Lisbon's Vermen channels the darker corners of Portuguese black metal with a raw, confrontational approach. Their compositions trade in abrasive tremolo patterns and relentless percussion, maintaining a lo-fi aesthetic that keeps the genre's underground spirit alive.

Vermilia is a solo atmospheric pagan/black metal artist from Finland, active since 2017, blending epic Scandinavian pagan metal with sweet, raw, and melancholic vocal harmonies in Finnish. Her prolific discography — from "Keskeneräisiä Tarinoita" through "Karsikko" — channels nature and Finnish folklore through deeply personal compositions.

Arad's Vermilion pushes black metal into experimental territory, incorporating unconventional textures and structures into their compositions. Their willingness to break from orthodox black metal formulas creates a sound that is both abrasive and artistically adventurous.

Vermilion Grimoire is a black metal project from Sillamäe, Estonia, formed in 2024. The project delivers raw black metal from the Estonian underground.

Verminspawn is a melodic black/death/groove metal band from Kouvola, Finland, formed in 2022. They blend the aggression of black and death metal with groove metal's rhythmic heaviness.

Berdiansk's Vermis Mysteriis, named after the Lovecraftian fictional grimoire, channels cosmic horror themes through atmospheric black metal from Ukraine's Azov Sea coast. Their compositions evoke eldritch dread through dissonant tremolo work and oppressive atmospherics.

Verstümmelung is a solo depressive/post-black metal project created by Tobias in Salzburg, Austria, exploring themes of emptiness, melancholy, and emotional turmoil. Originally rooted in raw black metal, the project evolved toward post-black metal and dark folk textures across releases like "Drowning in Nostalgia" and the collaborative "Dei Winta mei Åbgrund" with Perditus.

Vertebrae is a death/black metal band from Madrid, Spain, formed in 2015. They combine the ferocity of black and death metal in the Spanish extreme metal underground.

Verwahrlosen is an atmospheric doom/black metal project from Germany, formed in 2021. The project merges the crushing weight of doom with black metal's bleakness in immersive atmospheric compositions.