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Shattered Sigh craft melodic doom/death metal from Barcelona, combining crushing heaviness with sorrowful melodies. Active since 2011, they bring the emotional weight of a broken sigh to the Catalan extreme metal scene.
Shattering Calamity deal in slam, brutal death metal, and goregrind from Madrid, combining the most extreme subgenres into a single, devastating assault. Active since 2016, they bring catastrophic brutality to the Spanish capital.
Sheamata emerged from the Minsk scene with albums like "No-One But Me" and "INNONAME," exploring melodic death metal through a lens of synthetic textures and introspective songwriting. Their sound bridges aggressive guitar-driven passages with atmospheric electronic elements.
Sheidim forge black/death metal from Barcelona, drawing their name from Hebrew demonology to fuel their extreme compositions. Active since 2015, they bring Semitic occultism to the Catalan extreme metal scene.
Sheltered Sun craft melodic death metal from the western Finnish port of Vaasa, combining Scandinavian melodeath with the sheltering warmth their solar name implies. Formed in 2022, they bring protected brightness to the Ostrobothnia extreme scene.
Kirov's Shiftdown merge death, sludge, and technical death metal from the Vyatka region since 2017. Their gear-reduction name channels deceleration into compositions of multi-genre complexity from eastern Russia.
Shimetsu deliver death metal and grindcore from Trier, Germany's oldest city, combining ancient Roman-founded heritage with some of extreme music's most modern and aggressive forms. Active since 2014, they bring blasting intensity to the Moselle Valley.
Shitbox deal in death metal from Karlsruhe, bringing no-frills extremity with the crude directness their name promises. Active since 2012, they channel the genre's most unpretentious, brutal impulses.
Shitstorm unleash thrash and death metal from Horovice, channeling raw aggression through compositions that favor speed and impact. Active since 2009, they've been grinding through the Czech underground for over a decade.
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