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Featured Album
Impetus Odi (2021)
Featured Heavy Metal Album
Trial By Fire (2023)
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Featured Stoner Metal Album
Brazen (2024)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Enemy Of God (Remastered) (2024)
05/22 @ The Paramount in concert with Northwell, Huntington
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S.I. deliver thrash metal and crossover from the Estonian university city of Tartu, combining aggressive velocity with punk's raw energy. Formed in 2022, they bring fresh thrash to the Baltic metal scene.
Civitanova Marche's S.I.D. merge death and doom metal from the Adriatic coast since 2019. Their Marche region origins connect them to central Italy's growing underground scene.
S.I.N. craft melodic progressive metal from Pforzheim, blending intricate arrangements with accessible melodic hooks. Their southwestern German outfit delivers the technical sophistication of progressive metal without sacrificing emotional impact.
Karlskrona's S.I.V pair death metal and deathcore from the Swedish naval base city since 2025. Their terse acronym and Baltic military-port origins channel concentrated force into freshly-minted compositions of extreme heaviness.
Malmo's S.K.U.R.K. play heavy metal from Sweden's third-largest city since 2014. Their Swedish name meaning "villain" channels the roguish energy of the Oresund coast into traditional metal compositions.
Latina's S.L.U.G.S. have been thrashing since 2005 from the Lazio plains south of Rome. Their two decades of persistence have made them fixtures of the central Italian thrash underground.
S.L.U.T. have been hammering out thrash and groove metal from Munich since 1996, making them veterans of the Bavarian heavy music underground. Their nearly three decades of activity reflect an unwavering commitment to aggressive, groove-laden metal.
S.M.F. deliver speed metal from Paris, channeling breakneck velocity from the French capital. Active since 2017, they bring Parisian fire to the French speed metal scene.
S.N.O delivers death/thrash metal from Birmingham, England's second city and a historically significant metal stronghold, formed in 2020. Their aggressive hybrid approach taps into the city's deep legacy of heavy music innovation.
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