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Gelsenkirchen, DE · 2016–present · active
Sodom are thrash metal legends from Gelsenkirchen and one of the "Big Four" of Teutonic thrash alongside Kreator, Destruction, and Tankard. From their raw black/speed metal beginnings through seminal albums like "Agent Orange" and "M-16," they helped define the German thrash sound that influenced countless bands worldwide.
FI · 2017–present · active
Sodomancy practice black/death metal from the Finnish underground, combining occult divination themes with extreme metal aggression. Active since 2017, they bring profane prophecy to the Finnish extreme scene.
Stockholm, SE · 2017–present · active
Stockholm's Sodomisery merge melodic death and black metal from the Swedish capital since 2017. Their transgression-misery portmanteau channels the suffering born of sin into compositions of darkly melodic capital-city extremity.
RU · 2022–present · active
Sodomistic Harem practice raw black metal from an undisclosed Russian location since 2022. Their deliberately transgressive name channels maximum provocation into lo-fi compositions of anonymous darkness.
Tallinn, EE · 2023–present · active
Soerd practice black metal from Tallinn, channeling the genre's harsh intensity from the Estonian capital. Formed in 2023, they bring fresh Nordic-influenced darkness to the Baltic underground.
Lower Saxony, DE · 2013–present · active
Sogh channel depressive black metal from Lower Saxony, exploring the genre's most anguished emotional depths through raw, despairing compositions. Active since 2013, they bring sustained melancholy to the North German underground.
Kaiserslautern, DE · 2020–present · active
Soil to Ash fuse speed metal, black metal, and crust punk from Kaiserslautern, creating a volatile crossover that draws from three of heavy music's most aggressive styles. Formed in 2020, they bring chaotic energy to the Rhineland-Palatinate scene.
FI · 2022–present · active
Sokeus (Finnish for "Blindness") channel black metal from the Finnish underground, exploring themes of unseeing darkness. Formed in 2022, they bring sightless intensity to the Finnish black metal scene.
Tolyatti, RU · 2016–present · active
Tolyatti's Sokkva pair black metal and crust punk from Russia's automotive capital since 2016. Their enigmatic name and factory-city origins channel industrial grit into compositions that merge atmospheric darkness with punk urgency.

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