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Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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This Godless Endeavor (2005)
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Survival Is Suicide deal in death metal from Gava near Barcelona, their paradoxical name channeling existential crisis through extreme compositions. Active since 2011, they bring nihilistic intensity to the Catalan death metal scene.
Suspectum is a Cincinnati, Ohio death and groove metal outfit formed in 2024, merging the brutality of death metal with the syncopated heaviness of groove to forge a punishing and rhythmically direct sound.
Suspiciona crafts melodic black/death metal from Montpellier, active since 2009. Their compositions blend the atmospheric sweep of melodic black metal with death metal's visceral impact, seasoned by Mediterranean sensibility.
Suspiral forge black/death metal from Galicia, channeling the genre's darkest impulses from Spain's green, Atlantic northwest. Active since 2015, they bring spiraling darkness to the Galician extreme underground.
SustainCore plays thrash/death metal from Vienne, the ancient Roman city south of Lyon, since 2019. Their name suggests endurance and resilience, qualities reflected in their relentless approach to high-intensity extreme metal.
Susurrant Void is a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania death-doom project formed in 2025, combining the glacial tempos and funereal atmosphere of funeral doom with the harsh, downtuned attack of death metal.
Susurro deliver death/thrash metal from the Rems Valley towns of Allmersbach im Tal and Backnang, channeling extreme aggression from the Baden-Wurttemberg countryside. Formed in 2019, their whispering Latin name contrasts with the volume of their output.
Doom/death/black metal band from Banja Luka, active since 2011, fusing the crushing weight of doom with the aggression of death and black metal. Their multi-genre approach creates a dense, oppressive sound that draws from the darkest corners of extreme metal.
Sutrah delivers melodic death metal with deathcore elements from Bayonne in the French Basque Country, active since 2017. Their compositions bridge Scandinavian melodeath traditions with modern breakdown-driven heaviness, forged at the crossroads of French and Basque cultures.
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