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Sutratma is a Santa Barbara, California funeral doom and death metal project formed in 2012, producing lengthy, oppressively slow compositions that dwell in dense atmospheres of grief and decay.
Suttee blend melodic death metal with gothic metal from Kappel, combining aggressive extremity with dark romantic atmospheres. Active since 2016, their name (from the Indian funeral practice) reflects the intense devotion and sacrifice in their music.
Suture is a brutal death metal band from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, formed in 2017, delivering technically proficient, unrelentingly heavy music in the tradition of American slam and brutal death metal.
Suture Self is a Thomasville, North Carolina death and thrash metal band formed in 2022, channeling the aggression of both styles into a direct, riff-heavy assault.
Suture-Self is a Milwaukee, Wisconsin death and groove metal band formed in 2022, fusing the brutality of death metal with the rhythmic, mid-paced heaviness characteristic of the groove tradition.
Suvilehto craft melodic progressive death metal from the northern Finnish city of Oulu, building elaborate compositions that combine technical ambition with melodic depth. Active since 2013, they bring summer-grove serenity to the Ostrobothnia extreme scene.
Svardom plays death metal from Rennes in Brittany, active since 2017. Their Norse-influenced name brings Scandinavian darkness to the Celtic-rooted cultural landscape of western France.
Svart Crown has established themselves as one of France's premier black/death metal acts since forming in Nice in 2008. Their albums on labels like Century Media have earned them international recognition, and their ferocious live performances have made them fixtures at European metal festivals.
Svart Sun merges black and death metal from the Champagne capital of Reims, formed in 2024. Their Norse name, meaning 'black sun,' draws on Nordic esoteric symbolism to frame compositions of ritualistic intensity.
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