Sterile Vision evolved from thrash/death metal origins into progressive heavy and groove metal from Dusseldorf, broadening their sonic palette while maintaining their aggressive edge. Active since 2014, they represent the stylistic evolution possible within the Rhine-Ruhr metal ecosystem.

Still Awake craft progressive metal from Munich, building intricate compositions that reflect the sleepless creative energy their name implies. Formed in 2022, they bring cerebral ambition to the Bavarian capital's metal scene.

Stoic Unrest blend melodic death metal with progressive elements from the German underground, combining emotional intensity with cerebral composition. Formed in 2024, their philosophical name hints at an intellectually engaged approach to extreme metal.

Stoned God fuse progressive, death, and groove metal from Gottingen, creating a multi-genre sound that moves between cerebral complexity and riff-driven heaviness. Active since 2016, they bring divine, altered-state intensity to the Lower Saxon university city.

Stormcast evolved from atmospheric and melodic black metal in Nicosia to melodic/progressive death metal after relocating to Bristol, tracing a stylistic journey that mirrors their geographic one. Their music reflects both Mediterranean warmth and British grey in its shifting tonal palette.

Vladivostok's Stormchoir deliver atmospheric progressive death metal from Russia's Pacific gateway since 2014. Their name of tempestuous voices and Far Eastern origins channel the storms of the Sea of Japan into compositions of technically ambitious atmospherics.

Straight Forward craft progressive death metal from Mansfeld in Saxony-Anhalt, building technically demanding compositions from the former copper mining town. Active since 2011, they bring cerebral death metal to the Harz region.

Stream of Passion formed in the Netherlands in 2005 as a collaboration between Ayreon architect Arjen Anthony Lucassen and Mexican vocalist, violinist, and lyricist Marcela Bovio, the two composing the debut album Embrace the Storm entirely over the internet. When Lucassen departed after the first record to focus on other projects, Bovio took over the band's leadership, guiding it through three additional studio albums: The Flame Within (2009), Darker Days (2011), and A War of Our Own (2014). The band dissolved in 2016 before reuniting in 2022 for new material including the EP Beautiful Warrior (2023). Stream of Passion occupy a unique space within progressive and symphonic metal, defined above all by Bovio's expressive vocal presence and violin work.

Viennese melodic/progressive death metal band whose 2021 debut EP "Awakening" earned praise for its sophisticated dual guitarwork and counterpoint, blending fantasy-inflected power metal elements with melodic death metal and progressive structures. Their technically polished approach brings uncommon compositional depth to the Viennese extreme metal scene.