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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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Soheil Al Fard is a melodic death metal project from Pittsburg, Kansas, formed in 2014, crafting hook-driven compositions that balance melodic sensibility with the aggression of death metal in a largely self-contained operation.
Stockholm's Sohlberg deliver melodic death metal from the Swedish capital since 2020. Their surname-styled name and capital-city origins channel Scandinavian heritage into compositions of melody-driven intensity.
Karlskrona's Soijl pair melodic doom and death metal from the Blekinge naval base since 2015. Their soil-derived name and Baltic military-port origins channel the weight of the earth itself into compositions of over a decade of crushing, melodic heaviness.
Sojourn in Existence is a progressive black/death metal band from Oregon, formed in 2021, weaving complex compositional structures and introspective themes through a framework of blackened extremity and progressive expansion.
Sokushinbutsu is a grindcore, death metal, and crust punk band from Baltimore, Maryland, formed in 2013, named after the Japanese practice of self-mummification and channeling that extreme dedication into ferociously short, punishing compositions.
Sol Ether is a death metal band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 2022, contributing to the New England extreme metal scene with a straightforward dedication to the genre's core sonic brutality.
Sol Terminus is a blackened death metal band from Columbia, Missouri, formed in 2024, blending the cold ferocity of black metal with the crushing heaviness of death metal in one of the region's newer extreme metal outfits.
Solace and Stable is a technical melodic death metal and metalcore band from St. Louis, Missouri, formed in 2012, merging intricate guitar work and melodic songwriting with the rhythmic intensity of metalcore.
Solace in Black is a death/thrash metal band from Seattle, Washington, formed in 2010, combining the technical ferocity of death metal with thrash's relentless momentum within the Pacific Northwest's long-established extreme metal community.
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