Gothenburg's Seven Circles pair progressive heavy and doom metal from Sweden's metal capital since 2013. Named for the seven circles of hell, their Dantean reference channels infernal descent into compositions of over a decade of ambitious, genre-blending heaviness.

Sfumato blend doom with progressive metal from Darmstadt, taking their name from Leonardo da Vinci's painting technique of soft, hazy transitions between colors. This Renaissance art reference perfectly captures their approach: compositions that blur the boundaries between heaviness and atmospheric beauty.

Shadecrown deliver melodic death/doom metal from the central Finnish town of Viitasaari, combining Scandinavian melodeath with the crushing weight of doom. Active since 2013, they bring lakeland melancholy to the Finnish extreme scene.

Shades of Deep Water have been crafting funeral doom metal from Jyvaskyla since 2007, building glacially paced compositions that evoke the depths of Finland's countless lakes. Their nearly two decades of aquatic doom represent one of the scene's more evocative projects.

Atmospheric doom and progressive metal project from Jette in the Brussels-Capital Region, active since 2011. Their sound merges the crushing weight of doom metal with progressive structures, creating expansive compositions that explore dynamics between heaviness and atmosphere.

Padua's Shadow Sun pair doom and stoner metal from the Veneto since 2016. Their oxymoronic name captures the paradox of their sound: simultaneously bright and heavy, warm and crushing.

Sundsvall's Shadowmaster pair sludge and doom metal from the Norrland coast since 2017. Their name of one who commands shadows channels dominion over darkness into compositions of thick, crushing heaviness from northern Sweden.

Shakhtyor (named after the Russian word for "miner") were "formed in 2009 with the intention to do it slowly in every sense," crafting deliberate sludge/doom metal and post-rock from Hamburg. Their self-titled debut led to a deal with Cyclone Empire for re-release, followed by "Tunguska" in 2014.

Moscow's Shallow Rivers pair death and doom metal from the Russian capital since 2009. Over fifteen years, their name of diminished waterways has yielded compositions that explore the drying channels of existence.