Subordination deliver melodic death and thrash metal from the Ostrobothnian town of Nivala, combining harmonic sophistication with aggressive velocity. Active since 2012, they bring obedient fury to the western Finnish scene.

Hudiksvall's Subscaria deliver melodic death metal from the Halsingland coast since 2015. Their enigmatic name and origins in the province famed for its UNESCO-listed decorated farmhouses channel northern Swedish heritage into over a decade of melodic intensity.

Monfalcone's Subtraction explore death and progressive metal from the Friulian shipbuilding city since 2012. Their mathematical name suits precise, structurally calculated compositions from the Adriatic industrial coast.

Subtrash deliver thrash and death metal from Wiesloch in Baden, channeling aggressive velocity from the Rhine-Neckar region. Emerging in 2025, they bring fresh extremity to the southwestern German thrash scene.

Metalcore/melodic death metal band from Bruges, formed in 2024, blending modern metalcore dynamics with Scandinavian-influenced melodic death metal hooks. Their name evokes urban decay, setting a thematic backdrop for aggressive, emotionally charged music.

Founded near Potsdam, Germany in 1992, Subway to Sally blends heavy metal with medieval and folk instrumentation including hurdy-gurdy, bagpipes, shawm, and lute, helping define the medieval metal subgenre. The band achieved their commercial breakthrough with 2001's Herzblut, which peaked at number 15 on the German charts, followed by Nord Nord Ost (2004), which debuted at number 5. Signed to Nuclear Blast and later Napalm Records, they have released over a dozen studio albums across three decades, most recently Post Mortem (2024).

Sucking Void deliver death metal from Ulm, channeling the gravitational pull of their name through extreme compositions from the Swabian Danube city. Active since 2012, they bring all-consuming darkness to the Baden-Wurttemberg death metal scene.

Raw black metal project from Dendermonde in East Flanders, active since 2021, named after the cloth said to have covered Christ's face in the tomb. Their lo-fi, stripped-down approach embraces the most primal aspects of black metal.

Sudden Darkness are thrash metal veterans dating back to 1988, making them one of Switzerland's longest-running thrash acts. Their decades of activity have kept the flame of old-school Swiss thrash metal burning through multiple generations of the scene.