From the Pinzgau region of Salzburg province, Scapegod released their debut full-length "Dystopia" in August 2021, describing their style as black-influenced death/dark metal spanning everything from melodic, driving songs to misanthropic hate anthems with screaming guitars and fast double-bass drumming. The band pairs deep, guttural vocals with screaming delivery, giving their compositions a wide dynamic span.

Scaphandre (French for "Diving Suit") channel depressive black metal from Paris, exploring deep-sea isolation through their submerged aesthetic. Active since 2011, they bring diving-bell desolation to the French DSBM scene.

Scar Tissue have been channeling depressive black metal from an undisclosed Swedish location since 1996. Three decades under their wound-healing name have produced one of Scandinavia's longest-running depressive black metal projects.

Scarabreed forge blackened death metal from Bremgarten, with releases like "Throne of the Dark Ages" drawing on medieval darkness and crushing extremity. Their sound marries the ferocity of death metal with the atmospheric malevolence of black metal.

A melodic black/death metal band from Mondsee, Upper Austria, Scarlet Curse were active from 2006 to 2010 and released their material independently. Their sound occupied the intersection of melodic black and death metal, drawing on the atmospheric traditions of both subgenres within the compact timeframe of their activity.

Scenarios blast through black metal, death metal, and grindcore from the German underground, refusing to settle into any single extreme subgenre. Their genre-fluid approach keeps listeners off-balance with rapid shifts between different modes of aggression.

Schammasch are one of Switzerland's most ambitious extreme metal acts, evolving from black/death metal roots into sprawling avant-garde compositions that incorporate ritualistic atmospheres and progressive structures. Based in Basel, their work pushes the boundaries of what black metal can encompass, earning them international acclaim for albums of staggering scope.

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Schatten der Unendlichkeit ("Shadows of Infinity") practice black metal from Augsburg, channeling the genre's atmospheric darkness through compositions that reach for the cosmic and transcendent. Their Bavarian Swabian origins lend a particular character to their contemplative extremity.