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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
Featured Groove Metal Album
Nihility (2002)
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Featured Thrash Metal Album
Obnoxious Demos (2014)
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Melodic death metal/metalcore band from the Mons and Tournai area in Hainaut, active since 2012. Their blend of melodic death metal hooks with metalcore dynamics bridges two of modern extreme metal's most popular subgenres.
Shotgun Logic fires off thrash metal from Lyon, France's gastronomic capital turned metal hotbed, active since 2018. Their riff-driven attack channels the Bay Area thrash tradition through a distinctly modern European lens.
Shovel dig through sludge and doom metal from Berlin, their workman-like name perfectly suiting the heavy, grinding labor of their music. Formed in 2019, they channel the raw, earthy heaviness that defines the genre.
Shovell channel doom and stoner metal from Barcelona, building heavy, riff-driven compositions. Emerging in 2025, they bring digging-deep heaviness to the Catalan underground.
Saint Petersburg's Show Me a Dinosaur blend black metal and post-metal since 2011. Over a decade, their childlike-wonder name has yielded compositions that merge atmospheric expansiveness with the weight of extinction.
Reykjavik's Show Me Wolves merge black metal, metalcore, and progressive elements into an eclectic hybrid since 2015. Their genre-blending approach reflects Iceland's tradition of musical boundary-crossing and creative fearlessness.
Shredding Infant Limbs deliver brutal death, standard death, and grindcore from Moscow/Saint Petersburg since 2023. Their graphic name channels maximum shock value into compositions of unrelenting technical extremity.
The newest entry in Lyon's thrash scene, Shrimpaler launched in 2025 with a crossover thrash approach that injects punk energy into metal's aggression. Their playful name belies a genuinely fierce sonic attack built on speed and attitude.
Shrine of Maggots channel black/thrash metal from North Rhine-Westphalia, their putrid name setting the tone for music that revels in filth and aggression. Formed in 2024, they bring bestial extremity to the western German underground.
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