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Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
Featured Black Metal Album
Death Doom Punks (2026)
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Tribute to Erik Lindmark (Deeds of Flesh) (2020)
05/11 @ Three Links Deep Ellum, Dallas
Featured Power Metal Album
Curse of the Crystal Coconut (2020)
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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.
Sanity Obscure craft gothic and doom metal from Franconia, evolving from their Furth origins to their later Hollstadt base while maintaining their focus on dark, brooding heaviness. Their blend of gothic atmospheres with doom's crushing weight creates an immersive sound.
Santa Planta channel stoner and doom metal from Madrid, building riff-heavy compositions with the sacred-plant aesthetics their name suggests. Formed in 2021, they bring herbal heaviness to the Spanish capital's stoner scene.
Santacreu craft doom and post-metal from Barcelona, building expansive, heavy compositions from the Catalan capital. Formed in 2020, they bring Mediterranean atmospheric weight to the Spanish doom/post-metal landscape.
Santo Rostro channel stoner and doom metal from the Andalusian city of Jaen, building olive-oil-country heaviness through fuzzy, riff-driven compositions. Active since 2013, they bring southern Spanish warmth to the European stoner/doom scene.
Sapata forge heavy and doom metal from Tampere, combining classic metal foundations with doom's crushing weight. Active since 2018, they bring shoe-named heaviness to the Pirkanmaa metal scene.
Sarajah practice doom metal from Jyvaskyla, building ponderous, heavy compositions from the central Finnish Lakeland. Formed in 2024, they bring fresh weight to the Finnish doom tradition.
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