Sandviken's Sordid Flesh deliver death metal from the Gastrikland steel city since 2009. Nearly two decades from the industrial heartland of central Sweden, their corrupted-body name has produced compositions of sustained extremity.

Sordid Reign deliver thrash metal from Trebbin south of Berlin, channeling aggressive velocity from the Brandenburg countryside. Formed in 2023, they bring fresh thrash energy to the Berlin metropolitan area.

Sordidum practice black metal from Galicia, channeling the genre's dark intensity from Spain's green, Celtic-influenced northwest. Formed in 2021, they bring sordid darkness to the Galician underground.

Sore Throat formed in Huddersfield, England in 1987, becoming one of the earliest and most extreme proponents of noisecore — a subgenre of grindcore defined by total sonic disintegration, ultra-short song lengths, and confrontational anti-music aesthetics. Their debut Unhindered by Talent (1988) and the 101-track Disgrace to the Corpse of Sid demonstrated a commitment to extreme volume and brevity that would anticipate the most violent edges of grindcore. Active until 1990, with a brief 1991 reunion, the band influenced the British underground disproportionate to their short lifespan. A new EP, Starving Wolves Stand & Fight!, arrived in 2022 on Bandcamp.

Umea's Sorg Mantel pair depressive black metal and shoegaze from the Vasterbotten capital since 2025. Their Swedish name meaning "sorrow mantle" channels the garment of grief into compositions that blend atmospheric despair with ethereal textures.

Black/doom/folk metal project from Hoegaarden in Flemish Brabant, active since 2020, weaving together three of metal's most atmospheric subgenres. Their multi-genre fusion creates an evocative sound that draws on folk traditions, the crushing weight of doom, and the raw intensity of black metal.

Sorgarnótt practice raw black metal from an undisclosed Russian location since 2023. Their Old Norse-influenced name blending "sorrow" and "night" channels Scandinavian-derived grief into lo-fi compositions of anonymous darkness.

Skelleftea's Sorgeldom practice black metal from the Vasterbotten gold-mining town since 2025. Their Swedish name meaning "grief's verdict" channels the judgment of sorrow into compositions of freshly-minted northern darkness.

Sorgensnatt craft atmospheric black metal from an undisclosed Swedish location since 2017. Their Swedish name meaning "night of sorrow" channels the intersection of grief and darkness into immersive compositions of anonymous melancholy.