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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Satyron craft gothic metal from the southeastern Finnish town of Loviisa, drawing their name from Greek mythology's woodland spirits. Active since 2015, they bring dark romantic themes to the Uusimaa coast.
Gothic metal band from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, formed in 2009, featuring vocalist Melissa Ironn, guitarist Marlon Lago, drummer Andrêss Fontanella, and bassist Jackson Harvelle. The band released their debut EP Find the Way in 2010 and their first full-length The Otherside in 2015 through Shinigami Records.
Scar of the Sun is an Athenian melodic metal band formed in 2004, originally active in London before establishing themselves in Greece with a sound that evolved from atmospheric modern metal toward a blend of metalcore, djent, and melodic groove metal. After releasing their first two albums A Series of Unfortunate Concurrencies and In Flood on Scarlet Records to favorable reviews, the band signed to Napalm Records and released Inertia in May 2021. The band has toured alongside acts including Dark Tranquillity, Paradise Lost, and Pain of Salvation, and headlined the Greek summer festival Rockwave.
Pordenone's ScareCrown craft gothic metal from the Friulian plains. Their name conjures unsettling carnival imagery, fitting for a sound that trades in the darkly theatrical traditions of the genre.
Scarlett craft gothic and doom metal from Magdeburg, blending dark romanticism with crushing heaviness from the capital of Saxony-Anhalt. Formed in 2022, they bring brooding atmosphere to the eastern German metal scene.
Lulea's Scheitan have evolved across multiple genres from the Norrbotten capital since their formation. Named from the Arabic word for devil, their stylistic journey from black metal through death 'n' roll to gothic rock reflects the restless creative spirit of Sweden's Arctic north.
Schwarzer Engel ("Black Angel") craft what they call "Modern Dark Metal" from Stuttgart, performing exclusively in German and building several tracks that became "well-known goth hymns worldwide." Founded in 2007 by Dave Jason, their eight albums blend gothic grandeur with dark metal intensity, earning them a devoted international following.
Schweigen ("Silence") have been crafting gothic and industrial metal from Gera since 1995, making them one of the longest-running acts in Thuringia's metal scene. Their three decades of activity bridge the entire post-reunification era of eastern German heavy music.
Scion blend melodic death metal with gothic metal from Schoppingen in North Rhine-Westphalia, weaving dark romanticism through aggressive melodeath frameworks. Their Munsterland origins place them in a rural setting that contrasts with their sophisticated genre fusion.
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