Saint Petersburg's Sjøtrollet pair black and doom metal from the cultural capital since 2022. Their Norwegian name meaning "sea troll" channels Scandinavian maritime mythology into compositions from Russia's most European city.

Skepticism are legendary funeral doom pioneers from Riihimaki, widely regarded as one of the genre's founding acts alongside Thergothon and Funeral. Their glacially paced, organ-drenched compositions have defined funeral doom's sonic vocabulary and influenced countless bands worldwide.

Skitliv is a Norwegian black-doom metal band founded in Oslo in 2005 by former Mayhem vocalist Maniac (Sven Erik Kristiansen) and Shining vocalist Niklas Kvarforth. The project's name translates from Norwegian and Swedish as 'shit life,' and the band's conceptual focus on nihilism and human degradation reflects Maniac's desire to process his post-Mayhem years and confront personal demons in a darker and more brooding context than his previous work. Signed to Season of Mist, Skitliv remain active as an outlet for Maniac's most extreme artistic impulses.

Skjorta have been blending symphonic, doom, and gothic metal from Weil am Rhein on the Swiss-French-German tri-border since 2001. Their two-decade career at this cultural crossroads has produced music that draws from three national metal traditions simultaneously.

Saint Petersburg's Skorb' pair death and doom metal from the cultural capital since 2021. Their Russian name meaning "sorrow" or "grief" channels the emotional weight of mourning into compositions that merge crushing heaviness with funereal atmosphere.

Skyblood is a Swedish progressive and doom-influenced solo project formed in Gothenburg in 2018 by vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Mats Levén, whose voice has appeared on albums by Candlemass, Therion, Krux, and Yngwie Malmsteen. Levén wrote, performed, and self-produced the project's self-titled debut album (2019) at his Uzi G Studio in Stockholm, signing the release to Napalm Records. The record draws on epic heavy metal, melodic doom, and hard rock without settling cleanly into any single tradition, serving as a vehicle for Levén's more atmospheric and introspective songwriting.

Skydancer craft doom and gothic metal from the Estonian university city of Tartu, combining crushing heaviness with dark romantic atmospheres. Active since 2012, they bring ethereal grace to the Baltic doom scene.

Skytemple (also known as Raytemple) channel the slow-burning anguish of melodic death/doom metal from Belarus, letting mournful guitar leads bleed into crushing, deliberate heaviness. Their compositions favor long, dynamic arcs that shift between fragile beauty and overwhelming weight.

Slave Hands blend doom, sludge, and hardcore from Helsinki, combining crushing heaviness with punk's confrontational energy. Active since 2013, they bring shackled fury to the Finnish capital's underground.