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Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
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Big Ship Little Ship / Bassline Junkie (2020)
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Featured Heavy Metal Album
Trial By Fire (2023)
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Verikaski is a black metal project from Finland, formed in 2025. They pursue raw, uncompromising black metal in the Finnish tradition.
Verikaste is a black metal project from Kuopio, Finland, formed in 2025. They deliver atmospheric black metal from the eastern Finnish lake region.
Verikosto is a black metal project from Kuopio, Finland, formed in 2024. Their name meaning "blood revenge," they channel vengeful, aggressive black metal.
Verilehto is a black metal project from Iisalmi, Finland, formed in 2023. They play atmospheric black metal from the rural Finnish heartland.
Veristi is a melodic death metal band from Vaasa, Finland, formed in 2014. They deliver melodic death metal with Scandinavian-style guitar harmonies from western Finland.
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.
Veritates is a heavy/power metal band from Cologne, Germany, formed in 2020. They deliver melodic power and heavy metal with anthemic vocals and driving riffwork.
Silesian act Veriti Ritus inhabits the bleak intersection of black and doom metal, crafting slow-burning compositions that balance tremolo-driven coldness with crushing, dirge-like passages. Their ritualistic approach creates an atmosphere of creeping, oppressive darkness.
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