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Moshkinstein (2019)
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Architects Of A New Weave (Deluxe Album) (2026)
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Necromanteum (2023)
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Heavy Sludge / Death Metal / Hardcore out of Texas.
Death metal band from the Ghent/Aalst area blending black, death, brutal, and progressive metal elements, whose 2014 tracks "Salvation" and "Malus Triumfat" feature a guest solo from Christian Muenzner (Obscura, Necrophagist). Their technically ambitious approach and high-profile collaborations signal serious intent within Belgium's extreme metal scene.
Skirmish deliver thrash and death metal from the northeastern Finnish town of Kajaani, channeling extreme aggression from the Kainuu wilderness. Formed in 2020, they bring frontline-battle intensity to one of Finland's most remote metal scenes.
Minneapolis's Skjolden, formed in 2025, pursue a melodic black/death metal sound named after a Norwegian fjord village — marrying Scandinavian-influenced melodicism with the intensity of death metal in the tradition of Minneapolis's long-running extreme metal underground.
Sklepmaster deal in melodic death/thrash metal from the Moravian-Silesian border region, combining the melodic sophistication of Scandinavian melodeath with thrash's aggression. Active since 2011, they've built a steady body of work from their small-town base.
Skolopendar deal in death metal from Trier, named after the giant centipede genus in keeping with death metal's tradition of biological horror. Active since 2019, they bring arthropod-themed brutality to Germany's oldest city.
Saint Petersburg's Skorb' pair death and doom metal from the cultural capital since 2021. Their Russian name meaning "sorrow" or "grief" channels the emotional weight of mourning into compositions that merge crushing heaviness with funereal atmosphere.
Skorbut blast through brutal death metal and grindcore from Berlin, emerging in 2025 with the diseased intensity their scurvy-inspired name suggests. Their German capital output channels the most extreme end of the death/grind spectrum.
Los Angeles's Skorched pull from thrash, death metal, and hardcore in equal measure — a crossover-minded trio active since 2017 that reflects the city's long tradition of genre-blurring underground acts where pit culture and riff weight converge.
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