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Eschatology of War (2021)
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Big Ship Little Ship / Bassline Junkie (2020)
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No More Hollywood Endings (2025)
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Stahlmagen ("Steel Stomach") craft melodic and epic black/gothic metal from Goppingen in Baden-Wurttemberg, blending atmospheric grandeur with the iron constitution their name implies. Active since 2018, they bring an unusually ornate approach to Swabian extreme metal.
Suffolk's Stahlsarg deliver cold, uncompromising black metal with a name borrowed from German for "steel coffin." Since 2015, their output has been characterized by relentless blasting and razor-sharp tremolo work.
Stained Blood evolved from melodic death metal/deathcore into a more black/melodic death metal direction from the Barcelona area, deepening their extremity while maintaining melodic sophistication. Active since 2006, they're veterans of the Catalan extreme scene.
Stalen Gezicht practice raw black metal from the Utrecht province with a Dutch name meaning "steel face" since 2019. Their metallic-visage name channels impassive, unyielding aggression through lo-fi compositions.
Stand Alone Evil blend experimental and black metal from an undisclosed Ukrainian location since 2020. Their name of isolated malevolence channels the independence of solitary darkness into boundary-pushing compositions.
Standvast channel black metal from the Groningen/Drenthe border region with a Dutch name meaning "steadfast" since 2016. Their resolute name and northern Dutch origins suit compositions of unwavering atmospheric commitment.
Novosibirsk's Starless craft atmospheric black metal from Siberia's academic capital since 2019. Their name of absent celestial light channels the void of lightless skies into immersive compositions from the Siberian heartland.
Starless Aeon blast through death, thrash, and black metal from Dresden, combining three of extreme metal's most aggressive strains into a single dark force. Their cosmic void name and triple-genre approach suggest compositions of vast, unrelenting intensity.
Staroslovanska Pitka channel pagan black metal and punk from Koprivnice, fusing Slavic pagan themes with raw, aggressive energy. Their Czech-language name (roughly "Old Slavic Drinking Session") suggests a celebratory, heathen spirit that infuses their music.
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