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Votan has been channeling epic black metal out of Corpus Christi, Texas since 2016, drawing on the mythological resonance of the Mesoamerican deity their name invokes. The South Texas coastal setting is an unlikely crucible for this kind of sweeping, grandiose black metal, which makes the project's ambitions feel more singular. Their compositions reach for the kind of mythic grandeur associated with European epic black metal while remaining rooted in their own cultural context.
Votive is an atmospheric sludge/post-metal band from Shropshire, England, formed in 2022. They blend atmospheric sludge with post-metal's expansive dynamics.
Charlotte, North Carolina's Votnut have been grinding since 2012, building a catalogue of short, furious grindcore that has no patience for anything that doesn't immediately attack. The band fits squarely within grindcore's tradition of radical brevity and maximum intensity, with songs that land like a series of quick body blows. More than a decade into their existence, they remain a stubborn fixture in the Southeast underground.
Connecticut's Vouroborus have been fusing blackened death metal and grindcore since 2015, carving out a niche in the dense, chaotic overlap between those extremes. The band's name evokes the ouroboros — the serpent consuming itself — which fits a sound built on cycles of escalating brutality and collapsing structure. Their approach draws equally from death metal's heaviness, black metal's atmosphere, and grindcore's violent concision.
Vous Autres formed in Nantes, France in 2017 as a duo operating under the initials ₣ and β, combining the rawness of black metal with the heaviness of sludge in a style that is both abstract and emotionally suffocating. Their debut EP Trente Pièces d'Argent and subsequent full-length Champ du Sang (2019) attracted significant attention in the European underground and earned them a deal with Season of Mist's Underground Activists imprint. Their third album Sel de Pierre further refined their sound while maintaining the oppressive atmosphere that defines their catalogue.
VOV is a symphonic/power metal band from Nakkila, Finland, formed in 2025. They combine orchestral symphonic grandeur with power metal's melodic energy.
Vow is a post-black metal band from Manchester, England, formed in 2013. They explore the atmospheric and emotional dimensions of post-black metal.
Vowels is a black metal project from Vicenza, Italy, active since 2012 and evolving from raw black metal toward atmospheric post-black metal and ambient. Their stylistic evolution reflects a journey from aggression to introspection.
Vox Heaven is a heavy and progressive metal project from Paraná, Brazil, founded by Celso De Freyn and built around an ambitious collaborative framework that enlisted over two dozen co-lead vocalists and fourteen guitarists for its self-titled debut release. The project draws on Christian lyrical themes and brought in internationally recognized players such as Rex Carroll of Whitecross to help shape its densely layered sound.
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