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Saarkoth crafts melodic black metal from the cathedral city of Lichfield in Staffordshire, active since 2017. Their compositions pair tremolo-picked melodic lines with atmospheric black metal textures, emerging from the heart of the English Midlands.
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.
Black metal band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, formed in 1994. The band recorded and released the EP Magnificent Forest of the Rising Sun in 1995 via independent channels; it was reissued in 2021 as Magnificent Forest of the Luciferian Rites MMXXI through Nekrolust Records, a Rio de Janeiro-based extreme underground metal label. The reissue contains five tracks including 'The Ways of Infernal Kingdom,' 'Ad Perpetuitatem Occultum,' and 'The Slaves Shall Serve.'
Lisbon's Sabbatik Goat practice black metal from the Portuguese capital since 2014. Their sabbath-goat name channels traditional satanic iconography into compositions from one of Europe's oldest capitals.
Istanbul's Sabhankra merge melodic black, death, and thrash metal with folk influences since 2006. Two decades from Turkey's cultural crossroads between Europe and Asia, their compositions draw on the confluence of Eastern and Western musical traditions.
Two-piece black metal band from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, formed in 2020 by Lucyferatus (guitars, vocals, bass) and Nuit Oscura (drums, vocals). The band released the self-titled two-track EP Sete Velas in May 2021, containing 'Imperial Satanás' and the title track 'Sete Velas.' The project operates independently with lyrical themes centred on Satanism and anti-Christianity in the Brazilian raw black metal underground.
Sacerdoce channel raw black metal from the French underground, their priestly name ("Priesthood" in French) channeling religious intensity through lo-fi compositions. Active since 2007, they bring ecclesiastical darkness to the French black metal tradition.
Sacerdotum forges black/death metal from the Yorkshire town of Pontefract, active since 2016. Their Latin name, meaning 'of the priests,' adds an ecclesiastical gravity to compositions that subvert religious imagery through extreme sonic violence.
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