Kyiv's Violateress delivers aggressive death metal and deathcore with a modern, polished production approach. Their compositions pair technical guitar work with punishing breakdowns and guttural vocal fury, representing Kyiv's active extreme metal underground.

Violation is a melodic death metal band from Gefrees, Germany, formed in 2012. They deliver melodic death metal featuring harmonized guitar work and dynamic vocal interplay.

Romanian act Violent Goat Rot delivers a merciless combination of death metal and deathcore, piling on guttural vocals and crushing breakdowns with gleeful abandon. Their unsubtle approach to extremity channels the most punishing end of the genre spectrum.

Violent Relapse is a deathcore band from Arbroath, Scotland, formed in 2012. They deliver punishing deathcore with breakdowns and blast beats from the Scottish east coast.

Violent Reprisal is a thrash/death metal band from Ostrava, Czech Republic, formed in 2021. They deliver aggressive, fast-paced extreme metal drawing from both thrash and death metal traditions.

Violentory is a melodic death/progressive metal band from Razlog, Bulgaria, formed in 2013 and self-described as "innovative metal aiming to create their own style." Their discography includes the demo "Singularity," the 2013 full-length "Theory Of Life," and the 2014 EP "Transition," blending djent, symphonic, and experimental elements with death metal aggression.

Violet Crown is a black/death metal band from Reykjavík, Iceland, formed in 2024. They combine the ferocity of black and death metal from the Icelandic scene.

Violet Moon is a gothic metal turned melodic death metal band from the Amberg/Auerbach/Regensburg/Forchheim area of Germany, formed in 2025. They evolved from gothic metal origins to embrace the heavier, more aggressive sound of melodic death metal.

Vircolac is a death metal band from Dublin, Ireland, active since 2014, delivering "morbid tales of the macabre and visions from the darkside." Their discography — from 2014's "Codex Perfida" through 2024's "Veneration" — showcases evolving yet consistently dark death and black metal with a four-piece lineup.