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Van Diemen

Kiel, DE · 2021–present · active
Van Diemen is a melodic death metal band from Kiel, Germany, formed in 2021. They channel the melodic death metal tradition with sweeping guitar harmonies and aggressive vocal delivery.
Death MetalMelodic Death Metal

Vanad Varjud

EE · 2014–present · active
Vanad Varjud is an ambient/black metal project from Estonia, formed in 2014. The project blends atmospheric ambient soundscapes with black metal intensity.
Black Metal

Vanadium

Aachen, DE · 2014–present · active
Vanadium is a heavy/progressive metal band from Aachen, Germany, formed in 2014. They blend progressive metal's technical ambition with traditional heavy metal's power and accessibility.
Heavy MetalProgressive Metal

Vanaheimr

Bath, GB · 2018–present · active
Vanaheimr is a progressive black/death metal band from Bath, England, formed in 2018. They blend progressive compositions with the extreme aggression of black and death metal.
Black MetalDeath MetalProgressive Metal

Vananidr

Stockholm, SE · 2018–present · active
Stockholm's Vananidr weaves together black metal's cold fury, death metal's crushing weight, and melodic black metal's sweeping harmonies into a cohesive whole. Their multi-faceted approach creates dynamic compositions that shift between atmospheric beauty and extreme aggression.
Black MetalDeath MetalMelodic Black Metal

Vanaxul

Brussels, BE · 2019–present · active
Vanaxul is a melodic death metal and metalcore project from Brussels, Belgium, started in 2019 as an amateur solo endeavor. Releases like "Second Sight" and "Glimpse of Another World" explore the intersection of melodic death metal riffing with metalcore structures.
Death MetalMelodic Death MetalMetalcore

Vancouver

Yverdon-les-Bains, CH · 2005–present · active
Vancouver is a sludge metal/metalcore band from Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland, formed in 2005. They combine the abrasive heaviness of sludge metal with metalcore's dynamic song structures and breakdowns.
MetalcoreSludge Metal

Vandal X

Ghent, BE · 1998–present · active
Vandal X is a two-piece noise rock turned sludge/doom band from Ghent, Belgium, active since 1995 with a "louder than anyone" attitude. Across nine releases spanning two decades — from 1998's "Little Man's Blues" to 2019's "Blood On The Street" — the duo combines hardcore's punch with noisy punk grit and increasingly heavy doom textures.
Doom MetalSludge Metal

Vandalis

San Juan (early); Palma, AR · 2020–present · active
Vandalis was formed in 1987 in San Juan, Argentina, recording their debut power metal album "Vandalis" at Estudios Colombia in Buenos Aires, released on cassette in Chile in 1993. Drummer and bandleader Daniel Torrent later relocated to Mallorca, Spain, where the project was revived as a symphonic hard rock act from 2007 onward with a new lineup including vocalist Marisa Marquez and guitarist Ariel Mendoza.
Metal (later)Power Metal (early); Symphonic Hard Rock

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