Vaulting is a technical death metal/grindcore band from Wiesbaden, Germany, active since 2007. They combine grindcore's chaotic brevity with death metal's technical precision for a punishing extreme metal assault.

Vaultrust is an atmospheric black metal band from Madrid, Spain, formed in 2017. They craft immersive, layered atmospheric black metal from the Spanish capital.

Vaurien is a raw black metal/ambient project from Paris, France, formed in 2018. Their name meaning "scoundrel" in French, they blend raw black metal with ambient passages.

Vazgar is a black metal project from the UK, formed in 2025. They pursue raw, uncompromising black metal.

VDBS is a thrash metal band from Strasbourg, France, formed in 2015. They play aggressive, fast-paced thrash metal from the Alsatian underground.

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.

Vecordious is a black/death metal band from Trondheim, Norway, active since 2011. They combine the ferocity of black and death metal from the Trøndelag underground.

Moscow's Vector of Underground bridges the aggression of death metal with metalcore's breakdown-heavy approach, creating a hybrid rooted in the Russian capital's active underground scene. Their modern, heavy sound reflects the influence of both Scandinavian death metal and American metalcore.

Ornskoldsvik's Vedalia blends power metal's epic sweep with progressive metal's structural complexity, creating compositions that balance technical ambition with melodic accessibility. Their sound reflects northern Sweden's tradition of producing sophisticated, technically accomplished metal acts.