Velkhanos is a melodic death metal band from Cieza, Spain, formed in 2020, featuring vocalist Nia, guitarist Nando, bassist Ángel, and drummer Mauro. Their releases explore conceptual narratives including the vampire-themed "The Vampire Of Alva" through melodic death metal's dynamic framework.

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.

Velvet Thorns is a death/doom metal band from Münster, Germany, formed in 2013. Their releases explore the intersection of death metal's aggression with doom's crushing slowness and melancholy.

Swedish act Ven delivers a merciless hybrid of black and death metal, combining both genres' most aggressive tendencies into a relentless assault. Their compositions favor uncompromising intensity and dark atmosphere over melodic concession.

Iasi's Vena Cava delivers aggressive death metal from eastern Romania, channeling the ancient city's dark heritage into crushing compositions. Their anatomically named project emphasizes the visceral and clinical aspects of death metal.

Kielce's Venefices unleashes a venomous hybrid of black and death metal, pairing tremolo-driven darkness with guttural ferocity. Their sound channels the raw aggression of Poland's prolific extreme metal scene with a particularly caustic edge.

Venom Prison formed in South Wales in 2014, fronted by vocalist Larissa Stupar, and built their reputation on a confrontational brand of death metal that incorporated metalcore and grindcore intensity with explicitly feminist and socially critical lyrical content. Their debut Animus (2016) drew immediate attention from extreme metal circles, and Samsara (2019) and Erebos (2022) furthered their profile through extensive international touring. The band put their activity on hold after 2022.

Luhansk's Ventriloquist delivers crushing death metal and deathcore from eastern Ukraine, pairing guttural vocals with technical riffing and punishing breakdowns. Their aggressive, modern approach channels the intensity of the Donbas region's underground metal scene.

Vepkóç is a death metal band from Almansa, Spain, formed in 2017. They play aggressive, uncompromising death metal from the Castilla-La Mancha region.