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Surgery is a brutal death metal band from Tallahassee, Florida, formed in 2015 and operating in the tradition of Florida's storied death metal scene with an emphasis on unrelenting speed and surgical-grade heaviness.
Surgikill is a death metal band formed in Cincinnati, Kentucky in 2015 by members with deep roots in the American underground, including veterans of acts like Solstice and Acheron, delivering old-school brutality with seasoned precision.
Surman Suu (Finnish for "Mouth of Death") deal in death metal from Oulu, channeling the lethal jaws their name describes through extreme compositions. Active since 2018, they bring death's-own-voice brutality to the northern Finnish scene.
Surreality is a death/thrash metal band from Hanover, Pennsylvania, formed in 2021, combining the riff velocity and aggression of thrash metal with the sonic brutality of death metal in the tradition of the mid-Atlantic underground.
Surrender is a Southern California slam and brutal death metal band formed in 2011, delivering the guttural vocals, down-tuned heaviness, and breakneck rhythmic brutality characteristic of the West Coast slam scene.
Surrogoat deliver death and thrash metal from the Estonian university city of Tartu, combining extreme metal's aggression with their goat-themed absurdity. Active since 2001, they're veterans of the Baltic extreme scene.
Surrounded by Putrefaction deliver brutal death metal from Santa Marta de Tormes near Salamanca, channeling decomposition-themed horror through crushing compositions. Formed in 2021, they bring Castilian putrefaction to the Spanish extreme scene.
Suru deliver melodic death metal from the central Spanish cities of Guadalajara and Toledo, combining Scandinavian melodeath influences with Castilian intensity. Active since 2012, they bring melodic sophistication to the La Mancha/New Castile region.
Surujuhla (Finnish for "Funeral Party") deal in death metal from the Ostrobothnian town of Ylivieska, channeling the paradox of celebration and mourning. Formed in 2022, they bring funeral-festive brutality to the western Finnish scene.
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