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Soulmass is a Florida death-doom band formed in 2013, weaving the morbid atmosphere of doom metal into a death metal framework. Their sound pulls from the slow, crushing traditions of both genres, reflecting Florida's deep history in extreme music.
Soulpreacher is a sludge and doom metal band from Raleigh, North Carolina, active since 2000. One of the longer-running acts in the Southeast's heavy underground, they deliver lumbering, blues-infused heaviness characteristic of Southern sludge.
Salzburg metal band that evolved from doom/death metal origins in 2010 toward a distinctive fusion of doom and folk metal. Their stylistic shift reflects an adventurous approach that incorporates traditional folk elements into the crushing weight of doom, creating a sound uniquely positioned between heaviness and melody.
SoulSteal craft atmospheric doom/death metal from Nicosia, layering melancholic melodies over crushing, slow-tempo heaviness. Active since 2009, they bring Mediterranean atmosphere to the death/doom tradition.
Soundedge craft death and doom metal from the Galician port of A Coruna, building heavy compositions from Spain's Atlantic northwest. Formed in 2020, they bring edge-of-the-world heaviness to the Galician metal scene.
Sour Milk Theorem is a death/doom metal band from Hollywood, Maryland, formed in 2008, blending the funereal weight of doom metal with death metal's guttural heaviness for a sound steeped in slow-motion dread.
Sourvein is a veteran sludge/doom metal band from Wilmington, North Carolina, whose catalog of oppressive, swamp-soaked heaviness has made them a long-standing fixture of the Southern sludge underground since the early 2000s.
Sowbelly is a sludge/doom metal band from Durand, Michigan, active since 2009. They deal in slow, heavy riffs and oppressive atmosphere rooted firmly in the American sludge tradition.
Soyuz is a US stoner/doom metal band formed in 2020, named after the Soviet-era spacecraft and exploring the heavy, hypnotic riff territory where fuzzed-out stoner rock meets the weight of doom.
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