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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Serpent & Spirit (2021)
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Odesa's Sorrowsight pair gothic and doom metal from the Black Sea port since 2020. Their grief-vision name channels the perspective of one who sees only sorrow into darkly atmospheric compositions from Ukraine's maritime jewel.
Soulgrind is a heavy metal band from Mesa, Arizona, active since 2010. They draw from traditional heavy metal's melodic and riff-driven foundations within Arizona's broad hard rock and metal community.
Soulless is a Cleveland, Ohio melodic death and thrash metal band with roots stretching back to 1998. One of Ohio's longer-running extreme metal acts, they combine the melodic sensibility of Swedish-influenced death metal with thrash's technical aggression.
Spawn Winters is a gothic and doom metal band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2016, weaving mournful atmosphere and heavy, downtuned riffs into a sound that draws equally from the melancholic gothic metal tradition and the glacial weight of doom.
Spherical blend melodic death and gothic metal from the central Finnish town of Jamsankoski, combining harmonic sophistication with dark romantic themes. Formed in 2019, they bring well-rounded darkness to the Finnish extreme scene.
Ulyanovsk's Splav craft gothic metal from Lenin's birthplace on the Volga since 2021. Their Russian name meaning "alloy" or "fusion" channels the blending of disparate elements into darkly atmospheric compositions from the middle Volga.
Kharkiv's Spleteniye merge doom, death, and gothic metal from the embattled eastern city since 2020. Their Russian name meaning "interweaving" channels the entanglement of disparate strands into compositions of triple-genre atmospheric complexity.
St. October is a gothic and groove metal band from Davenport, Iowa, formed in 2018, blending melodic gothic atmosphere with the rhythmic punch of groove metal.
Stahlmagen ("Steel Stomach") craft melodic and epic black/gothic metal from Goppingen in Baden-Wurttemberg, blending atmospheric grandeur with the iron constitution their name implies. Active since 2018, they bring an unusually ornate approach to Swabian extreme metal.
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