The Vivian Coterie craft atmospheric black metal from an undisclosed British location as a collective since 2024. Their salon-styled name — a coterie being an exclusive artistic circle — drives compositions of refined atmospheric extremity.

The Voice from London deliver thrash metal that speaks with the aggressive authority their commanding name demands since 2021. Their compositions channel raw, vocal-cord-shredding intensity through the British capital's thrash underground.

The Vultures from Neuenhaus near the Dutch border circle between doom metal, heavy metal, and hard rock with predatory intent since 2005. Two decades of carrion-themed heavy music from the Grafschaft Bentheim region have produced a sound that scavenges the best elements of each genre.

The W.O.R.S.T. is a heavy metal band from Foggia, Italy, formed in 2014. They deliver traditional heavy metal with raw energy and hard-hitting riffs from the Puglia region.

The Wake is a melodic death metal band from Karjaa, Finland, formed in 2020. They play melodic death metal from southwestern Finland.

The Walls Concave from Potsdam outside Berlin deliver a claustrophobic fusion of deathcore and grindcore, their name evoking the closing-in sensation of their crushing sound since 2011. Their compositions pair deathcore's breakdown-driven heaviness with grindcore's chaotic velocity from Brandenburg.

The Ward hail from Tiraspol in the breakaway region of Transnistria, delivering atmospheric and melodic death metal since 2014. Their geographic isolation adds an unusual dimension to music that balances melodic sophistication with death metal's intensity.

The Warning from the Pfalz region of Rhineland-Palatinate deliver melodic heavy metal and hard rock that balances accessibility with metal power since 2013. Their sound draws from the wine-country landscapes of the Palatinate, channeling anthemic hooks and driving rhythms.

Geneva's The Warriors deliver a ferocious blend of death metal and grindcore, keeping songs short, brutal, and unrelenting. Formed in 2019, they represent the newer wave of Swiss extreme metal pushing into blast-beat-driven territory.