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Slaughter & Apparatus - A Methodical Overture (2023)
Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
With Oden On Our Side (2015)
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Featured Death Metal Album
Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
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Stockholm's Sonic Ritual play heavy metal from the Swedish capital since 2020. Their ceremonial-sound name channels the sacredness of musical performance into traditional metal compositions of capital-city devotion.
Sons of Cult play heavy metal and hard rock from Palma in the Balearic Islands, channeling classic metal energy from the Mallorcan capital. Formed in 2023, they bring cultish devotion to traditional metal on the Mediterranean island.
Sons of the Machine play heavy metal and hard rock from the Spanish underground, channeling classic metal energy with industrial-age themes. Formed in 2021, they bring machine-driven power to the Iberian metal scene.
Sons of Tomorrow play heavy metal and hard rock from Copenhagen, channeling classic metal energy with an optimistic, forward-looking perspective. Active since 2017, they bring traditional metal to the Danish capital.
Sootblack deliver melodic heavy metal from Wurzburg, their chimney-sweep-inspired name adding a working-class dimension to their riff-driven Franconian sound. Active since 2013, they bring dark, melodic energy to the Main Valley metal scene.
Norrkoping's Sordid Blade deliver epic heavy metal from the Ostergotland industrial city since 2021. Their name of a debased weapon channels the corruption of once-noble steel into compositions of heroic, classically inspired traditional metal.
Sorrow play heavy metal from the village of Krasonice, proving that traditional metal passion can thrive even in the smallest Czech communities. Their sound channels the timeless appeal of classic heavy metal riffing and melodic hooks.
Sorrowed deliver heavy and melodic death metal from Helsinki, combining classic metal foundations with melodeath's emotional intensity. Active since 2012, they bring heartfelt sorrow to the Finnish capital's metal landscape.
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