Moscow's Sky Crypt pair melodic death metal from the Russian capital since 2016. Their name of celestial burial chambers channels the architecture of heavenly tombs into compositions that balance aggression with melody.

SkyFall play melodic death metal from Regensburg, combining Scandinavian melodeath influences with their own Bavarian sensibility. Active since 2013, they bring harmonic sophistication to the Upper Palatinate extreme metal scene.

Skysear craft melodic death metal from Jyvaskyla, combining Scandinavian melodeath's harmonic sophistication with burning sky imagery. Active since 2014, they bring scorched-sky intensity to the central Finnish scene.

Skytemple (also known as Raytemple) channel the slow-burning anguish of melodic death/doom metal from Belarus, letting mournful guitar leads bleed into crushing, deliberate heaviness. Their compositions favor long, dynamic arcs that shift between fragile beauty and overwhelming weight.

Stockholm's Slavegrid pair melodic death metal and metalcore from the Swedish capital since 2023. Their name of captive networks channels the systematic imprisonment of interconnected souls into compositions of modern extremity.

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.

Slow Fall craft progressive melodic death metal from the northern Finnish city of Oulu, building intricate compositions that descend in slow motion. Formed in 2020, they bring Arctic progressive depth to the Finnish melodeath scene.

Smilodon play melodic death metal from the Bammental/Heidelberg area, named after the extinct saber-toothed cat in keeping with their predatory approach to melodeath. Active since 2011, they bring evolutionary ferocity to the Rhine-Neckar region.

Vienna-based melodic death metal outfit with metalcore leanings, Snatched Cord debuted in 2012 with the single "Focus," a five-and-a-half-minute track demonstrating their blend of melodic death metal hooks and modern metal dynamics. Their sound draws from the Scandinavian melodeath tradition filtered through a Viennese perspective.