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Souls for Sale blend metalcore with thrash metal from Bielefeld, creating a crossover sound that combines modern breakdowns with old-school velocity. Active since 2010, they represent the intersection of two eras of aggressive German music.
Soulset blend death/thrash metal with hardcore influences from the southeastern Finnish city of Lappeenranta, near the Russian border. Emerging in 2025, they bring soul-setting intensity to the South Karelia scene.
Soulsgate channel death and thrash metal from Hamburg, building aggressive compositions that serve as portals to sonic extremity. Active since 2008, they've spent nearly two decades in the Hanseatic city's underground.
Soulstorm deliver thrash metal from the Augsburg suburb of Leitershofen, channeling aggressive velocity from Bavarian Swabia. Active since 2016, they bring turbulent energy to the southern German thrash scene.
Soulwound thrash from the southeastern Finnish town of Anjalankoski/Kouvola, channeling the scarred intensity their wounded name describes. Active since 2016, they bring lacerated aggression to the Kymenlaakso scene.
SoundCrush deliver groove and thrash metal from Asturias, combining rhythmic heaviness with thrash velocity from the green mountains of northern Spain. Active since 2015, they bring crushing sonic force to the Cantabrian coast.
Ljubljana's Sovrag merge blackened death and thrash metal from the Slovenian capital since 2021. Their Slovenian name meaning "enemy" or "adversary" channels the confrontation with hostile forces into compositions of triple-genre aggression.
Space Chaser deliver thrash and speed metal from Berlin, channeling the genre's breakneck velocity through cosmic-themed compositions. Active since 2017, they've built a reputation for high-energy, interstellar thrash that combines old-school aggression with science fiction imagery.
Spacehamster deliver death and thrash metal from Helsinki, combining extreme metal aggression with the absurdist humor of their rodent-in-orbit name. Active since 2014, they bring intergalactic hamster fury to the Finnish capital.
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