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Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
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Sorcery are a black metal band from Providence, Rhode Island, formed in 2017, operating within the New England underground and bringing a raw, cold approach to the genre from one of the region's historically significant metal cities.
Sorcerőt are a heavy and black metal band from Cincinnati, Ohio, formed in 2024, blending the occult swagger of traditional heavy metal with black metal's aggressive edge in a debut that signals a dark, riff-obsessed direction.
Blackened hardcore punk project from Piracicaba, São Paulo state, operated as a solo act by the musician credited only as Sinluz. The debut release Ímpeto Hediondo, issued December 19, 2024 through the Egregora Adversarial collective, comprises eight tracks of raw, horror-themed extreme music drawing explicit inspiration from 1970s and 1980s Italian and American slasher films including New York Ripper, Torso, and Maniac.
Sordidum practice black metal from Galicia, channeling the genre's dark intensity from Spain's green, Celtic-influenced northwest. Formed in 2021, they bring sordid darkness to the Galician underground.
Sorg are a black metal band from Sauk Rapids, Minnesota, formed in 2012, operating in the harsh Scandinavian-influenced tradition of the genre from the upper Midwest, where the long winters lend themselves to cold, uncompromising metal.
Umea's Sorg Mantel pair depressive black metal and shoegaze from the Vasterbotten capital since 2025. Their Swedish name meaning "sorrow mantle" channels the garment of grief into compositions that blend atmospheric despair with ethereal textures.
Black/doom/folk metal project from Hoegaarden in Flemish Brabant, active since 2020, weaving together three of metal's most atmospheric subgenres. Their multi-genre fusion creates an evocative sound that draws on folk traditions, the crushing weight of doom, and the raw intensity of black metal.
Sorgarnótt practice raw black metal from an undisclosed Russian location since 2023. Their Old Norse-influenced name blending "sorrow" and "night" channels Scandinavian-derived grief into lo-fi compositions of anonymous darkness.
Sorge are a Washington state psychedelic stoner/doom metal band formed in 2023, crafting slow, hazy, riff-heavy music that draws from both the fuzz-driven stoner tradition and the glacial tempos of doom with a psychedelic edge.
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