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ManiaCult (2021)
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Soundtrack to Your Escape (The Quiet Place Version) (2022)
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Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
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Sightless deal in death/black metal from Tampere, channeling extreme aggression without sight through dual-genre compositions. Formed in 2020, they bring blind fury to the Pirkanmaa underground.
Sigil Arboreal craft atmospheric black metal from the German underground, their name combining occult symbolism ("sigil") with natural imagery ("arboreal"). Emerging in 2025, they bring a nature-mystic dimension to atmospheric black metal.
Sigillum Diabolicum conjures black metal from Clermont-Ferrand, the volcanic heartland of central France, active since 2010. Their name, Latin for 'seal of the devil,' anchors an occult-themed approach to raw, uncompromising black metal.
Sigir deliver melodic death metal from the tiny central Finnish village of Vesanto, combining Scandinavian melodeath with small-town Finnish authenticity. Formed in 2023, they bring lakeland intensity to the Finnish melodeath scene.
Milan's Sigma deliver power metal from Italy's largest city since 2006. Two decades of persistence have produced a sound built on the genre's most uplifting and technically demanding traditions.
Sigma Cero craft progressive metal and rock from Valencia, building intricate compositions from Spain's third-largest city. Active since 2007, they bring mathematical precision to the Valencian progressive scene.
Rome's Sign in Blood play heavy metal with a name suggesting oath and commitment since 2023. Their blood-pact imagery channels a profound dedication to the genre's most elemental qualities.
Sign of Death deliver thrash metal from Ladenburg near Heidelberg, channeling aggressive velocity from the ancient Celtic-Roman settlement in Baden. Formed in 2021, their morbid name and thrash approach carry the torch of classic German extremity.
Austrian heavy metal and hard rock band from the Waldviertel region of Lower Austria, formed in 2023. Drawing on classic heavy metal foundations, they bring riff-driven energy and old-school attitude to the rural Austrian metal scene.
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