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Vessel of Light formed in Ramsey, New Jersey in 2017, the project of guitarist Dan Lorenzo, best known for his foundational work in New Jersey metal acts Hades and Non-Fiction. Rooted in Sabbath-derived doom with a horror and gothic sensibility, the band has released a prolific series of records on Argonauta Records, expanding to include former Overkill drummer Ron Lipnicki and former Hades bassist Jimmy Schulman beginning with their third album, Thy Serpent Rise.
Santa Clara's Vesseles have been building symphonic black metal architecture since 2006, layering orchestral ambition over the cold ferocity of the genre's core. Their Silicon Valley origins sit strangely against the grandiose darkness of their sound — and somehow the contrast works.
Italian instrumental trio Vesta craft sprawling post-rock and post-metal soundscapes that oscillate between ethereal, delicate passages and crushing walls of distortion. Formed by guitarist Giacomo Cerri, drummer Sandro Marchi, and bassist Giulio Lorenzini, their debut on Argonauta Records established them as a compelling voice in European atmospheric heavy music.
Grand Rapids' Vestal Virgin arrived in 2023 with a black metal approach that takes religious inversion as both title and theme. Their sound carries the cold fire of the second wave delivered from Michigan's industrial-tinged underground.
Vestia is a black metal project from London, formed in 2024. They deliver atmospheric black metal from the British capital.
Vestibulum is a black metal project from Salihorsk, Belarus, formed in 2019. The project channels depressive and atmospheric black metal through a lens of spiritual torment and existential despair.
San Francisco's Vestige channel the blunt-force groove metal tradition in a city better known for avant-garde extremity, a stubbornly physical presence since 2013. Their sound is built for the neck and the fist — nothing cerebral, nothing ambient, just punch.
Vestígio is an atmospheric and melodic black metal project from Brasília, formed in 2023 and led by multi-instrumentalist Caio Lemos, known also for his work in Kaatayra and Bríi. The project released the debut album "Vestígios" in November 2023, a three-track record weaving together black metal, Brazilian folk, and post-rock textures with guest vocalists Pedrito Hildebrando, Bruno Augusto Ribeiro, and Yuri Sabaoth.
Saint Petersburg's Veter Daemonaz, whose name translates roughly to "wind of the daemon," channels cold, atmospheric black metal from Russia's imperial capital. Their compositions weave tremolo-driven darkness with atmospheric passages that evoke the city's brooding, fog-shrouded character.
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