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Skelleftea's Vithatten, whose name means "white hat" in Swedish, channels the frozen forests of Vasterbotten into atmospheric black metal. Their compositions draw from the harsh northern Swedish landscape, evoking snow-covered wilderness through tremolo-driven soundscapes.
Vitrectomy is a black metal project from the Grisons canton of Switzerland, formed in 2017. The project operates in the raw black metal tradition, delivering intense and unrelenting compositions from the Swiss alpine underground.
Vitreoous is a black/death metal project from Spain, formed in 2017. They combine the darkness of black metal with death metal's crushing heaviness.
Vitriol is a black/death metal band from Nuremberg, Germany, active since 2001. As one of the longer-running extreme metal acts in the Franconian scene, they blend black and death metal's most aggressive elements.
Vitriolic is a black/speed metal band from Tampere, Finland, formed in 2019. They merge black metal's icy ferocity with speed metal's relentless velocity.
Santo Tirso's Vittrah merges black and death metal into a savage hybrid that draws from both genres' most aggressive tendencies. Their compositions combine black metal's atmospheric tremolo work with death metal's guttural intensity and rhythmic heaviness.
Vivir sin Vivir is a black metal project from Meliana, Spain, formed in 2022. Their name translating to "living without living," they channel existential themes through black metal's harsh sonic vocabulary.
Kazan's Vizim channels the Tatar capital's unique cultural crossroads into cold, aggressive black metal. Their compositions draw from the city's position between European and Asian Russia, creating a sound informed by both Slavic and steppe traditions.
Vlad Tepes is a black metal band from Brest, France, active since 2009. Named after the historical Wallachian prince, they channel raw, atmospheric black metal from Brittany.
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