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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
Featured Groove Metal Album
Nihility (2002)
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Featured Thrash Metal Album
Inhale The Noise (2026)
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Sanctuary of Hate deliver melodic death and thrash metal from Lahti, combining the harmonic sophistication of melodeath with thrash's aggressive velocity. Formed in 2019, they bring hateful sanctuary to the Paijat-Hame extreme scene.
Moscow's Sanctus Foedus explore progressive metal from the Russian capital since 2015. Their Latin name meaning "holy covenant" channels sacred agreements into technically ambitious compositions.
Sandalinas craft melodic progressive metal from Barcelona, building intricate compositions from one of Spain's most culturally vibrant cities. Their Mediterranean base infuses their progressive ambitions with warm, passionate energy.
Petrozavodsk's Sandarmoh pair black, death, and melodic death metal named for the infamous Soviet execution site since 2019. Their Karelian origins and memorial name channel the weight of historical atrocity into extreme compositions.
Perm's Sander-P explore progressive metal from the Ural city since 2016. Their personal-name-derived identity channels individual creative vision into compositions from the western edge of the Ural Mountains.
Sandness play heavy and thrash metal from Geneva, bringing muscular riffs and aggressive energy rooted in the classic thrash tradition. Their Swiss take on the genre combines tight, punchy arrangements with a raw, no-frills intensity.
Sandokhan grind through short, abrasive bursts from the German underground, channeling grindcore's tradition of maximizing intensity within minimal song lengths. Their output favors raw, chaotic energy over polish.
Noordwolde's Sandwitch play heavy metal from the Frisian countryside since 2001. Over two decades of activity from rural Friesland demonstrate the reach of traditional metal into the Netherlands' most remote communities.
Sandy Leather deliver stoner/doom metal and rock from Berlin, building fuzzy, riff-heavy compositions that channel the genre's laid-back heaviness. Their German capital base gives them access to one of Europe's most fertile underground music scenes.
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