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Syphilis have been dealing in thrash and death metal from the Bavarian town of Winhoring since 2003, their disease name reflecting the genre's tradition of morbid nomenclature. Their two decades of activity represent a sustained commitment to extreme metal from rural Upper Bavaria.
Syphilis Ate Her Baby is a deathcore band from Galesburg, Illinois, active since 2007, combining the breakdown-driven heaviness of metalcore with death metal's technical brutality and shock-value lyrical sensibility.
Syphoned is a progressive death/thrash metal band from Detroit, Michigan, formed in 2022, merging the technical complexity of progressive metal with the driving aggression of thrash and death metal.
Syphonvision deliver melodic death metal from the Arctic city of Rovaniemi, combining Scandinavian melodeath with siphoned, filtered intensity. Active since 2018, they bring Lapland vision to the Finnish melodeath landscape.
Bergen, Norway's Syrach formed in 1993, developing a heavy and crushing strain of death-doom metal characterized by down-tuned riffs, hypnotic drumming, and raw vocals. The band signed to Napalm Records and released albums including A Dark Burial and Days of Wrath (2007), establishing them as a consistent force in the Norwegian doom underground. Their lyrical content gravitates toward themes of death, evil, and anti-Christianity, and the band has been inactive in recent years.
Syranic blend metalcore with melodic death metal from Aachen, combining modern breakdowns with Scandinavian melodeath's harmonic sophistication. Active since 2010, they bring hybrid intensity to the Euregio tri-border region.
Syrebris is a progressive death metal band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2013, weaving intricate song structures and technical proficiency into a sound that balances brutality with compositional depth.
Formed in Tirana in 1999 under the name Oblivion, Syrgjyn renamed themselves in 2003 and went on to release "Manifest of Essence," historically noted as the first death metal album published in Albania. Their sound evolved from melodic death metal roots to incorporate industrial touches and heavy metal melodic elements across both guitars and vocals.
Syrictus is a death metal band from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, formed in 2017, crafting crushing, straightforward death metal within the long tradition of Midwestern underground brutality.
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