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Masters of Morbidity (2022)
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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Sodden is a doom and sludge metal band from Omaha, Nebraska, formed in 2024, delivering slow, oppressive riffs draped in the heavy, feedback-laden texture characteristic of the American Midwest sludge underground.
Sofa King Killer is a sludge and doom metal band from Akron, Ohio, formed in 2000, blending Southern rock grooves with the suffocating heaviness of the Midwest sludge tradition across more than two decades of activity.
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.
Korolyov's Soileater pair stoner and doom metal from the Moscow-region space-industry city since 2020. Their earth-consuming name and origins in the home of Russian mission control create a contrast between terrestrial consumption and celestial aspiration.
Sola Angor is a sludge and doom metal band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, formed in 2022, crafting slow, heavy compositions steeped in misery and weight within a Twin Cities scene known for its commitment to underground extremity.
Solar Halos is a stoner and doom metal band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, formed in 2012, crafting slow-burning, fuzz-drenched compositions that reflect the hazy, psychedelic atmosphere of the American stoner doom tradition.
Solar Monolith is a stoner and doom metal band from Warren, Michigan, formed in 2023, generating massive, slow-rolling riffs shaped by the Midwest's tradition of heavy, grounded musical heaviness.
Solar Spine blend progressive rock, gothic/death metal, and doom from the gemstone-cutting town of Idar-Oberstein in the Hunsruck mountains. Active since 2008, their genre-spanning approach creates a multi-faceted sound that reflects the geological diversity of their surroundings.
Solarfall is a heavy and power metal band from Arvada, Colorado, formed in 2017, crafting melodic, anthem-driven material rooted in the classic traditions of American power metal with the Rocky Mountain region as its backdrop.
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