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Vltor is a pagan black/folk metal band from northern Italy, formed in 2019. They weave pagan and folk elements into an aggressive black metal framework.
Volos is a pagan metal band from Skopje, North Macedonia, formed in 2016. Named after the Slavic deity of earth and the underworld, they channel pagan themes through heavy metal.
Vorna is a folk/pagan/black metal band from the Tampere/Kangasala area of Finland, formed in 2015 and performing in Finnish. Their albums — including "Ei valo minua seuraa" — blend folk and pagan metal traditions with black metal's atmospheric darkness in the rich Finnish language.
Vrani Volosa is a pagan folk metal band from Burgas, Bulgaria, formed in 2005 and evolving from early pagan black metal into an epic, nature-inspired folk metal sound. Across eight releases from "Where The Heart Burns" to 2023's "Woods Mountains Skies," the five-piece crafts soaring, raw compositions channeling themes of nature and Bulgarian heritage.
Väet is a black/doom/pagan metal band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2024. They merge the weight of doom with the darkness of black metal and pagan thematic elements.
Pagan black metal project from Germany emerging in 2025. Named after the changeling of Germanic folklore, Wechselbalg channels pagan mysticism and nature worship through atmospheric black metal.
Symphonic black metal band from Novosibirsk, Russia active since 2008, evolving from symphonic/pagan black metal roots. Welicoruss brings orchestral grandeur to black metal from the largest city in Siberia.
Atmospheric and pagan black metal project from Germering, Germany active since 2018 with releases A Depraved Ritual and Burying The Bleeding Thrones. Their sound weaves pagan themes and atmospheric textures into a foundation of raw black metal.
Melodic death and folk/pagan metal project from Ostrava, Czech Republic led by Radim Kubánek with guitarist Stanislav Bárta. Their 2022 debut EP The Forlorn Path weaves folk melodies and pagan themes into melodic death metal, exploring journeys of breaking free from expectation and forging one's own path.
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