Vetur is a black metal project from Reykjavík, Iceland, formed in 2013. Their name meaning "winter" in Icelandic, they channel cold, atmospheric black metal.

Barnaul's Veturheim draws from Norse mythology and the harsh Siberian landscape to craft raw, atmospheric black metal. Their compositions merge second-wave Scandinavian influences with the frigid vastness of the Altai region.

Nizhny Novgorod's Vetvi, whose name means "branches" in Russian, crafts nature-inspired black metal that evokes the dense forests of the Volga-Ural region. Their compositions use tremolo melodies and atmospheric textures to create an immersive woodland aesthetic.

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.

Alingsas' Vexator brings relentless death metal aggression to the Swedish underground, pairing guttural vocals with grinding, technically accomplished riffing. Their intense, no-compromise approach represents the continued vitality of Swedish death metal.

VEXED formed in Hertfordshire, England in 2019, built around the contrasting vocal interplay of Megan Targett and a sonic palette that fuses alternative metal melodicism with deathcore brutality. Their debut album Culling Culture (2021) drew immediate attention for its thematic directness and polished production, and they followed it with Negative Energy (2023) on Napalm Records, a heavier record that scaled back the clean vocal passages in favor of a more aggressive sound.

Vexillum is a black metal project from Lower Saxony, Germany, formed in 2012. They deliver atmospheric black metal from the North German underground.

Stromstad's Vexmortem fuses death metal's crushing intensity with thrash metal's rhythmic precision, creating a high-energy hybrid from Sweden's Norwegian border region. Their tight, aggressive songwriting balances both genres' strongest elements.

Sundsvall's Vholdghast combines black metal's atmospheric fury with death metal's guttural weight, channeling the frozen landscapes of northern Sweden into dark, aggressive compositions. Their dual-genre approach creates a versatile sound that draws from both traditions.