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Termination Redux (EP) (2024)
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Sharing (2022)
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The Seed of Singularity (2024)
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Stikkersvin (Danish for "Tattletale Pig") practice black metal from Copenhagen, their colorful Danish-language name adding a distinctly local flavor to their extreme output. Formed in 2021, they bring irreverent Danish spirit to the capital's black metal underground.
Ladispoli's Stilema deliver folk metal from the Lazio coast near Rome since 2017. Their name, meaning "styleme" in linguistics, suggests a deliberate, structured approach to blending traditional and heavy music.
Stilhed (Danish for "Silence") deliver groove and thrash metal from Odense, their quiet name belying the volume and aggression of their output. Formed in 2023, they bring Funen-bred heaviness to the Danish metal scene.
Still a Chance Left deliver melodic death metal from Bremen, combining Scandinavian melodeath influences with a hopeful outlook suggested by their optimistic name. Formed in 2024, they bring fresh melodic intensity to the Hanseatic city.
Still Awake craft progressive metal from Munich, building intricate compositions that reflect the sleepless creative energy their name implies. Formed in 2022, they bring cerebral ambition to the Bavarian capital's metal scene.
Still Black have been thrashing from Eschenbach in the Upper Palatinate since 2004, making them veterans of the rural Bavarian thrash scene. Their two decades of activity represent unwavering commitment to aggressive metal from the Franconian countryside.
Stilla have been practicing black metal from the Skane/Vasterbotten corridor since 2013. Their Swedish name meaning "still" or "calm" channels the deceptive tranquility of northern Sweden into over a decade of atmospheric compositions.
Stillburned deliver death and thrash metal from Kerava in the Helsinki metropolitan area, channeling the smoldering aftermath their name describes. Active since 2015, they bring residual fire to the Finnish extreme scene.
Stillers Tod ("Silent Death") practice black metal across Stuttgart and Konstanz, channeling the genre's dark fury from two distinct southwestern German cities. Active since 2009, they bring the quiet lethality their name describes to the Baden-Wurttemberg underground.
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