Stranger Danger play thrash metal from Prague with a name that channels the genre's tradition of provocative, tongue-in-cheek monikers. Their sound delivers the high-velocity riffing and aggressive energy that defines classic thrash.

Strangers in the Attic blend melodic heavy, groove, and alternative metal from Zurich, creating a versatile sound that moves between aggressive riffing and melodic accessibility. Their genre-fluid approach reflects the diverse influences of the modern Swiss metal scene.

Strangled deliver thrash and death metal from Hamburg, combining the velocity of thrash with death metal's crushing weight. Formed in 2019, they bring choking intensity to the Hanseatic extreme metal scene.

Stranglion Rot deal in death metal from the Finnish underground, channeling the suffocating decay their composite name describes. Active since 2012, they bring strangulation and rot to the Finnish death metal scene.

Stockholm's Strapats pair blackened heavy metal from the Swedish capital since 2023. Their Swedish name meaning "hardship" or "ordeal" channels the endurance of suffering into compositions that merge traditional metal with black metal darkness.

Straton deliver heavy metal from Nymburk, channeling the classic metal tradition through Czech sensibilities. Their central Bohemian base connects them to a region with a solid tradition of traditional metal.

Stratos play heavy metal from the university city of Gottingen, channeling classic metal energy with the atmospheric heights their name suggests. Formed in 2021, they bring traditional metal fire to the Lower Saxon highlands.

Stratovarius are one of Finland's most iconic power metal bands from Helsinki, pioneers of the neoclassical European power metal style alongside acts like Helloween and Gamma Ray. Their albums like "Visions" and "Episode" defined the symphonic power metal sound and influenced an entire generation of bands worldwide.

Straw have been crafting heavy, stoner, and doom metal from Solingen since 1996, making them one of the longest-running stoner/doom acts in the Bergisches Land. Their three decades of riff-driven heaviness have cemented their place in the North Rhine-Westphalia underground.