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Southern California's Velvet Merlin conjure stoner and doom metal from the sun-bleached coast of San Clemente, where fuzz tones and heavy grooves seem as natural as the Pacific breeze. Founded in 2020, they balance psych-tinged weightlessness with riff-first heaviness.
Velvet Roxxy is a heavy metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2023. They play classic heavy metal from the Greek capital.
Velvet Thorns is a death/doom metal band from Münster, Germany, formed in 2013. Their releases explore the intersection of death metal's aggression with doom's crushing slowness and melancholy.
Velvet Thorns is a solo ambient black and doom metal project from São Paulo, created by David Amorim and defined by melancholic, heavily atmospheric compositions that draw on doom, ambient, and experimental textures. The project released the album "Empty Soul" in 2013, followed by "In The Name of Reason" in 2017 — a record conceptually referencing the Colônia psychiatric hospital in Minas Gerais, where tens of thousands of lives were lost.
Swedish project Vemodig Hemfard, whose name translates to "melancholic homecoming," channels the sadness and longing implied by their name into harrowing depressive black metal. Their compositions dwell in desolation, using minimal instrumentation and raw production to amplify the emotional impact.
Vempire is a thrash/heavy metal band from Wevelgem, Belgium, formed in 2023. They channel classic European thrash and heavy metal traditions with aggressive riffing and high-energy performances.
Swedish act Ven delivers a merciless hybrid of black and death metal, combining both genres' most aggressive tendencies into a relentless assault. Their compositions favor uncompromising intensity and dark atmosphere over melodic concession.
Iasi's Vena Cava delivers aggressive death metal from eastern Romania, channeling the ancient city's dark heritage into crushing compositions. Their anatomically named project emphasizes the visceral and clinical aspects of death metal.
Venalitia is a heavy/thrash metal band from Zaragoza, Spain, formed in 2021. They combine the melodic power of heavy metal with thrash's aggressive energy.
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