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Saint Petersburg, RU · 2021–present · active
Saint Petersburg's Skorb' pair death and doom metal from the cultural capital since 2021. Their Russian name meaning "sorrow" or "grief" channels the emotional weight of mourning into compositions that merge crushing heaviness with funereal atmosphere.
Berlin, DE · 2025–present · active
Skorbut blast through brutal death metal and grindcore from Berlin, emerging in 2025 with the diseased intensity their scurvy-inspired name suggests. Their German capital output channels the most extreme end of the death/grind spectrum.
Horsens, DK · 2022–present · active
Skraek channel death metal from the Jutland town of Horsens, delivering the horror their name suggests through extreme compositions. Formed in 2022, they bring East Jutland aggression to the Danish death metal scene.
Zealand, DK · 2026–present · active
Skraemsel deliver melodic death and black metal from the island of Zealand, combining harmonic sophistication with extreme intensity. Their Danish name, evoking fright and terror, sets the tone for their emotionally charged compositions.
Neuruppin, DE · 2019–present · active
Skulds deal in death metal from Neuruppin in Brandenburg, channeling extreme aggression from the lake-dotted landscape north of Berlin. Their Norse mythology reference adds a mythological dimension to their eastern German death metal.
Niklasdorf, AT · 1996–present · active
Styrian death metal veterans founded in 1990, Skull Crusher became a pillar of Austria's early extreme metal scene, touring with Napalm Death and Massacre before releasing "The Darkside of Humanity" (1996) and "Tormented" (2000). After a 20-year hiatus, the band reunited and returned with new EP material.
Bottrop, DE · 2026–present · active
Skullhammer deal in death metal from Bottrop in the northern Ruhr Valley, delivering the blunt-force trauma their name describes. Their Westphalian industrial city base provides a fitting backdrop for their unsubtle extremity.
Limburg, NL · 2007–present · active
Limburg's Skullhog merge death metal and grindcore from the Dutch far south since 2007. Nearly two decades of extremity from the hilly border region have produced a body of distinctly unrefined, punishing work.
Lugo, ES · active
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