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Halo (2017)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Victory in Blood is a heavy/thrash metal band from Hardt, Germany, formed in 2013. They combine the melodic sensibilities of heavy metal with thrash's aggressive energy.
Vidargängr is a black metal band from Leipzig, Germany, active since 2013 with releases including their 2013 self-titled debut, 2016's "A World That Has To Be Opposed," and a 2019 split 7" limited to 300 copies. Their sound delivers intense, confrontational black metal from the Leipzig scene.
Vide is an atmospheric black metal project from France, formed in 2023. Their name meaning "void" in French, they craft immersive atmospheric black metal soundscapes.
Video Nasties is a black 'n' roll band from Liverpool, England, formed in 2017. Named after the banned horror films of 1980s Britain, they fuse black metal with rock 'n' roll swagger.
Swedish act Vider merges black metal, death metal, and grindcore into a volatile, genre-defying cocktail of extremity. Their unpredictable compositions shift between blast-driven fury and grinding aggression with reckless abandon.
Kropyvnytskyi's Vidliudnyk, whose Ukrainian name means "hermit" or "recluse," crafts solitary black metal from central Ukraine. Their compositions reflect the isolation implied by their name through introspective, atmospheric compositions.
Kyiv's Vidmershiy Shmat, whose Ukrainian name translates to "dead piece," delivers raw black metal from the Ukrainian capital. Their stripped-down approach channels the lo-fi aggression of the raw black metal underground.
Swedish project Vidrighet fuses black metal's atmospheric coldness with drone metal's oppressive, sustained textures, creating a suffocating sonic experience. Their minimalist approach builds massive walls of sound from repetitive, glacially evolving structures.
Falun's Vidrigheter dwells in the harrowing territory of depressive black metal, crafting compositions designed to evoke profound emotional desolation. Their raw, minimalist production and anguished vocal delivery create an atmosphere of unrelenting bleakness.
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