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Valence, FR · 2022–present · active
Heavy and speed metal band from Valence in the Rhone Valley, France, active since 2022 and unchaining classic metal fury. Their sound draws from the speed metal tradition's emphasis on velocity and the heavy metal roots of European tradition.
Moscow, RU · 2019–present · active
Unholy Night is a Moscow-based black/speed metal band active since 2019, blending black metal ferocity with speed metal velocity and punk rock energy across six releases. Their 2024 album Atomic Sorcery packs eight tracks into 27 minutes, continuing a prolific run that includes a Bathory tribute.
Fano, IT · 2014–present · active
Black and speed metal band from Fano on the Adriatic coast of Italy, active since 2014. Their sound unleashes the feral energy of speed metal fused with black metal's darkness.

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Algueirão, PT · 2018–present · active
Algueirao's V12 fires on all cylinders with high-octane power and speed metal that channels the velocity of early Running Wild and Helloween. Their energetic, riff-driven approach channels classic European speed metal through a Portuguese sensibility.
Bocholt, DE · 2018–present · active
Vebrifuge is a speed/thrash metal band from Bocholt, Germany, formed in 2018. They deliver high-velocity thrash and speed metal in the tradition of the German thrash movement.
Glasgow, GB · 2015–present · active
Venomwolf is a black/speed metal/punk band from Glasgow, Scotland, formed in 2015. They fuse the rawness of black and speed metal with punk's confrontational energy.
Glasgow, GB · 2015–present · active
Veteris is a black/speed metal band from Glasgow, Scotland, formed in 2015. They fuse black metal's ferocity with speed metal's relentless velocity.
Kortrijk, BE · 2009–present · active
Violent Sin is a speed/black metal band from Kortrijk, Belgium, formed in 2009. They deliver ferocious, tempo-driven metal that fuses the velocity of speed metal with the rawness and aggression of black metal.
Tampere, FI · 2019–present · active
Vitriolic is a black/speed metal band from Tampere, Finland, formed in 2019. They merge black metal's icy ferocity with speed metal's relentless velocity.

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