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Vandamne is a melodic heavy metal band from Brighton, England, formed in 2013. They play accessible, melody-driven heavy metal from the English south coast.
Vandaud is a melodic black metal band from Vestland, Norway, formed in 2022. They play melodic black metal from the western Norwegian coast.
Vangardion is an avant-garde symphonic metal project from Germany, formed in 2022. The project pushes the boundaries of symphonic metal with experimental and avant-garde compositional approaches.
Oklahoma City's Vangough have been crafting intricate progressive metal since 2009 with a cinematic scope that places them closer to the art-rock tradition than the pit. Emotionally dense and technically deliberate, their music rewards headphones as much as it demands volume.
Vanguard X Mortem is a symphonic/atmospheric extreme metal band from Paris, France, formed in 2014. They layer orchestral symphonic elements over atmospheric extreme metal for a cinematic, epic sound.
Vanguarda Metal Revolucionária (VxMxR) is a heavy and speed metal project from São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2017 with a deliberately political, left-wing mission embedded into its music. The band — featuring MOSH X on vocals, EDOOM on guitars, JUCA on bass, and MINDU on drums — released the single "Metal Comunista" in 2017 and "Batismo de Sangue" in 2018, framing classic metal aggression as an instrument of political consciousness.
Out of Lexington, Nebraska — an unlikely outpost for black metal — Vanguardist have been carving out cold, unadorned second-wave worship since 2021. Their isolation from major scenes seems less like a handicap than a feature, sharpening the misanthropy to a fine point.
Trollhattan's Vanha crafts sorrowful death-doom metal that channels the gloom of Sweden's industrial western coast into crushingly heavy, melancholic compositions. Their patient approach layers mournful melodies over grinding rhythms, creating an immersive atmosphere of autumnal desolation.
Linkoping's Vanhelga has been crafting deeply personal, anguished depressive black metal since 2001, exploring themes of self-destruction and misanthropy through raw, emotionally devastating compositions. Their extensive discography across numerous releases has made them one of Sweden's most prolific and recognized DSBM acts.
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