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Moscow's Shallow Rivers pair death and doom metal from the Russian capital since 2009. Over fifteen years, their name of diminished waterways has yielded compositions that explore the drying channels of existence.
Shallow Waters blend melodic, post-black, and doom metal from the Basque town of Arrasate-Mondragon, creating an atmospheric hybrid that draws from multiple dark genres. Formed in 2020, they bring Basque depth to the Spanish atmospheric metal scene.
Shalrath is an American solo or small-unit project operating in the crushing overlap of funeral doom, black metal, and death metal — a trio of extreme forms rarely fused with this much deliberate patience since the project's 2013 formation. Their sound moves at glacial tempos with a suffocating atmosphere drawn equally from the void-seeking qualities of each genre.
Siversky's Shamayna merge doom, sludge, and stoner metal from the Leningrad Oblast village since 2021. Their shamanic name and rural origins near Saint Petersburg channel spiritual healing rituals into compositions of multi-layered heaviness.
Stoner/doom band from Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, formed in 2024. The five-piece lineup — JP Vieira on vocals, Arthur Biscotto and Daniel Hochwart on guitars, Iggor Concolatto on bass, and Lucas de Lucca on drums — recorded their self-titled Demo live at Rise Together Studio in May 2024, releasing it in August of that year.
Shape of Despair are one of Finland's most acclaimed atmospheric/funeral doom metal acts, crafting vast, slow-motion soundscapes from Helsinki that channel profound desolation. Their albums have earned them a devoted international following for their ability to transform despair into monumentally beautiful compositions.
Fort Worth's Sharpy operate at the slow, contemplative end of metal's spectrum, fusing progressive doom with post-metal's textural depth since 2011 and contributing to North Texas's underappreciated experimental heavy scene. Their compositions favor gradual dynamic shifts and atmospheric density over conventional song structures, building weight through patience and layering.
Shattered Sigh craft melodic doom/death metal from Barcelona, combining crushing heaviness with sorrowful melodies. Active since 2011, they bring the emotional weight of a broken sigh to the Catalan extreme metal scene.
Shelvy is a stoner and doom metal band from Banfield, in the Buenos Aires metropolitan area, whose debut full-length Vol. 1 (2018) was recorded between November 2017 and September 2018 at Estudio MAD by Marcelo D'Addona and mastered by Cesar Barrabia at Estudio Rockville. The eight-track album, which includes songs such as "Medusa," "Nautilus," and "Apocalipsis," established the band within Argentina's growing heavy underground scene.
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