Saastunut (Finnish for "Contaminated") practice black metal from Jyvaskyla, channeling the pollution and corruption their name describes. Formed in 2020, they bring tainted darkness to the central Finnish underground.

Saatana, Finnish for 'Satan,' produces black metal from an undisclosed location in Britain, active since 2020. Their Nordic-language name bridges British and Scandinavian black metal traditions through compositions of ritualistic intensity.

Saatanan Marionetit (Finnish for "Satan's Marionettes") craft melodic death/doom metal from Helsinki, combining the manipulation of their puppet-master name with the emotional weight of Finnish doom. Active since 2014, they bring infernal string-pulling to the Helsinki extreme scene.

Saattovaki deal in death metal from Tampere, channeling extreme aggression from Finland's second-largest city. Active since 2013, they bring Pirkanmaa brutality to the Finnish death metal landscape.

Saattue deliver melodic doom/death metal from Riihimaki in southern Finland, combining crushing heaviness with sorrowful melodic passages. Active since 2016, they bring processional weight to the Finnish doom tradition.

Sabatan play heavy metal from Madrid, channeling classic metal energy from the Spanish capital. Active since 2010, they bring traditional metal fire to one of Southern Europe's largest and most vibrant music cities.

Sweden's Sabaton have become the world's premier military history-themed power metal band, turning epic tales of warfare from Thermopylae to the trenches of World War I into triumphant, fist-pumping anthems built on Joakim Broden's commanding baritone and massive keyboard-driven arrangements. Albums like 'The Art of War' and 'The Great War' pair meticulous historical research with arena-sized choruses, making them one of the biggest draws in European metal festivals. Their earnest celebration of soldiers' courage across all sides of conflict, combined with their educational outreach including the Sabaton History Channel, has built them a uniquely devoted global fanbase.

Sabazius has been crafting extraordinarily lengthy drone/doom metal from the seaside city of Brighton since 2008. Named after the Phrygian sky deity, their mammoth compositions can stretch well beyond an hour, pushing drone-doom to its most extreme temporal limits.

Sabbat ranks among the most significant British thrash metal bands, formed in Nottingham in 1991. Their politically charged thrash, influenced by pagan and occult themes, made them essential figures in the UK thrash scene alongside the likes of Onslaught and Xentrix.