Saint Ivo craft gothic and doom metal from Germany, blending the brooding aesthetics of goth with doom's crushing weight. Their music channels dark romanticism and ponderous heaviness in equal measure.

Salace forge doom and sludge metal from Savigny-le-Temple in the Ile-de-France, building crushing compositions from the greater Paris area. Formed in 2021, they bring obscene ("salace" in French) heaviness to the Parisian underground.

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.

Samarithan forge epic doom metal from Barakaldo in the Basque Country, building monumental, slow-motion compositions that channel the region's industrial heritage into crushing heaviness. Formed in 2020, they bring Basque weight to the European doom scene.

Samowa channel stoner and doom metal with psychedelic rock influences from Bergisch Gladbach, building hazy, riff-heavy compositions that lean into cosmic heaviness. Their Rhineland origins provide a surprisingly laid-back backdrop for their sun-baked, fuzz-drenched sound.

Samsara Blues Experiment were a Berlin-based stoner/doom outfit active from 2007 to 2020, led by Christian Peters alongside Hans Eiselt and Thomas Vedder. Albums like "One With The Universe" and "Waiting For The Flood" earned them a devoted following in the psychedelic doom underground before Peters continued with Fuzz Sagrado.

Nitra's Samuhaya pair doom and black metal with noise and ambient elements since 2022. Their Sanskrit-derived name channels Eastern philosophical concepts into compositions of multi-textured darkness from the ancient Slovak ecclesiastical city.

Sandy Leather deliver stoner/doom metal and rock from Berlin, building fuzzy, riff-heavy compositions that channel the genre's laid-back heaviness. Their German capital base gives them access to one of Europe's most fertile underground music scenes.

Sangre Ritual ("Ritual Blood") forge heavy and doom metal from Barcelona, combining classic metal foundations with doom's crushing weight and ritualistic themes. Active since 2015, they bring blood-soaked ceremony to the Catalan underground.