Tomaszow Mazowiecki's Valkenrag merges melodic death metal's twin-guitar harmonies with death metal's percussive assault, creating a dynamic hybrid rooted in the Gothenburg tradition. Their compositions balance aggression with memorable melodic hooks and soaring lead work.

Valkija is a heavy/power metal band from Catania, Sicily, formed in 2015. They deliver melodic power metal from the Sicilian volcanic coast.

Valkiria is a one-man project created by Valkus in Italy in 1996, evolving from early black metal to epic gothic metal. Across an extensive discography — from 1997's "The Narrow Bed" through 2024's "Embrace the End" — the project has maintained nearly three decades of consistent output.

Valkyr is a melodic death metal band from the Cologne/Bergisch Gladbach area of Germany, formed in 2022. They deliver melodic death metal characterized by harmonic guitar work and dynamic vocal contrasts.

Valkyre is a symphonic metal band from Ghent, Belgium, formed in 2005 and self-described as Belgium's steampunk melodic metal act. Their discography includes "Consolamentum," "Our Glorious Demise," and "On Both Sides We Pray," combining orchestral grandeur with melodic metal hooks and a distinctive Victorian-era aesthetic.

Valkyrian is a death metal band from Montepulciano near Siena, Italy, formed in 2006. They play aggressive death metal from the Tuscan underground.

Valkyrie is a NWOBHM/heavy metal band from Chichester, England, active since 2006. They carry the torch of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal tradition with classic riffs and soaring vocals.

Valland is a pagan black/death metal band from Paris, France, formed in 2015. They fuse pagan themes with the aggression of both black and death metal.

Vallenfyre formed in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England in 2010 as a project initiated by Paradise Lost lead guitarist Gregor Mackintosh following the death of his father. The band's debut A Fragile King (2011) channeled grief through old-school British death-doom and Swedish death metal aesthetics, featuring a lineup that included members of My Dying Bride, At the Gates, and Doom. Three albums were released before the band concluded with a final performance in 2018, leaving behind Splinters (2014) and Fear Those Who Fear Him (2017) as further installments.