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Valfader is a stoner/post-metal band from Bath, England, formed in 2013. They combine stoner metal's heavy grooves with post-metal's atmospheric expansiveness.
Vature is a black/post-metal band from Kiel, Germany, formed in 2017. They merge the atmospheric expansiveness of post-metal with black metal's intensity and aggression.
Vertikal is a five-piece post-metal band from Brno, Czech Republic, formed in 2017, featuring the unusual addition of saxophone alongside guitars, bass, and drums. Their 2017 album "One" and 2023 single "The Edge" showcase atmospheric, meticulously crafted post-metal with a DIY recording approach.
Voidian is a doom/sludge/post-metal band from Limburg in Flanders, Belgium, formed in 2019 and described as spitting out "droning psychedelic dream sequences" over massive doom and sludge foundations. Their 2020 debut album "Through Eyes of the Flame" spans five tracks over 49 minutes, released on limited vinyl pressings through DUNK!PRESSINGS.
Votive is an atmospheric sludge/post-metal band from Shropshire, England, formed in 2022. They blend atmospheric sludge with post-metal's expansive dynamics.
Vyre is an avant-garde/post-metal band from Bielefeld, Germany, active since 2013 and self-described as "sci-fi black metal taking you on a journey to outer space." Their conceptual trilogy — "The Initial Frontier" Parts 1 and 2 plus 2018's "Weltformel" — channels the influence of Arcturus and Ulver into sophisticated, space-themed avant-garde black metal.
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