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Vault Of Horrors (2024)
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Grave Mounds And Grave Mistakes (Luxus) (2018)
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Death Doom Punks (2026)
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Spell practice black metal from the Kassel area of Hesse, channeling occult themes and dark atmospheres through their compositions. Active since 2014, they bring hexed intensity to the North Hessian underground.
Spell of Torment craft melodic blackened death metal from the northern Finnish city of Oulu, weaving dark enchantments through extreme compositions. They bring hexed intensity to the Ostrobothnia extreme scene.
Spere channel black metal from the German underground, emerging in 2024 with atmospheric compositions that explore the genre's more contemplative side. Their output adds another voice to the diverse landscape of German black metal.
Black 'n' roll band from Namur, active since 2012, fusing the raw energy of black metal with the swagger and groove of rock and roll. Their irreverent name and style reflect a playful, boundary-pushing approach to extreme music from Wallonia's capital city.
Spider God weave together black metal's frigid tremolo work with melodic black metal atmospherics and metalcore breakdowns. This UK project launched in 2022, exploring the tensions between beauty and ferocity.
Spiral Jacobs channel the cold grandeur of atmospheric black metal from London, weaving elongated compositions that build from whispered tension to cathartic fury. They have been active since 2008, exploring vast sonic territories.
Spiritwood channel atmospheric black metal from the Finnish underground, building forest-spirit-themed compositions that evoke Finland's vast woodland landscapes. Active since 2015, they bring arboreal mysticism to the Finnish atmospheric black metal tradition.
Arnhem's Spit for the Masses channel black metal from the Gelderland capital since 2024. Their confrontational, populist-contempt name suits compositions of raw hostility from the city famous for its WWII bridge.
Crema's Spleen Flipper weave black, death, deathcore, melodic death, and metalcore from the Cremona countryside since 2013. Their genre-spanning approach and visceral name reflect an unwillingness to be confined by stylistic boundaries.
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