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Sokushinbutsu is a grindcore, death metal, and crust punk band from Baltimore, Maryland, formed in 2013, named after the Japanese practice of self-mummification and channeling that extreme dedication into ferociously short, punishing compositions.
Sooz blend doom, sludge, and crust from the northern Finnish city of Oulu, combining crushing heaviness with punk's raw urgency. Formed in 2022, they bring multi-genre aggression to the Ostrobothnia underground.
Sore Throat formed in Huddersfield, England in 1987, becoming one of the earliest and most extreme proponents of noisecore — a subgenre of grindcore defined by total sonic disintegration, ultra-short song lengths, and confrontational anti-music aesthetics. Their debut Unhindered by Talent (1988) and the 101-track Disgrace to the Corpse of Sid demonstrated a commitment to extreme volume and brevity that would anticipate the most violent edges of grindcore. Active until 1990, with a brief 1991 reunion, the band influenced the British underground disproportionate to their short lifespan. A new EP, Starving Wolves Stand & Fight!, arrived in 2022 on Bandcamp.
Soulslasher combine death metal with crust punk from Dusseldorf, fusing extreme metal's heaviness with punk's raw, D-beat-driven urgency. Formed in 2021, they bring visceral crossover energy to the Rhine-Ruhr underground.
Soured Ground is a Syracuse, New York band formed in 2016 that straddles thrash metal, crossover, and crust punk, embodying the raw, politically charged energy where the hardcore and metal underground intersect.
Spectre of War is an Austin, Texas band formed in 2021, combining the ferocity of death metal and thrash with the raw, anarchic energy of crust punk into a relentless, war-torn sonic assault.
Rust Belt Sludge Punk from the hills of Southern Ohio.
Staticlone formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 2021, assembled primarily by George Hirsch and Dave Walling of Blacklisted alongside Jeff Ziga of Affirmative Action Jackson and Armalite. The band plays crust-inflected hardcore punk with d-beat rhythms, heavy metal riffing, and the kind of earned severity associated with acts like Disfear and Wolfbrigade. After releasing a 2021 demo, Staticlone signed to Relapse Records and issued their debut full-length Better Living Through Static Vision in March 2025. The project channels the experience of musicians who spent decades in hardcore into a deliberate and uncompromising record.
Stench of Evil is an Atlanta, Georgia-based death/black metal and crust punk band formed in 2020. They combine the malevolent heaviness of death and black metal with the abrasive, politically charged energy of crust punk.
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