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Madrid, ES · 2018–present · active
Visions is a blackened death/thrash metal band from Madrid, Spain, formed in 2018, evolving through several stylistic phases from blackened death/thrash to black metal and back. Their genre-shifting approach reflects an restless creative vision within extreme metal.
Aachen, DE · 2020–present · active
Visnu is a thrash metal band from Aachen, Germany, formed in 2020. They deliver fast, aggressive thrash metal from the Rhine-Ruhr underground.
Ibiza, ES · 2020–present · active
Vitrol is a death/thrash metal band from Ibiza, Spain, formed in 2020. They deliver aggressive extreme metal from the unlikely setting of the Balearic Islands.
Kolbäck, SE · 2021–present · active
Kolback's Vittra brings together death metal, melodic death metal, and thrash metal into a versatile hybrid named after the nature spirits of Swedish folklore. Their multi-genre approach creates dynamic compositions that shift between melodic passages and aggressive bursts.
Stockholm, SE · 2017–present · active
Stockholm's Vituperation delivers aggressive death-thrash with a focus on precision and intensity rooted in the Swedish capital's prolific extreme metal scene. Their tight, riff-centric approach channels the best of both genres without unnecessary embellishment.
NO · 2015–present · active
VLTIMAS is an extreme metal supergroup formed in 2015, uniting Norwegian guitarist Rune "Blasphemer" Eriksen (ex-Mayhem, Aura Noir), American vocalist David Vincent (ex-Morbid Angel), and Canadian drummer Flo Mounier of Cryptopsy. The band's blackened death metal sound synthesizes the cold Scandinavian riff architecture associated with Eriksen's black metal past with the brutal American death metal traditions represented by his bandmates. Their debut Something Wicked Marches In (2019) and follow-up EPIC, both released on Season of Mist, established them as one of the genre's most formidable recent collaborations.
BE · 2012–present · active
Vocifera is a groove/thrash metal band from Belgium, active since 2012 and built on the fusion of groove metal's crushing rhythms with thrash metal's aggressive speed. Their sound combines heavyweight riffing with relentless percussive force.
Bytom, PL · 2025–present · active
Bytom's Vociferous attacks with blackened thrash that channels the raw velocity of early Sodom and Celtic Frost through a Polish underground sensibility. Their aggressive, no-frills approach prioritizes speed and savagery.
Nizhny Novgorod, RU · 2019–present · active
Nizhny Novgorod's Voidrider delivers ripping thrash metal from the Volga region, channeling the velocity and precision of classic Bay Area thrash. Their high-energy riffing and aggressive delivery recall the golden age of 1980s thrash.

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