Gothenburg's Saltas pair death and doom metal from Sweden's metal capital since 2018. Their enigmatic name and West Coast origins channel concentrated duality into compositions of crushing, melodically aware heaviness.

Almere's Salute the Exiled deliver death metal and deathcore from the planned city near Amsterdam since 2013. Their name honoring the banished channels outsider energy into compositions of modern extremity.

A black/death metal outfit from Hollabrunn, Lower Austria, Salvation formed in 1998 and self-released a demo in summer 1999 before going on hiatus and later returning under the name Dark Deception. Their brief early-period output placed them firmly in the raw, underground end of the Austrian extreme metal scene.

Salo forge black/death metal and crust from the Normandy port of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, drawing their name from the controversial Pasolini film. Formed in 2020, they bring provocative extremity to the Cotentin peninsula.

Samael Cooper channel death and black metal from Lyon, France's second-largest city. Formed in 2022, they bring Rhone Valley darkness to the French extreme scene.

Kragujevac's Samerah Ray pair death and melodic death metal from the central Serbian city since 2014. Their distinctive name and Šumadija origins channel the heartland of Serbian identity into compositions balancing brutality with melody.

Sami Anttila crafts melodic death and groove metal from the Finnish underground, building engaging compositions as a solo project. Active since 2008, his work brings personal artistic vision to the Finnish metal landscape.

Sanctuary of Hate deliver melodic death and thrash metal from Lahti, combining the harmonic sophistication of melodeath with thrash's aggressive velocity. Formed in 2019, they bring hateful sanctuary to the Paijat-Hame extreme scene.

Petrozavodsk's Sandarmoh pair black, death, and melodic death metal named for the infamous Soviet execution site since 2019. Their Karelian origins and memorial name channel the weight of historical atrocity into extreme compositions.