Albanian extreme metal trio formed in Tirana, fusing black and death metal with lyrics exploring esoteric chaos and inner darkness. Their 2021 debut album Existence spans five tracks across 36 minutes, including a Rammstein cover alongside their original blackened death metal compositions.

Usaria is a solo progressive heavy/thrash metal project from Krakow, Poland, blending old-school heavy, thrash, death, and progressive metal into a conceptual whole. Their 2025 debut Nekromanteia is a concept album set in 1893, centered on a seance in an occupied Poland nobleman's manor.

Lithuanian progressive metal act from Vilnius, evolving from progressive black and death metal origins toward progressive rock and metal since 2010. Their stylistic evolution reflects an adventurous musical vision from the Baltic state's capital.

V.E.I.L.S. is a progressive death metal band from the Treviso province of Italy, active since 2006. They craft technically ambitious progressive death metal from the Veneto region.

Kosice's V13ault brings progressive metal to eastern Slovakia, crafting technically ambitious compositions with intricate arrangements and dynamic shifts. Their cerebral approach to metal reflects the genre's emphasis on compositional complexity and musical exploration.

Vaevictis is a progressive metal band from Birmingham, England, formed in 2020. They craft progressive metal compositions from one of England's historic metal cities.

Vahladian is a progressive power metal band from Valencia, Spain, formed in 2020. They blend progressive metal's technical ambition with power metal's melodic grandeur.

Vaktal is a progressive thrash metal band from Zagreb, Croatia, formed in 2021. They combine thrash metal's aggression with progressive structures.

Valermada is a progressive metal band from Finland, formed in 2020. They explore complex progressive metal compositions with technical ambition.