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AMENRA "Song To The Siren" by This Mortal Coil (written by Tim Buckley) (2021)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Sollentuna's V-Kaos delivers fierce black metal from Stockholm's northern suburbs, channeling the intensity of the Swedish black metal underground. Their aggressive approach favors raw energy and relentless tempo over studio polish.
V-Khaoz is an ambient black metal project from Hyvinkää, Finland, formed in 2015. The project blends atmospheric ambient textures with black metal's raw intensity.
V.E.I.L.S. is a progressive death metal band from the Treviso province of Italy, active since 2006. They craft technically ambitious progressive death metal from the Veneto region.
Odesa's V.E.L delivers thrash metal from Ukraine's Black Sea port city, channeling the aggression and precision of classic thrash through a Ukrainian lens. Their tight, riff-driven compositions reflect the continued vitality of thrash metal in Eastern Europe.
V.I.D.A. is a melodic death/thrash/metalcore trio from Zárate, Buenos Aires, Argentina, built around brothers Jorge and Javier Cybula on bass/vocals and guitar/vocals respectively, alongside drummer Javier Cuello. The band released the album "Mentes Enfermas" in 2018, followed by "Memorias" in 2021, and earned second place at the Wacken Open Air Metal Battle in 2022.
V.I.L. is a death metal/grindcore band from Alcoi, Spain, formed in 2019. They combine death metal's heaviness with grindcore's chaotic velocity.
V.O.I.D. is a stoner/doom metal band from Milazzo, Sicily, formed in 2019. They deliver heavy, fuzz-drenched stoner doom from the Sicilian coast.
Algueirao's V12 fires on all cylinders with high-octane power and speed metal that channels the velocity of early Running Wild and Helloween. Their energetic, riff-driven approach channels classic European speed metal through a Portuguese sensibility.
Kosice's V13ault brings progressive metal to eastern Slovakia, crafting technically ambitious compositions with intricate arrangements and dynamic shifts. Their cerebral approach to metal reflects the genre's emphasis on compositional complexity and musical exploration.
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