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Violencity is a speed/thrash metal band from Juatuba, Minas Gerais, formed in 2018 and operating as an independent unsigned act. The band has released material including the EP "Inimigos do Fim" ("Enemies of the End"), dealing in themes of anti-religion and the grinding monotony of daily life rendered through aggressive thrash attack.
Vipassi was formed in Melbourne, Australia in 2011 as a collaboration between drummer Daniel Presland of Ne Obliviscaris and guitarist Ben Boyle of Hadal Maw, later expanding to include guitarist Benjamin Baret and fretless bassist Arran McSporran. The band plays instrumental progressive and death metal of considerable technical ambition, debuting with Śūnyatā in 2017 and continuing with subsequent records on Season of Mist. Their music is informed by meditative and philosophical themes that extend to their song structures and titling.
Viper Armor is a thrash metal band from Quito, Ecuador, formed in 2020. The band released their debut EP Capital City Disintegration in September 2021, delivering high-energy, riff-heavy thrash in the tradition of the genre's classic South American scene.
Viper Armor is a thrash metal band from Quito, Ecuador, formed in 2020. The band released their debut EP Capital City Disintegration in September 2021, delivering high-energy, riff-heavy thrash in the tradition of the genre's classic South American scene.
Kalix's Viperine delivers energetic power metal from Sweden's far north, near the Arctic Circle, pairing soaring melodies with driving rhythms. Their classic power metal approach channels the epic spirit of the genre through a distinctly Swedish sensibility.
VipR is a heavy metal band from Löhne, Germany, formed in 2026. They play traditional heavy metal with straightforward, riff-driven compositions.
Houston's Vipra arrived in 2022 bringing a melodic death-thrash hybrid that fits naturally into the city's historically brutal metal landscape while pointing outward toward the melodic Scandinavian tradition. Their riffing is tight and purposeful, threading Gothenburg-style lead work through a framework of punishing Texan heaviness.
Virago is a thrash metal band from Helsinki, Finland, active since 2011. They deliver fast, aggressive thrash metal from the Finnish capital's vibrant metal scene.
One of the bands that helped put Houston on the brutal death metal map in the late 90s. Spawned Shawn Whitaker's solo project Insidious Decrepancy. Reunited in 2022 after a decade-long hiatus.
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