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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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Boras' Son of Sam pair heavy and death metal from the West Swedish textile city since 2017. Named for the notorious serial killer, their true-crime reference channels the darkness of real-world violence into compositions from the Vastergotland industrial heartland.
Syktyvkar's Sona Nil pair black and death metal from the Komi Republic capital since 2015. Their void-referencing name and origins in the subarctic Ural foothills channel the emptiness of the taiga into compositions of dual-genre extremity.
Sonic Poison blast through grindcore and death metal from Tampere, delivering toxic, short-burst compositions. Active since 2016, they bring venomous sonic intensity to the Pirkanmaa underground.
Sonicmind deliver melodic death/thrash metal from Tampere, combining the harmonic sophistication of melodeath with thrash's aggressive velocity. Active since 2012, they bring mind-expanding sonic fury to the Pirkanmaa extreme scene.
SonosFear deliver melodic death metal and metalcore from Zaragoza, combining Scandinavian melodeath influences with modern breakdowns. Active since 2014, they bring sonic terror to the Aragonese metal scene.
Sonotra deliver thrash and death metal from the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern capital of Schwerin, channeling extreme aggression from the lake-studded northeastern German landscape. Active since 2012, they bring fierce energy to a region often overlooked in the German metal map.
Sons of Aeon craft melodic death metal from Jyvaskyla, channeling eternal themes through the Scandinavian melodeath tradition. Active since 2013, they bring age-spanning intensity to the central Finnish scene.
Sons of Decay blast through black, thrash, and death metal from Donostia-San Sebastian, combining three extreme genres from the Basque coastline. Formed in 2020, they bring triple-pronged aggression to the Basque underground.
Vladimir's Sons of Northern Mist merge melodic death and power metal from the Golden Ring city since 2013. Their boreal heritage name and origins in one of medieval Russia's most important principalities channel northern identity into ambitious, melody-driven compositions.
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