A heavy metal band founded in Korneuburg, Lower Austria in 1979 by brothers Gerald and Franz Streicher, Sabotage were active through 1991 and won the 1988 Heavy Metal Battle competition, one of Austria's early metal contests. They contributed tracks to the Heavy Metal Battle LP 1989 on Breakin' Records, leaving a small but documented footprint in the country's nascent metal scene.

Sacrafice play heavy metal from Detmold in North Rhine-Westphalia, bringing traditional metal energy to the Teutoburg Forest region. Their deliberately misspelled name adds a distinctive twist to their classic metal approach.

Sacral Night deliver heavy metal from the Alpine city of Grenoble, channeling classic metal energy with sacred-night themes. Active since 2017, they bring mountain-forged traditional metal to the Dauphine region.

Sacrament evolved from power/thrash metal origins into a more power/heavy metal direction, tracing a trajectory from aggressive velocity toward anthemic grandeur. Based in Nuremberg, they draw from Bavaria's rich tradition of melodic European metal.

Sacrasanct has been playing heavy metal from Manchester since 1990, making them one of the longest-running acts in this collection. Over three decades, they have maintained a steadfast commitment to classic heavy metal from one of England's most musically productive cities.

Sacred Alien channels the spirit of NWOBHM and classic heavy metal from Manchester, active since 2020. Their retro-minded approach consciously revives the anthemic, twin-guitar sound that defined British metal's golden age in the early 1980s.

Sad Fact deliver thrash and heavy metal from Pilsen, the Czech beer capital that has also brewed its share of aggressive music. Formed in 2024, they bring classic metal energy to the western Bohemian scene.

Sadhayena play heavy metal and hard rock from Nantes, channeling classic metal energy from the Loire-Atlantique capital. Active since 2017, they bring western French traditional metal fire to the scene.

Gothenburg's Saffire explore progressive heavy metal from Sweden's metal capital since 2022. Their gemstone-fire name channels the internal luminescence of precious stones into compositions of technical ambition from the West Coast.