Valkiria is a one-man project created by Valkus in Italy in 1996, evolving from early black metal to epic gothic metal. Across an extensive discography — from 1997's "The Narrow Bed" through 2024's "Embrace the End" — the project has maintained nearly three decades of consistent output.

Valland is a pagan black/death metal band from Paris, France, formed in 2015. They fuse pagan themes with the aggression of both black and death metal.

Valley of Hades is a raw black metal project from Denmark, formed in 2021. The project delivers uncompromising raw black metal steeped in hellish darkness.

Vallum is a post-black metal band from Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2016. Their 2016 debut "Insight" blends DSBM, ambient, and post-rock textures across eight tracks exploring despair and self-destruction through atmospheric post-black metal.

Valonkantaja is a black metal project from Espoo, Finland, formed in 2024. Their name meaning "light bearer" in Finnish, they channel atmospheric black metal from the greater Helsinki area.

Kielce's Valpurgia fuses the velocity of thrash metal with black metal's tremolo-driven darkness, channeling the spirit of early Sodom and Destruction through a Polish lens. Their aggressive, blackened thrash approach favors speed and savagery over subtlety.

Polish project Valpurgus conjures raw black metal steeped in occult atmosphere and Walpurgis Night imagery. Their lo-fi approach prioritizes menacing mood and dark ritual ambiance over production clarity.

Valpuri Kyni is a black metal project from Finland, formed in 2022. The project delivers raw Finnish black metal in the tradition of the country's storied black metal scene.

Valrog is a black metal project from Glasgow, Scotland, formed in 2017. They deliver raw, atmospheric black metal from the Scottish underground.