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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.
Snowgarden craft melodic death metal from Helsinki, combining Scandinavian melodeath with the frost-flower imagery their winter-garden name suggests. Active since 2016, they bring crystalline melody to the Finnish capital.
Soar Beyond blend melodic death metal with groove metal from Auenwald in Baden-Wurttemberg, combining Scandinavian melodeath's harmonic sophistication with groove's rhythmic punch. Active since 2013, they bring uplifting intensity to the Swabian countryside.
Stockholm's Sodomisery merge melodic death and black metal from the Swedish capital since 2017. Their transgression-misery portmanteau channels the suffering born of sin into compositions of darkly melodic capital-city extremity.
Stockholm's Sohlberg deliver melodic death metal from the Swedish capital since 2020. Their surname-styled name and capital-city origins channel Scandinavian heritage into compositions of melody-driven intensity.
Solar Inferno channel melodic death and black metal from Leipzig, combining the harmonic sophistication of melodeath with the atmospheric intensity of black metal. Formed in 2023, they bring stellar-themed extremity to Saxony's cultural capital.
Sold deliver melodic death and groove metal from Tallinn, combining Scandinavian melodeath influences with groove's rhythmic drive. Active since 2018, they bring hybrid intensity to the Estonian metal scene.
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