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Strychnine.213 (Bonus Track Edition) (2023)
Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
A Stare Bound in Stone (2018)
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Featured Death Metal Album
Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
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Stellar Master Elite channel black and doom metal from Trier, combining cosmic themes with the crushing weight of doom and the atmospheric intensity of black metal. Active since 2011, they explore the vast darkness between stars through their heavy compositions.
Stellar Tomb practice black metal from Barcelona, exploring cosmic death and stellar burial through atmospheric compositions. Formed in 2022, they bring astral darkness to the Catalan black metal scene.
Stellar Tombs forge black/death metal from the southern Finnish coastal town of Porvoo, exploring cosmic burial themes through extreme compositions. Formed in 2022, they bring astral sepulture to the Uusimaa underground.
Yekaterinburg's Stellar Wind pair symphonic and power metal from the Ural capital since 2014. Their cosmic-current name channels the solar particle streams into orchestral compositions of celestial power from Russia's fourth-largest city.
Venice's Stench of Profit grind with an anti-capitalist message since 2015. Their politically charged name and Venetian origins create a critique of commerce from one of history's greatest trading cities.
Stench of Sorcery deal in death metal from Polinya near Barcelona, channeling putrid magical themes through extreme compositions. Formed in 2024, they bring olfactory horror to the Catalan death metal underground.
Stendhal's Syndrome channel depressive black metal named for the psychosomatic condition triggered by beautiful art since 2010. Their literary-medical name creates an exquisite tension between aesthetic beauty and psychological collapse.
Steorrah craft progressive death metal from the Bonn/Siegen corridor, building technically demanding compositions that push beyond conventional death metal structures. Active since 2010, they represent the cerebral, boundary-pushing end of the Rhineland extreme scene.
Stephan Georg plays heavy metal and hard rock from Rommerskirchen in North Rhine-Westphalia, delivering classic metal as a solo project. Formed in 2020, he channels the timeless appeal of European heavy metal through personal compositions.
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