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Infinite Terror (2024)
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With Fang and Claw (2025)
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Drowned in my Loneliness (2008)
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Noordwolde's Sandwitch play heavy metal from the Frisian countryside since 2001. Over two decades of activity from rural Friesland demonstrate the reach of traditional metal into the Netherlands' most remote communities.
Moscow's Sangara pair heavy and thrash metal from the Russian capital since 2016. Their name and Moscow origins channel metropolitan aggression into compositions of dual-genre intensity.
Sangre Ritual ("Ritual Blood") forge heavy and doom metal from Barcelona, combining classic metal foundations with doom's crushing weight and ritualistic themes. Active since 2015, they bring blood-soaked ceremony to the Catalan underground.
Sans Pretention play heavy metal and punk from the small Allier village of Neuilly-le-Real, bringing unpretentious metal to the Auvergne countryside. Active since 2018, their name says it all: classic metal without airs.
Santa Lucia blend heavy/power metal with crossover from the Lapland town of Kemi, combining anthemic grandeur with punk energy from Finland's far north. Active since 2012, they bring Arctic Circle metal to the Lapland scene.
Sanz play heavy metal from Nantes, channeling classic metal energy from the Loire-Atlantique capital. Emerging in 2025, they bring fresh traditional metal to the western French scene.
Sapata forge heavy and doom metal from Tampere, combining classic metal foundations with doom's crushing weight. Active since 2018, they bring shoe-named heaviness to the Pirkanmaa metal scene.
Heavy metal band from Namur in Wallonia, formed in 2025, carrying forward the classic heavy metal tradition in francophone Belgium. Their sound taps into the timeless appeal of melodic, riff-driven metal rooted in the genre's foundational principles.
Saqqara play melodic heavy metal from Valencia, drawing their name from the ancient Egyptian necropolis to inform their Mediterranean metal with historical depth. Active since 2009, they bring archaeological grandeur to the Valencian metal scene.
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