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Vices is a hard rock/heavy metal band from Lyon, France, active since 2011. They play driving, riff-heavy hard rock and heavy metal from France's second city.
Moscow's Vices Abyss delivers aggressive metalcore with heavy breakdowns and melodic interludes that reflect the genre's continued growth in Russia's capital. Their modern, polished sound bridges Western metalcore influences with the energy of Moscow's underground scene.
Vasteras' Vicious hammers out death-thrash metal with the raw intensity and precision that defines Sweden's thriving underground scene. Their aggressive, riff-driven approach channels the velocity of thrash through death metal's heavier sonic palette.
Vicious Bastard is a grindcore band from Stourbridge, England, formed in 2019. They deliver chaotic, violent grindcore from the West Midlands.
Vicious Brewery is a thrash metal band from Schwäbisch Hall, Germany, formed in 2023. They play aggressive, party-fueled thrash metal in the tradition of crossover-tinged German thrash.
Vicious Knights is a thrash/death metal band from Thessaloniki, Greece, formed in 2016. They combine thrash metal's speed with death metal's heaviness from Greece's second city.
Stockholm's Vicious Saint plays classic heavy metal with a swagger and attitude rooted in the NWOBHM tradition, delivering hook-laden riffs and powerful vocals. Their straightforward, no-frills approach channels the golden age of British and European metal.
Victasrelm is a black metal project from Kent, England. They channel atmospheric black metal from the English southeast.
Victim Iced is a thrash metal band from Xanthi, Greece, formed in 2016. They play aggressive thrash metal from the northeastern Greek underground.
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