Skalfar practice black metal from the Hanseatic port of Stralsund on the Baltic coast, channeling the genre's cold fury from one of northeastern Germany's most atmospheric medieval cities. Active since 2016, they draw from their maritime surroundings.

Skanttod channel black metal from Hesse, delivering harsh, uncompromising compositions from the central German highlands. Active since 2011, they've been a steady presence in the Hessian black metal underground.

Skarab craft avant-garde metal from Bonn, pushing beyond conventional metal structures into experimental sonic territory. Formed in 2020, they bring an adventurous, boundary-pushing approach to the former German capital's metal scene.

Skarlett Riot are a Scunthorpe heavy rock band built around the voice and guitar presence of Chloe "Skarlett" Drinkwater, with Danny Oglesby, Luke Oglesby, and later Tim Chambers helping push the group toward a heavier, more modern metal sound. The band began after its members met at school, first working under another name before adopting Skarlett Riot and releasing early EP material in 2010. Their debut album Tear Me Down established a melodic hard-rock foundation, while Regenerate moved them into darker, sharper alternative metal territory. Invicta and Caelestia expanded that direction with heavier riffs, bigger choruses, and more prominent metalcore textures. Skarlett Riot's music is driven by contrast: polished vocal hooks and anthemic melodies set against thick rhythm guitars, electronic accents, and breakdown-ready dynamics. Their appeal rests in that balance between accessible modern rock songwriting and a muscular metal backbone, making them fit comfortably alongside contemporary melodic metal and hard-rock festival lineups.

Skarntyde practice black metal from Upper Bavaria, channeling the genre's dark atmospheres through their Alpine-region compositions. Their Scandinavian-sounding name reflects an allegiance to Nordic black metal traditions.

Skartaris play heavy metal from the central Bohemian town of Slany, channeling classic metal energy through their 2025-era compositions. Their name, drawn from the fictional lost world in DC Comics, hints at a fantastical dimension to their heavy metal vision.

Skator deliver thrash metal from Zaragoza, channeling aggressive velocity from the Aragonese capital. Active since 2013, they bring skating-speed intensity to the Ebro Valley thrash scene.

Viennese death/black metal project whose 2024 demo "Abyssalorum" channels the spectral unrest of Vienna's graveyards through four tracks of atmospheric extremity. Released on Urban Lurk, their sound conjures themes of perpetual damnation with an abyssal, macabre intensity that evokes the darkest corners of the city's history.

Skela evolved from thrash metal into groove metal from Paterna near Valencia, broadening their rhythmic palette while maintaining aggressive foundations. Formed in 2024, they bring evolving heaviness to the Valencian scene.