Sigramaca play folk metal from the Mallorcan town of Capdepera, weaving Mediterranean folk traditions into heavy frameworks. Active since 2017, they bring Balearic folk heritage to the Spanish metal scene.

One-man cinematic folk black metal project from Leuven, launched in 2024, whose releases "Towards the Chimaera" and "Where Our Coils Collide" blend atmospheric black metal with folk instrumentation and cinematic grandeur. The project's name references sacred groves of Celtic religion, reflecting a deep engagement with pagan mythology.

Silendert blend folk and melodic death metal with metalcore from Castellon de la Plana, creating a genre-spanning sound that draws on Mediterranean folk traditions. Formed in 2022, they bring Valencian folk heritage to their extreme metal.

Silent Stream of Godless Elegy are Czech folk/doom metal pioneers from Hranice, blending authentic Moravian folk traditions with crushing doom since 1995. Their nine-album catalog, including works like "Smutnice" and "Navaz," channels ancient Slavic melancholy through heavy instrumentation in a way that few bands have replicated.

Cork's Sirocco blend folk and heavy metal with a name referencing the hot Mediterranean wind since 2020. Their incorporation of traditional elements into metal reflects Ireland's rich folk music heritage.

Nizhny Novgorod's Skald have been weaving folk metal from the Volga-Oka confluence since 2007. Nearly two decades of channeling the bardic tradition through their name has produced a catalog of folk-rooted compositions from one of Russia's most historically significant cities.

Skaldenmet play folk/viking metal from Hamburg, their name combining the Old Norse concept of skalds (poets) with met (mead) to evoke the drinking-hall traditions of Viking-age Scandinavia. Active since 2015, they bring Norse-themed revelry to the Hanseatic city's diverse metal scene.

Skilfingar blend folk and viking metal with black and death metal influences from Chemnitz, creating a multi-layered sound that draws on both Norse mythology and extreme metal aggression. Active since 2014, they bring pagan themes to the Saxon metal scene.

Skogsra fuse folk and black metal, drawing their name from Scandinavian forest mythology to inform their blend of traditional folk elements with harsh black metal aggression. Their Czech origins add an interesting Slavic dimension to their Nordic-inspired sound.