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Vulturic Eye is a progressive/heavy metal band from the UK, formed in 2016. They blend progressive complexity with heavy metal's power.
Vulturine is a black metal band from São Paulo, formed in 2002, whose 2008 album Ossos... Ódio & Angústia marked a key early release in their catalog; the band has since gone on to release additional full-lengths including Tentáculos da Aberração and the 2022 Drakkar Productions effort Cântico Gangrenoso. The band's sound centers on Satanism and misanthropy, drawing on the raw Brazilian black metal tradition.
Vultus is a melodic death metal band from Guadalajara, Spain, formed in 2013. They play melodic death metal with harmonic guitar harmonies and technical precision.
Vultyrium is a black metal project from Lahti, Finland, formed in 2021. They deliver atmospheric black metal from the southern Finnish lakeland.
Vulva Intestines is a death/sludge metal/grindcore band from North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, active since 2002. They blend the repulsive extremes of grindcore with sludge and death metal's heaviness.
Vulvarine is a five-piece hard rock band from Vienna, Austria, formed in 2019, known for their high-energy rock 'n' roll attack that blends elements of classic heavy metal and punk. Their debut full-length Unleashed (2020) launched them onto the European live circuit, where they have played extensively across Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. Their second album Fast Lane (2025), released on Napalm Records, arrived alongside recognition from the Amadeus Austrian Music Awards, the country's most prestigious music prize.
Vulvatorious is a black metal/crust band from Copenhagen, Denmark, formed in 2024. They fuse black metal's ferocity with crust punk's raw, political aggression.
Vulvectomy is a slam/brutal death metal band from Bari, Italy, formed in 2020. They deliver crushing slam death metal from the Pugliese underground.
Vuohenkieli is a black/death metal band from Hyvinkää, Finland, formed in 2019. They combine the darkness of black metal with death metal's brutality.
Vuolla is a melodic doom/death metal band from Jyväskylä, Finland, active since 2009. They blend the sorrowful melodies of doom metal with death metal's guttural intensity.
Vuosisata is an atmospheric black metal project from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2023. Their name meaning "century" in Finnish, they craft expansive atmospheric black metal.
Vurculac is a death metal band from Santiago de Compostela, Spain, active since 2004. They are one of the longer-running death metal acts in the Galician underground.
Swedish project Vurdh crafts atmospheric black metal with a focus on immersive soundscapes and ethereal textures. Their compositions prioritize mood and atmosphere over relentless aggression, creating a contemplative strain of Scandinavian black metal.
Vurricator is a death metal band from Collesano near Palermo, Sicily, formed in 2014. They play aggressive death metal from the Sicilian interior.
Irkutsk's Vuvuzela, named with tongue-in-cheek humor after the infamous stadium horn, delivers groove-thrash metal from the shores of Lake Baikal. Their riff-heavy approach pairs thrash velocity with groove metal's syncopated rhythmic punch in compositions that prioritize energy and fun.
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