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Steve Von Till is a solo acoustic and folk project from Oakland, California, formed around 2000, best known as a founding member of the influential post-metal band Neurosis. His solo work draws on American folk, dark Americana, and spoken word traditions, presenting a quieter but equally intense counterpart to his work in Neurosis.
Ladispoli's Stilema deliver folk metal from the Lazio coast near Rome since 2017. Their name, meaning "styleme" in linguistics, suggests a deliberate, structured approach to blending traditional and heavy music.
Stone of Erech forge folk and black metal from Madrid, drawing their name from Tolkien's Middle-earth mythology. Active since 2015, they bring literary fantasy depth to the Spanish folk/black metal crossover.
Stonehaven is a folk/black metal band from Kansas City, Kansas, formed in 2016, weaving traditional folk instrumentation and melody into a foundation of raw, atmospheric black metal.
Stormheit forge folk and black metal from the Tampere suburb of Ylojarvi, combining folk traditions with black metal's atmospheric intensity. Formed in 2023, they bring stormy paganism to the Pirkanmaa underground.
Győr's Stvannyr weave black, doom, and folk metal into a tapestry of Hungarian heritage since 2018. Their multi-genre approach reflects the cultural intersection of their northwestern border-region home.
Founded near Potsdam, Germany in 1992, Subway to Sally blends heavy metal with medieval and folk instrumentation including hurdy-gurdy, bagpipes, shawm, and lute, helping define the medieval metal subgenre. The band achieved their commercial breakthrough with 2001's Herzblut, which peaked at number 15 on the German charts, followed by Nord Nord Ost (2004), which debuted at number 5. Signed to Nuclear Blast and later Napalm Records, they have released over a dozen studio albums across three decades, most recently Post Mortem (2024).
Succumbence is a black metal and folk project from the Black Hills of South Dakota, formed in 2024, interweaving raw black metal aggression with folk and ambient textures inspired by the rugged landscapes of the Northern Plains.
Suidakra are one of Germany's premier melodic death/black/folk metal acts from Dusseldorf, blending Celtic mythology and folk melodies with aggressive extreme metal. Their extensive discography and international touring have made them one of the most respected folk-tinged extreme metal bands in Europe.
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