Sadraen craft progressive and groove metal from the Picardy city of Amiens, building intricate compositions from northern France. Active since 2014, they bring cathedral-city ambition to the French progressive scene.

Sakeo deliver thrash and groove metal from the Navarrese capital of Pamplona, combining aggressive velocity with headbang-inducing grooves. Formed in 2023, they bring the running-of-the-bulls energy to their thrash compositions.

Sami Anttila crafts melodic death and groove metal from the Finnish underground, building engaging compositions as a solo project. Active since 2008, his work brings personal artistic vision to the Finnish metal landscape.

Hailing from St. Niklaus with their tongue firmly in cheek, Santaclaws play groove metal under the motto "Death Rides a Sleigh," with albums like "She Who Birthed Me Unto Death" and "Pink Plague" blending macabre humor with genuinely heavy riffing. Their Christmas-themed death metal aesthetic makes them one of Switzerland's most distinctive underground acts.

Sarvas channel sludge and groove metal from Lahti, combining tar-thick riffs with rhythmic heaviness. Active since 2014, they bring Paijat-Hame weight to the Finnish sludge scene.

Moscow's Save pair groove metal and metalcore from the Russian capital since 2016. Their redemptive name channels the act of salvation into rhythmically driven compositions of capital-city intensity.

Roseto degli Abruzzi's Sawthis have been crafting groove metal and metalcore from the Adriatic coast since 2006. Nearly two decades of Abruzzese persistence have yielded a sound that is tight, rhythmically complex, and reliably heavy.

Scamp deliver groove and thrash metal from Aarhus, Denmark's second city, combining rhythmic heaviness with thrash's aggressive velocity. Active since 2011, they bring headbang-inducing energy to the Jutland metal scene.

A groove metal band from Graz, Scapegoat channel the heavy, rhythmically dominant side of extreme metal, building tracks around punishing mid-paced riffs and dense, headbang-ready grooves. Their album "For the Broken and the Fallen" documents their output in the Austrian Graz underground metal scene.