Odesa's Sorrowsight pair gothic and doom metal from the Black Sea port since 2020. Their grief-vision name channels the perspective of one who sees only sorrow into darkly atmospheric compositions from Ukraine's maritime jewel.

Spherical blend melodic death and gothic metal from the central Finnish town of Jamsankoski, combining harmonic sophistication with dark romantic themes. Formed in 2019, they bring well-rounded darkness to the Finnish extreme scene.

Ulyanovsk's Splav craft gothic metal from Lenin's birthplace on the Volga since 2021. Their Russian name meaning "alloy" or "fusion" channels the blending of disparate elements into darkly atmospheric compositions from the middle Volga.

Kharkiv's Spleteniye merge doom, death, and gothic metal from the embattled eastern city since 2020. Their Russian name meaning "interweaving" channels the entanglement of disparate strands into compositions of triple-genre atmospheric complexity.

Stahlmagen ("Steel Stomach") craft melodic and epic black/gothic metal from Goppingen in Baden-Wurttemberg, blending atmospheric grandeur with the iron constitution their name implies. Active since 2018, they bring an unusually ornate approach to Swabian extreme metal.

Stoker craft gothic metal and rock from Brno, channeling dark romanticism and brooding atmospheres through heavy compositions. Their name, evoking the author of Dracula, fits their gothic aesthetic perfectly.

Stormgarde craft melodic gothic metal and rock from Recklinghausen, blending dark romanticism with accessible melodic hooks. Active since 2008, they've spent nearly two decades building their gothic fortress in the Ruhr Valley.

Stream of Passion formed in the Netherlands in 2005 as a collaboration between Ayreon architect Arjen Anthony Lucassen and Mexican vocalist, violinist, and lyricist Marcela Bovio, the two composing the debut album Embrace the Storm entirely over the internet. When Lucassen departed after the first record to focus on other projects, Bovio took over the band's leadership, guiding it through three additional studio albums: The Flame Within (2009), Darker Days (2011), and A War of Our Own (2014). The band dissolved in 2016 before reuniting in 2022 for new material including the EP Beautiful Warrior (2023). Stream of Passion occupy a unique space within progressive and symphonic metal, defined above all by Bovio's expressive vocal presence and violin work.

Sudenkehto (Finnish for "Wolf's Cradle") craft gothic metal from the western Finnish city of Seinajoki, weaving lupine themes through dark romantic compositions. Formed in 2023, they bring wolf-den darkness to the Ostrobothnia scene.