Verantecia is a progressive metal/rock band from Chemnitz, Germany, formed in 2020. They explore the boundaries between progressive metal and rock with dynamic compositions and technical musicianship.

Vergelmir is a progressive/power/folk metal band from Copenhagen, Denmark, formed in 2018. They weave folk melodies into a framework of progressive and power metal for an ambitious, genre-crossing sound.

Vernissage is a progressive power metal band from Krefeld, Germany, formed in 2024. They blend progressive metal's technical ambition with power metal's melodic grandeur.

Vice Verse is a progressive thrash metal band from Berkshire, England, formed in 2019. They combine thrash metal's aggression with progressive structures and technical ambition.

Vigilance is a progressive metal band from Leer, Germany, formed in 2011. They explore complex song structures and technical musicianship within a progressive metal framework.

Vili Kušen is a progressive/groove metal band from Zagreb, Croatia, formed in 2021. They blend progressive metal's complexity with groove metal's rhythmic weight.

Vinterbarn is a progressive/melodic death metal band from the Baden-Württemberg/Hesse border region of Germany, formed in 2012. They blend progressive structures with melodic death metal's harmonic richness.

Skelleftea's Vintersorg, led by the singular vocalist Andreas "Vintersorg" Hedlund, has been a creative force in progressive folk metal since 1998 across numerous albums and side projects including Borknagar and Crescent Shield. His soaring clean vocals and ambitious compositions blend Nordic folk traditions with progressive complexity, making him one of Sweden's most versatile extreme metal musicians.

Zhytomyr's Violent Omen merges progressive metal's structural ambition with thrash metal's aggressive energy, creating compositions that balance technical complexity with raw intensity. Their dynamic approach keeps listeners engaged through unpredictable shifts and inventive arrangements.