Second Sun craft psychedelic death/doom metal from the northern Finnish city of Oulu, building mind-bending compositions that blend cosmic psychedelia with crushing doom. Active since 2018, they bring hallucinatory heaviness to the Arctic-adjacent scene.

Second-Hand Apes deliver stoner and doom metal from the eastern Finnish city of Joensuu, building hazy, riff-heavy compositions from the North Karelian capital. Active since 2017, they bring primate-themed fuzz to the Finnish stoner/doom scene.

Sedated channel stoner and doom metal from the Occitanie region, building hazy, heavy compositions from southern France. Emerging in 2025, they bring tranquilized heaviness to the French stoner/doom scene.

Syktyvkar's Sedation pair doom and gothic metal from the Komi Republic capital since 2014. Their anesthetic name and sub-Arctic origins channel the numbing cold of the Russian north into compositions of atmospheric, darkly romantic weight.

Seeds of Contemplation craft doom/death metal from North Rhine-Westphalia, building ponderous, reflective compositions that use heaviness as a vehicle for introspection. Their thoughtful name sets the tone for music that prioritizes depth over mere aggression.

Seer of Ages forge pagan and doom metal from Tampere, combining the prophetic vision their name describes with crushing heaviness. Active since 2016, they bring oracular weight to the Pirkanmaa pagan metal scene.

Seith deliver melodic doom/death metal from the northern Finnish city of Oulu, combining sorrowful melodies with crushing heaviness and Nordic-mystic themes. Formed in 2019, they bring the depths of Finnish darkness to their doom/death craft.

Sektarism are a respected funeral doom metal act from Toulouse, known for their ritualistic, extremely slow-paced compositions that push the genre's boundaries into dark ambient territory. Active since 2008, they've built an international reputation for their uncompromising approach to sonic extremity.

Austrian funeral doom metal project from the rural village of Sankt Koloman, crafting glacially slow, crushing compositions since 2013. Their sound embraces the genre's characteristic monolithic riffs and suffocating atmospheres, drawing on themes of isolation mirrored by their remote alpine origins.