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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
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Abridged Dimensions (2025)
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With Oden On Our Side (2015)
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Verdict Denied is a power/thrash metal band from Athens, Greece, active since 1997, evolving from power/thrash toward technical thrash metal. With roots stretching back to their 1997 demo, they are a long-standing presence in the Athenian metal underground.
Verdugo is a death/thrash/groove metal band from Málaga, Spain, formed in 2017. They blend death metal, thrash, and groove metal into a punishing hybrid, their name translating to "executioner" in Spanish.
Veret is a death/black/thrash metal band from Tampere, Finland, formed in 2023. They combine the aggression of three extreme metal subgenres into a devastating triple assault.
Tomsk's Veritamorph hammers out groove-thrash metal from the heart of Siberia, pairing the rhythmic punch of groove metal with thrash's velocity and aggression. Their tight, riff-driven compositions channel the intensity of Pantera and Machine Head through a Russian lens.
Lund's Veritate occupies an unusual sonic intersection where doom metal's crushing weight meets heavy metal's melodic heritage and thrash metal's velocity. Their multi-genre approach creates dynamic compositions that shift between slow devastation and rapid-fire aggression.
Verpa is a thrash/death metal band from Bohumín, Czech Republic, formed in 2026. They represent the newest wave of Czech extreme metal, combining thrash and death metal's intensity.
Versus God is a thrash metal/hardcore band from Regensburg, Germany, formed in 2025. They combine thrash metal's speed and intensity with hardcore's confrontational attitude.
Vesen is a black/thrash metal band from Oslo/Romerike, Norway, formed in 2023. They fuse black metal's raw intensity with thrash's riff-driven aggression.
Gdynia's Vexange drives death-thrash metal with a focus on tight, aggressive riffing and relentless rhythmic energy rooted in the Polish underground tradition. Their compact, high-velocity compositions waste no time on filler or atmosphere.
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