Skepticism are legendary funeral doom pioneers from Riihimaki, widely regarded as one of the genre's founding acts alongside Thergothon and Funeral. Their glacially paced, organ-drenched compositions have defined funeral doom's sonic vocabulary and influenced countless bands worldwide.

Skeuha practice black metal from Zurich, emerging in 2025 as one of the newest voices in the Swiss black metal scene. Their early work channels the genre's raw intensity through a fresh perspective.

Skewed Skies craft progressive metal from Mainz, building intricate, technically demanding compositions from the Rhineland-Palatinate capital. Active since 2003, their two decades of work make them one of the longer-running prog metal acts in the region.

Dublin's Skewered deliver brutal death metal with the impaling violence their name implies since 2007. Nearly two decades of Irish extremity have honed their sound to a razor-sharp point of uncompromising brutality.

Skigis practice black metal from Jyvaskyla, channeling the genre's dark intensity from the central Finnish Lakeland. Active since 2017, they bring forest-dwelling darkness to the Keski-Suomi underground.

Skilfingar blend folk and viking metal with black and death metal influences from Chemnitz, creating a multi-layered sound that draws on both Norse mythology and extreme metal aggression. Active since 2014, they bring pagan themes to the Saxon metal scene.

Skili deliver thrash metal from Tubingen, channeling old-school aggression from the Swabian university city. Formed in 2021, they bring fresh thrash energy to Baden-Wurttemberg's student-rich cultural landscape.

Metalcore band from West Flanders, active since 2008, delivering over a decade and a half of breakdown-heavy aggression from the Flemish coast. Their longevity reflects a sustained commitment to metalcore's punishing dynamics.

Skin Her Alive deal in death metal from Berlin, their provocatively visceral name matching the uncompromising brutality of their output. Formed in 2019, they bring raw extremity to the German capital's crowded metal scene.