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Vnzvcht is a black metal project from Ried im Innkreis, Austria, released through Darker Realms Records. Their conceptual work "Kapitel 1: Der Seelische Tod eines Kindes" explores dark psychological themes through raw, atmospheric black metal compositions.
Voak is a black metal project from Athens, Greece, formed in 2020. They deliver atmospheric black metal from the Greek capital.
Richmond, Virginia black metal band formed in 2019, drawing on a city whose underground metal community has consistently punched above its weight. Voarm channels that hard-edged local intensity into cold, atmospheric black metal that carries the damp, heavy feeling of the mid-Atlantic's woods and industrial remnants.
Vobiscum Inferni is a black metal horde from Itapevi, São Paulo, built around vocalist Dblrm and drummer Sanguines Vultus, with satanic and occult themes running through their work. Active since 2006, the band has built a substantial catalogue including The Temple (2006), Ordo Sinistrari et Cultus Pentaculum Sanguine (2008), For the Greatness of His Kingdom of Fire and Blood (2013), and Rex Ossivm (2019).
Voces del Odio is a metalcore band from Pedro Aguirre Cerda, Santiago, Chile, formed in 2008. The band released two EPs — "Esclavos del hambre" in 2010 and "Esclavos del hambre II" in 2011 — with lyrics exploring themes of apocalypse, society, personal struggle, and hate.
Voces del Odio is a metalcore band from Pedro Aguirre Cerda, Santiago, Chile, formed in 2008. The band released two EPs — "Esclavos del hambre" in 2010 and "Esclavos del hambre II" in 2011 — with lyrics exploring themes of apocalypse, society, personal struggle, and hate.
Voces Magicae is an atmospheric black metal band from Glasgow, Scotland, formed in 2017. They deliver immersive atmospheric black metal from the Scottish underground.
Vocifera is a groove/thrash metal band from Belgium, active since 2012 and built on the fusion of groove metal's crushing rhythms with thrash metal's aggressive speed. Their sound combines heavyweight riffing with relentless percussive force.
Vociferatus was a Rio de Janeiro band led by vocalist Pedrito Hildebrando that evolved from blackened death metal toward atmospheric post-metal over the course of their decade-long run. Their discography spans the EP Blessed By The Hands Of Flames (2011), the full-length Mortenkult (2016), and their final album To Paint Hollow the Skies (2021), before the band announced their dissolution in early 2022.
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