SaXaXaS deal in thrash and death metal from Torgau in Saxony, channeling aggressive extremity from the banks of the Elbe. Active since 2018, they bring the velocity and brutality of the thrash/death crossover to the eastern German scene.

Scabbard deal in death metal from Spytihnev, a small Moravian town that belies the heaviness of their output. Their sound favors direct, brutal aggression in the European death metal tradition.

Scabiei forge black/death metal from the northern French city of Lille, their scabies-inspired Latin name reflecting the itching extremity of their sound. Emerging in 2025, they bring infectious darkness to the Nord-Pas-de-Calais underground.

Scabz deliver melodic death/black metal from Ulm, blending the harmonic sophistication of melodeath with black metal's atmospheric intensity. Their Swabian base places them in southern Germany's thriving extreme metal landscape.

Krasnoyarsk's Scalblood pair death and melodic death metal from the central Siberian capital since 2015. Their name and Yenisei River origins channel the scale of Siberian geography into compositions balancing brutality with melody.

Scalding Coffee Cup craft progressive and melodic death metal from the Alpine city of Grenoble, their everyday-life name adding absurdist contrast to their technical compositions. Emerging in 2025, they bring caffeinated intensity to the Dauphine scene.

Scape.Goat blend thrash and death metal from the northern French city of Douai, combining aggressive velocity with extreme metal's heaviness. Active since 2015, they bring sacrificial-victim intensity to the Nord-Pas-de-Calais scene.

Scapegoats fuse black metal, death metal, and metalcore from the Fribourg/Neuchatel area, forging a crossover sound that draws from multiple extremes. Formed in 2019, they represent the newer generation of Swiss heavy music that refuses to be confined to a single subgenre.

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.