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Featured Album
Global Flatline (Bonus Track Edition) (2024)
Featured Death Metal Album
Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
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Featured Sludge Metal Album
De Doorn (2021)
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Sinner Rage play heavy metal and hard rock from the Basque capital of Vitoria-Gasteiz, channeling classic metal energy with Basque intensity. Formed in 2024, they bring fresh traditional metal to the Alava province.
Sintage deliver heavy metal from Leipzig, channeling classic metal energy from Saxony's cultural capital. Formed in 2021, they represent the newer generation of eastern German traditional metal.
Sinthrone deliver melodic heavy metal from Kuopio in eastern Finland, combining classic metal melodies with the dark-throne imagery their name suggests. Active since 2016, they bring Savo-region melody to the Finnish metal landscape.
Cork's Sirocco blend folk and heavy metal with a name referencing the hot Mediterranean wind since 2020. Their incorporation of traditional elements into metal reflects Ireland's rich folk music heritage.
Six Point Six play heavy metal from Bietigheim-Bissingen in Baden-Wurttemberg, tracing their roots back to 1977 when the band was originally founded. Their four-decade heritage makes them one of the longest-running acts in the southwestern German metal scene.
Skaldhammer forge epic power and heavy metal, combining the grandeur of European power metal with the storytelling tradition of Nordic skalds. Their music channels mythological narratives through anthemic, heroic compositions.
Skartaris play heavy metal from the central Bohemian town of Slany, channeling classic metal energy through their 2025-era compositions. Their name, drawn from the fictional lost world in DC Comics, hints at a fantastical dimension to their heavy metal vision.
Skelet forge heavy metal and hard rock from As, the westernmost town in the Czech Republic on the German border. Their border-town origins place them at the crossroads of Czech and German metal traditions.
Skinstorm deliver thrash and heavy metal from Madrid, combining aggressive velocity with classic metal foundations. Active since 2009, they've been storming through the Spanish capital's metal scene for over a decade.
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