Voidlurker is a sludge/stoner/doom metal band from Birmingham, England, formed in 2018. They deliver massive, low-end-heavy sludge and stoner doom from the cradle of heavy metal.

Voltane is a sludge/groove metal band from Bristol, England, formed in 2020. They combine sludge metal's abrasive weight with groove metal's rhythmic punch.

Voltron is a doom/sludge metal/metalcore band from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2007. They combine the crushing low-end of sludge and doom with metalcore's breakdowns and aggressive energy.

Votive is an atmospheric sludge/post-metal band from Shropshire, England, formed in 2022. They blend atmospheric sludge with post-metal's expansive dynamics.

Vous Autres formed in Nantes, France in 2017 as a duo operating under the initials ₣ and β, combining the rawness of black metal with the heaviness of sludge in a style that is both abstract and emotionally suffocating. Their debut EP Trente Pièces d'Argent and subsequent full-length Champ du Sang (2019) attracted significant attention in the European underground and earned them a deal with Season of Mist's Underground Activists imprint. Their third album Sel de Pierre further refined their sound while maintaining the oppressive atmosphere that defines their catalogue.

Vukojarac is a sludge/stoner metal band from Sinj, Croatia, formed in 2020. They deliver heavy, low-tuned sludge and stoner metal from the Dalmatian hinterland.

Vulva Intestines is a death/sludge metal/grindcore band from North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, active since 2002. They blend the repulsive extremes of grindcore with sludge and death metal's heaviness.

Sludge metal/progressive rock project from Sweden emerging in 2024. W.Y.X.X. fuses the heaviness of sludge with progressive rock's adventurous structures.

Sludge and doom metal band from Ware, England emerging in 2025. Wake of Myetsa brings crushing sludge and doom from the Hertfordshire town north of London.