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Global Flatline (Bonus Track Edition) (2024)
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Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
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De Doorn (2021)
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Izhevsk-based Vedmak, whose name means "warlock" in Russian, fuses black and death metal with occult themes drawn from Slavic mysticism. Their compositions draw on the Ural region's cold, isolated atmosphere to create dark, ritualistic extremity.
Vegard is an atmospheric black metal/ambient project from Devon, England, formed in 2019. They blend atmospheric black metal with ambient passages inspired by the English countryside.
Veil Cru is a black metal project from France, formed in 2022. The project delivers raw, atmospheric black metal.
Veitsi is a black metal/punk band from Finland, formed in 2022. They fuse black metal's rawness with punk's velocity and stripped-down energy, their name meaning "knife" in Finnish.
Velastria is a blackened thrash metal band from Belgium, formed in 2025 with lyrical themes centered on the chaos and horror of warfare. Their debut concept album "War Delusion" explores the horrors of past and future conflicts through relentless blackened thrash.
Velde is a post-black metal/rock band from Brest, France, active since 2011. They blend the atmospheric expansiveness of post-rock with black metal's intensity from the Brittany coast.
Veljessurma is a black metal band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2020. Their name translating to "fratricide," they deliver intense, aggressive black metal from the Finnish capital.
Velka is a black metal project from the Basque Country, Spain, formed in 2020. The project channels raw black metal aggression with a Basque regional identity.
Velna Rats is a blackened death metal band from Baldone, Latvia, formed in 2019. They combine the darkness of black metal with death metal's brutality.
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