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Valak is a black metal project from Poitiers, France, formed in 2017. Named after a demon from the Lesser Key of Solomon, they channel infernal black metal.
Vastervik's Valalorn conjures dark, atmospheric black metal from Sweden's southeastern Baltic coast. Their compositions draw from the Scandinavian tradition of tremolo-driven extremity while incorporating moments of melancholic beauty.
Valaquia is a heavy metal/hard rock band from Valladolid, Spain, formed in 2020. They play classic heavy metal and hard rock with a nod to the Transylvanian mythos their name evokes.
Valar is a black metal/ambient project from Hyvinkää, Finland, active since 2010. They blend atmospheric ambient passages with black metal's cold intensity.
Valar Morghulis is an epic heavy/melodic death metal band from Milan, Italy, formed in 2022. Named after the Game of Thrones phrase meaning "all men must die," they combine epic heavy metal grandeur with melodic death metal aggression.
Kiruna's Valarauk delivers crushing death-doom from above the Arctic Circle, channeling the extreme northern Swedish climate's oppressive darkness into slow, heavy compositions. Their geographic remoteness infuses their music with a genuine sense of desolation.
Valaraukar is a black metal band from Edinburgh, Scotland, formed in 2018. Named after the Balrogs of Tolkien's Silmarillion, they deliver atmospheric black metal from the Scottish capital.
Valdaudr is a black/thrash metal band from Kristiansand, Norway, active since 2005. They fuse black metal's darkness with thrash's riff-driven velocity from southern Norway.
Vale of Tears is a gothic/melodic death metal band from Karcag, Hungary, formed in 2023. They evolved from gothic/death metal origins toward a more melodic death metal sound.
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