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Vault Of Horrors (2024)
Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Featured Black Metal Album
Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Staya blend thrash, groove, and death metal from Granada, combining multiple aggressive styles from the shadow of the Alhambra. Active since 2014, they bring Moorish-city intensity to the Andalusian extreme scene.
Albuquerque, New Mexico act formed in 2022 working the crossroads of thrash metal, groove metal, and hardcore, delivering punishing mid-tempo riffs alongside aggressive, pit-ready energy.
Steep deliver alternative thrash and groove metal from Tampere, combining unconventional arrangements with aggressive, rhythmic heaviness. Formed in 2019, they bring steep-gradient intensity to the Pirkanmaa scene.
Stemcell is a groove metal band from Muskegon, Michigan. They traffic in the heavy, mid-paced riffing and punishing low-end rhythms that define the groove metal style, emerging from the industrial-influenced musical culture of western Michigan.
Sterile Vision evolved from thrash/death metal origins into progressive heavy and groove metal from Dusseldorf, broadening their sonic palette while maintaining their aggressive edge. Active since 2014, they represent the stylistic evolution possible within the Rhine-Ruhr metal ecosystem.
Stigmata is a metalcore band from Troy, New York, formed in 2008, incorporating strong influences from crossover thrash, groove metal, and traditional thrash metal. Their sound reflects the hybrid, street-level aggression common to the upstate New York underground metal community.
Stilhed (Danish for "Silence") deliver groove and thrash metal from Odense, their quiet name belying the volume and aggression of their output. Formed in 2023, they bring Funen-bred heaviness to the Danish metal scene.
Stobe blend thrash, groove metal, and hardcore from Kirkkonummi near Helsinki, creating a volatile crossover from the greater Helsinki area. Active since 2013, they bring multi-genre aggression to the Uusimaa underground.
Stolen Soul blend metalcore, melodic death, and groove metal from the Basque town of Mungia, creating a versatile aggressive sound. Formed in 2024, they bring soul-theft intensity to the Basque heavy music scene.
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