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.

Stuck blend progressive thrash metal with crossover and hardcore from Lower Saxony, creating a volatile hybrid that refuses to be confined to a single style. Active since 2018, they bring genre-bending aggression to the North German underground.

Molfetta's Subconscious Deceit merge metalcore, progressive, and thrash metal from the Bari coast since 2016. Their name of hidden treachery channels deceptive compositional shifts through Pugliese multi-genre sophistication.

Malmo's Subfret deliver progressive death metal from Sweden's Oresund coast since 2021. Their below-the-fret name channels the technical precision of guitar craftsmanship into compositions of musically ambitious extremity.