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Valient Thorr formed in Greenville, North Carolina around 2000 to 2001, playing a high-energy brand of heavy rock that merged classic hard rock swagger, Southern rock groove, and metal riffing beneath a science fiction mythology built around the urban legend of Valiant Thor, an alleged Venusian visitor. Vocalist Valient Himself commands the band's chaotic live performances, which helped establish them as a fixture on the American touring circuit. The band released six studio albums, including Total Universe Man (2005) and Immortalizer (2008).
Valkaya is a symphonic/melodic power metal band from Espoo, Finland, formed in 2022. They combine orchestral symphonic elements with melodic power metal's soaring vocals and harmonized guitars.
Tomaszow Mazowiecki's Valkenrag merges melodic death metal's twin-guitar harmonies with death metal's percussive assault, creating a dynamic hybrid rooted in the Gothenburg tradition. Their compositions balance aggression with memorable melodic hooks and soaring lead work.
Valkija is a heavy/power metal band from Catania, Sicily, formed in 2015. They deliver melodic power metal from the Sicilian volcanic coast.
Valkiria is a one-man project created by Valkus in Italy in 1996, evolving from early black metal to epic gothic metal. Across an extensive discography — from 1997's "The Narrow Bed" through 2024's "Embrace the End" — the project has maintained nearly three decades of consistent output.
Valkyr is a melodic death metal band from the Cologne/Bergisch Gladbach area of Germany, formed in 2022. They deliver melodic death metal characterized by harmonic guitar work and dynamic vocal contrasts.
Valkyre is a symphonic metal band from Ghent, Belgium, formed in 2005 and self-described as Belgium's steampunk melodic metal act. Their discography includes "Consolamentum," "Our Glorious Demise," and "On Both Sides We Pray," combining orchestral grandeur with melodic metal hooks and a distinctive Victorian-era aesthetic.
Valkyrian is a death metal band from Montepulciano near Siena, Italy, formed in 2006. They play aggressive death metal from the Tuscan underground.
Valkyrie is a NWOBHM/heavy metal band from Chichester, England, active since 2006. They carry the torch of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal tradition with classic riffs and soaring vocals.
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