Shrines of Dying Light are a self-described "melancholic doom metal band from Argovia," with albums "Insomnia" and "Sadness" embodying their focus on emotional weight and crushing deliberation. Their limited-edition digipack releases reflect a commitment to the physical, tactile experience of doom metal.

Shrooms Circle deliver stoner and doom metal from Vevey with a six-piece lineup that includes keyboards, adding symphonic depth to albums like "Venus" and "The Constant Descent." Their sound ranges from psychedelic heaviness to darker, more theatrical territory on releases like "S.L.E. (Sadistic and Lovely Execution)."

Shroud of Distress blend depressive black metal with shoegaze from Saxony-Anhalt, creating a hazy, emotionally overwhelming hybrid that channels despair through walls of reverb-drenched guitar. Active since 2012, they've been pioneering the blackgaze crossover in eastern Germany.

Stavropol's Shroud of Frost pair death and doom metal from the North Caucasus city since 2020. Their frozen-burial-cloth name channels the cold of the Caucasian highlands into compositions of atmospheric, crushing duality.

Shroud of Tears craft gothic metal from the Galician port of A Coruna, weaving dark romantic themes through heavy compositions with the melancholy of Spain's rainy northwest. Active since 2014, they bring Celtic-influenced gloom to the Iberian gothic scene.

Shroudshifter play death metal from Dudingen, channeling raw aggression and morbid themes through their heavy compositions. Formed in 2020, they bring fresh brutality to the Swiss German-speaking death metal underground.

Shrug practice raw and atmospheric black metal from Copenhagen, approaching the genre with the casual indifference their name implies while delivering anything but casual compositions. Active since 2005, they're veterans of the Danish capital's black metal underground.

Kursk's Shtandarth channel depressive black metal from the Black Earth region since 2022. Their name and origins at the site of WWII's largest tank battle channel historical weight into compositions of atmospheric anguish.

Krasnodar's Shturm deliver death metal from the Kuban capital since 2012. Their Russian name meaning "assault" channels military aggression into compositions of over a decade of southern Russian extremity.