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Featured Album
La Grande Mascarade - EP (2024)
Featured Heavy Metal Album
No More Hollywood Endings (2025)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
The Pursuit of Vikings: Live at Summer Breeze (Main Stage) (2018)
05/09 @ Coca-Cola Roxy, Atlanta
Featured Stoner Metal Album
Gossamer Wings of Illusion (2025)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
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Scarpath evolved from death metal into a more thrash-focused direction from Nummela in southern Finland, streamlining their approach to extremity. Active since 2015, they bring scarred-path intensity to the Uusimaa region.
Scarred by Beauty blend thrash metal with metalcore from Copenhagen, combining old-school velocity with modern breakdowns and melodic hooks. Active since 2011, they represent the crossover energy of the Danish capital's heavy music scene.
Scars Remain play thrash, death, and groove metal from Amberg in the Upper Palatinate, blending multiple aggressive styles into a versatile, heavy sound. Their Bavarian output channels the energy of all three genres without being confined to any single one.
Scartribe deliver thrash metal from Siegen in North Rhine-Westphalia, cutting through with sharp riffing and aggressive energy. Active since 2015, they represent the ongoing strength of German thrash.
Scarve have been forging industrial death/thrash metal from the Lorraine capital of Nancy, combining mechanical textures with aggressive extremity. Active since 2020, they bring industrial-belt intensity to the eastern French scene.
Scathing deliver thrash metal from Biel under their Feverland Phantasmagoria banner, channeling old-school aggression with a modern Swiss edge. Formed in 2023, they bring fresh energy to the thrash revival scene.
Scaveng'ours deliver heavy, speed, and thrash metal from Paris, combining classic metal foundations with breakneck velocity. Active since 2016, they bring scavenging intensity to the French capital's traditional metal scene.
Catania's Schizo pair black and thrash metal from Sicily's volcanic east coast since 2005. Two decades beneath Mount Etna have forged a sound of explosive, unpredictable intensity.
Schleisse Stankend Gliud blast through black, thrash, and death metal from Guben on the Polish border, channeling multi-genre extremity from one of Brandenburg's easternmost towns. Active since 2003, they're veterans of the eastern German underground.
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