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The Blind Leading The Blind (2018)
Featured Grindcore Album
Scum (2017)
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Featured Progressive Metal Album
Grave Mounds And Grave Mistakes (Luxus) (2018)
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Strider play heavy metal from Helsinki, drawing their name from Tolkien's ranger king. Active since 2018, they bring Middle-earth-inspired classic metal to the Finnish capital.
Strip play heavy metal from L'Esquirol in the Catalan Osona county, channeling classic metal energy from the mountainous Catalan interior. Active since 2005, they've spent two decades bringing traditional metal to rural Catalonia.
Strokkur pair heavy and power metal from an undisclosed Swedish location since 2016. Named for Iceland's famous geyser, their geothermal reference channels the explosive force of superheated water into anthemic compositions.
Struggle play heavy metal from Meschede in the Sauerland, channeling the genre's fighting spirit from the forested hills of South Westphalia. Active since 2014, they bring the resilience their name promises.
Stunx play heavy metal from Berlin, channeling classic metal energy from the German capital. Active since 2014, they bring traditional metal fire to Berlin's vast and varied underground.
Sturmwehr channel heavy metal from Gelsenkirchen in the Ruhr Valley, drawing on the region's industrial grit for their hard-hitting sound. Active since 2014, they represent the Westphalian tradition of uncompromising metal.
Umea's Stygian Fair play heavy metal from the Vasterbotten capital since 2017. Their name merging the underworld with a gathering or market channels the commerce of Hades into compositions of traditional metal from Sweden's cultural north.
Storgerausch ("Interference Noise") play heavy metal and hard rock from Munster, their signal-disruption name hinting at a raw, noisy edge to their classic metal approach. Emerging in 2025, they bring static-charged energy to the Westphalian scene.
Stugg deliver heavy and groove metal from Hillerod north of Copenhagen, combining classic metal foundations with groove's rhythmic punch. Formed in 2020, they bring stumpy, hard-hitting energy to the North Zealand metal scene.
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