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Spital deal in death metal from the northern Finnish city of Oulu, channeling extreme aggression from the Ostrobothnia capital. Active since 2014, they bring hospital-named brutality to the northern Finnish scene.
Spitanger deliver groove metal from Copenhagen, channeling rhythmic heaviness with the provocative edge their name suggests. Active since 2012, they bring headbang-inducing grooves to the Danish capital.
Spiteborn combine death metal with hardcore from Helsinki, fusing extreme metal's heaviness with punk's confrontational energy. Formed in 2019, they bring spite-forged intensity to the Finnish capital's underground.
Spitefuel deliver heavy metal and hard rock from Heilbronn in Baden-Wurttemberg, channeling spite-fueled energy through riff-driven compositions. Active since 2016, they bring venomous intensity to the Neckar Valley metal scene.
Death/thrash metal band from Beernem in West Flanders, formed in 2020. Their aggressive hybrid of death and thrash metal delivers relentless velocity and brutality from the Flemish countryside.
Viennese melodic heavy metal and hard rock band formed in 2023, channeling the energy of classic metal and hard rock into a modern framework. Their sound prioritizes catchy hooks and driving riffs, positioning them within Vienna's active traditional metal community.
Krasnodar's Spitter pair sludge and doom metal from the Kuban capital since 2021. Their expectoration-themed name channels the visceral force of ejection into compositions of thick, corrosive southern Russian heaviness.
Spitting Blood emerged from London in 2007, pairing death metal's brutality with metalcore's visceral breakdowns. Their nearly two decades of activity have yielded a hybrid sound that hits with calculated fury.
Spitting Glass is a new heavy project fronted by Fit For An Autopsy vocalist Joe Bad, joined by a lineup that includes Reuben Bescoby, Danny Yates, Chris Keepin, and David Ball. The band generated significant buzz by securing a slot on the Download Festival 2026 lineup before even releasing any music, signaling the metal community's anticipation for whatever this formidable lineup produces.
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