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The Necrotic Manifesto (Bonus Tracks Edition) (2023)
Featured Death Metal Album
Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
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Featured Sludge Metal Album
AMENRA "Day Is Done" by Nick Drake (2021)
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Stahlhelm ("Steel Helmet") forge black/thrash metal from Espoo near Helsinki, combining the atmospheric darkness of black metal with thrash's velocity. Formed in 2019, they bring military-industrial intensity to the Helsinki metropolitan underground.
Stahlkommandeur ("Steel Commander") unleash blackened death metal from Munich, combining the atmospheric darkness of black metal with death metal's crushing brutality. Formed in 2023, they bring military-themed extremity to the Bavarian capital.
Stahlmagen ("Steel Stomach") craft melodic and epic black/gothic metal from Goppingen in Baden-Wurttemberg, blending atmospheric grandeur with the iron constitution their name implies. Active since 2018, they bring an unusually ornate approach to Swabian extreme metal.
Suffolk's Stahlsarg deliver cold, uncompromising black metal with a name borrowed from German for "steel coffin." Since 2015, their output has been characterized by relentless blasting and razor-sharp tremolo work.
Stain of Madness deliver thrash metal from Barcelona, channeling the insanity their name describes through aggressive compositions. Active since 2014, they bring unhinged intensity to the Catalan thrash scene.
Stained Blood evolved from melodic death metal/deathcore into a more black/melodic death metal direction from the Barcelona area, deepening their extremity while maintaining melodic sophistication. Active since 2006, they're veterans of the Catalan extreme scene.
Stalen Gezicht practice raw black metal from the Utrecht province with a Dutch name meaning "steel face" since 2019. Their metallic-visage name channels impassive, unyielding aggression through lo-fi compositions.
Stalker deliver death and thrash metal from Copenhagen, combining the predatory menace their name implies with extreme metal's aggressive energy. Active since 2016, they bring hunting intensity to the Danish capital's thrash/death scene.
Melodic heavy metal band from Stabroek in Antwerp province, active since 1992, making them one of Belgium's most enduring metal acts. Over three decades of activity have cemented their status as veterans of the Belgian traditional metal scene.
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