Sacred Circle deliver melodic doom/death metal from Helsinki, combining crushing heaviness with circular, ritualistic melodic patterns. Formed in 2020, they bring consecrated weight to the Finnish capital's doom scene.

Originally from Yerevan, Armenia, with subsequent connections to Russia, Austria, and the United States, Sadael is a one-man death/funeral doom metal project spanning a prolific catalog that includes full-lengths such as "Paralytic Thrall," "Deep Sleepers," and "Elysian Reverie: A Sonata of Shadows." The project consistently explores themes of grief, dissolution, and existential darkness through slow, suffocating arrangements punctuated by melodic guitar passages.

Saint Earth pair stoner and doom metal from the Halland/Vastmanland region since 2015. Their sanctified-ground name channels the holiness of the earth itself into compositions of heavy, fuzz-driven Scandinavian weight.

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.