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Berdiansk's Voedtaemhtehactattt operates under one of the most deliberately unpronounceable names in black metal, delivering raw, atmospheric compositions from Ukraine's Azov Sea coast. Their obscurantist approach extends from their name to their lo-fi production aesthetic, creating an intentionally impenetrable aura of mystique.
Vögel is a progressive death metal project from Reykjavík, Iceland, formed in 2019. They combine progressive complexity with death metal's heaviness.
Völlmöndblüt is an atmospheric black metal/ambient project from Varese, Italy, formed in 2026. They blend atmospheric black metal with ambient soundscapes.
Völniir is a black metal project from West Yorkshire, England, formed in 2020. They channel atmospheric black metal from the Yorkshire underground.
Swedish project Voltula delivers raw black metal with a stripped-down, lo-fi approach that favors atmosphere and aggression over production value. Their primitive aesthetic channels the underground spirit of early Scandinavian black metal.
Völva is a stoner/doom metal band from Akureyri, Iceland, formed in 2018. They deliver crushing stoner doom from northern Iceland.
Vøid It is a grindcore band from São Paulo active since 2022, maintaining a prolific output of short, ferocious material including the release Emptiness.., a live recording from Rio de Janeiro, and multiple splits with international acts such as Greve and Bonnot. The band has also toured within Brazil, with documented live appearances in Curitiba and at the Névoa venue.
Spartanburg, South Carolina band fusing black metal, death metal, and noise into a corrosive, boundary-dissolving sound since 2018. The Vølus name evokes Norse mythological resonance, and the band's blackened death approach carries the dense, suffocating weight that typifies the genre's most extreme convergences.
Vûlom is a melodic death/doom metal band from Kaštela, Croatia, formed in 2019. They blend the sorrow of doom metal with melodic death metal's harmonic richness.
Portuguese act Vurmo channels the raw energy of classic heavy metal and speed metal with an old-school approach that nods to the NWOBHM and early Motorhead. Their stripped-down, high-velocity sound favors riff-driven directness over technical complexity.
Výnterache is an atmospheric black metal project from the UK, active since 2014. They craft cold, wintry atmospheric black metal.
Vāmācāra is a psychedelic doom/death metal band from Kiel, Germany, formed in 2017 by guitarist/vocalist A. with drummer N. Their releases "Mantras for the Manifold" and "Cosmic Fires: The Enlightenment Reversed" blend psychedelic textures with crushing doom and death metal, drawing on alchemical and tantric themes.
Doom, black, and death metal band from Kristiinankaupunki, Finland active since 2009. W.A.I.L. fuses the crushing weight of doom with the darkness of black and death metal from the west coast of Finland.
Melodic black/thrash metal act from Sofia, Bulgaria formed in 2017. W.A.R fuses the tremolo-picked intensity of black metal with the speed and precision of thrash, adding melodic elements to their aggressive foundation.
W.A.S.P. was formed in Los Angeles, California in 1982 by vocalist and bassist Blackie Lawless, becoming one of the most notoriously theatrical acts of the 1980s metal scene through provocative live performances and shock rock imagery that earned them a place in the Parents Music Resource Center's "Filthy Fifteen" list of objectionable songs. Their self-titled debut (1984) and The Last Command (1985) were both RIAA gold-certified, and The Headless Children (1989) marked a critical turning point toward a more serious, album-oriented approach. With over 12 million records sold worldwide, W.A.S.P. remains active under Lawless's direction, releasing their most recent studio album Golgotha in 2015.
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