Roxxy is a heavy metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2023. They play classic heavy metal from the Greek capital.
Velvet Thorns is a death/doom metal band from Münster, Germany, formed in 2013. Their releases explore the intersection of death metal's aggression with doom's crushing slowness and melancholy.
Swedish project Vemodig Hemfard, whose name translates to "melancholic homecoming," channels the sadness and longing implied by their name into harrowing depressive black metal. Their compositions dwell in desolation, using minimal instrumentation and raw production to amplify the emotional impact.
Vempire is a thrash/heavy metal band from Wevelgem, Belgium, formed in 2023. They channel classic European thrash and heavy metal traditions with aggressive riffing and high-energy performances.
Swedish act Ven delivers a merciless hybrid of black and death metal, combining both genres' most aggressive tendencies into a relentless assault. Their compositions favor uncompromising intensity and dark atmosphere over melodic concession.
Iasi's Vena Cava delivers aggressive death metal from eastern Romania, channeling the ancient city's dark heritage into crushing compositions. Their anatomically named project emphasizes the visceral and clinical aspects of death metal.
Venalitia is a heavy/thrash metal band from Zaragoza, Spain, formed in 2021. They combine the melodic power of heavy metal with thrash's aggressive energy.
Indianapolis grindcore outfit Venality have been trading in rapid-fire moral disgust since 2021, compressing maximum hostility into minimum runtime. Short songs, maximum impact — pure grind from the heart of the Midwest.
Venator is a heavy metal band from Linz, Austria, formed in 2015 and devoted to the classic European heavy metal tradition. Their sound channels the energy of NWOBHM and traditional metal with galloping riffs and soaring vocals.
Venator Infernalis is a black metal project from Bogotá, Colombia, active since 2008 under the command of multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Infernak. Their debut EP "VI:I" was originally recorded at War Studio in Bogotá and first published in 2011, with a remastered reissue following in 2015. The project delivers raw, Satanic black metal in the Colombian underground tradition.
Vendetta Inc. is a groove metal band from Budapest, Hungary, formed in 2014. They deliver crushing, rhythmically driven groove metal from the Hungarian capital.
Saint Petersburg's Vendmar channels Slavic paganism through black metal infused with folk elements and nature worship. Their compositions incorporate traditional acoustic passages alongside furious blast-driven sections, evoking Russia's pre-Christian spiritual heritage.
Vendôme is a black metal project from Paris, France, formed in 2020. Named after the Parisian Place Vendôme, they deliver atmospheric black metal from the French capital.
Kielce's Venefices unleashes a venomous hybrid of black and death metal, pairing tremolo-driven darkness with guttural ferocity. Their sound channels the raw aggression of Poland's prolific extreme metal scene with a particularly caustic edge.
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