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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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SkyTale blend heavy metal with folk elements from Ulm, creating a distinctive Swabian sound that weaves traditional melodies into heavy riffing. Active since 2005, their two decades of work make them one of the longer-running folk metal acts in Baden-Wurttemberg.
Cork's Slain by Crows merge black metal with experimental and heavy metal elements since 2022. Their name evokes a macabre rural image, and their eclectic approach defies easy categorization within the Irish scene.
Maastricht's Slavantas play heavy metal from the Limburg capital since 2014. Their name and southern Dutch origins at the crossroads of Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany reflect a border-region identity.
Slavedown play southern metal and hard rock from Girona in Catalonia, channeling the groove-laden heaviness of the American South through a Mediterranean filter. Active since 2015, they bring Catalan swagger to the southern metal tradition.
Sleazer play heavy metal from Munster, channeling classic metal energy with the raw, louche swagger their name implies. Active since 2013, they bring traditional metal's riff-driven power to the Westphalian city.
Sleeping Well play heavy metal from Hanover, their paradoxically peaceful name belying the power of their traditional metal approach. Active since 2016, they contribute to the Lower Saxon capital's well-established heavy music scene.
Slivers of Silence evolved from heavy/thrash metal into atmospheric/melodic death metal from the Ostrobothnian town of Kauhava, deepening their sound while maintaining their aggressive edge. Active since 2011, they bring quiet-shard intensity to western Finland.
Slowburn deliver heavy metal from Madrid, channeling the slow-building intensity their name describes through powerful compositions. Formed in 2020, they bring gradually intensifying metal to the Spanish capital.
Boden's Slowgate have evolved from heavy/thrash metal to groove metal/metalcore from the Norrbotten garrison city since 2023. Their measured-passage name channels the deliberate pace of restricted entry into compositions of military-town intensity.
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