Valdaudr is a black/thrash metal band from Kristiansand, Norway, active since 2005. They fuse black metal's darkness with thrash's riff-driven velocity from southern Norway.

Valefar is a black metal project from Syracuse, Sicily, formed in 2021. They deliver raw black metal from the ancient Sicilian city.

Valemon is a blackened heavy metal band from Oslo, Norway, formed in 2017. Named after the white bear king of Norwegian folklore, they blend blackened atmospherics with traditional heavy metal.

Valenta is a black/thrash metal band from Beroun, Czech Republic, formed in 2025. They fuse the raw aggression of black metal with thrash metal's riff-driven velocity in the Czech underground.

Valfariss is a melodic black/death metal band from Cologne, Germany, formed in 2011. They blend melodic black metal's atmospheric sweep with death metal's ferocity.

Valfeanor is a one-man atmospheric black metal project from Weißpriach in the Austrian Alps, active since 2013 and released through Cursed Records. Their debut "The Eerie Constellation" blends psychedelic textures with raw black metal across extended compositions, drawing on themes of cosmic isolation and metaphysical introspection.

Valgaldr is a black metal project from Kolbotn, Norway, formed in 2015. They channel atmospheric black metal from the birthplace of Norwegian black metal.

Valgar is a black metal band from Ennepetal, Germany, active since 2004. They have maintained a long-running presence in the German black metal underground with raw, uncompromising compositions.

Valhexen is a symphonic blackened death metal band from London, formed in 2023. They layer orchestral symphonic elements over blackened death metal's ferocity.