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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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Roseto degli Abruzzi's Sawthis have been crafting groove metal and metalcore from the Adriatic coast since 2006. Nearly two decades of Abruzzese persistence have yielded a sound that is tight, rhythmically complex, and reliably heavy.
Scamp deliver groove and thrash metal from Aarhus, Denmark's second city, combining rhythmic heaviness with thrash's aggressive velocity. Active since 2011, they bring headbang-inducing energy to the Jutland metal scene.
A groove metal band from Graz, Scapegoat channel the heavy, rhythmically dominant side of extreme metal, building tracks around punishing mid-paced riffs and dense, headbang-ready grooves. Their album "For the Broken and the Fallen" documents their output in the Austrian Graz underground metal scene.
Scarecrow play thrash/groove metal and hardcore from Svitavy, blending pit-ready aggression with heavy rhythmic riffing. Formed in 2019, they represent the crossover energy of the modern Czech heavy music scene.
Scars Remain play thrash, death, and groove metal from Amberg in the Upper Palatinate, blending multiple aggressive styles into a versatile, heavy sound. Their Bavarian output channels the energy of all three genres without being confined to any single one.
Champaign, Illinois's Scathe work the intersection of heavy, groove, and thrash metal — a power trio approach built on thick midrange riffs, driving rhythms, and the kind of blue-collar intensity that characterizes the Illinois college-town underground. Formed in 2015, they share only a name (and possibly a Bandcamp handle) with their Pennsylvania counterpart, carving out their own identity through sheer riff tonnage.
Scattered Memories blend melodic groove and death metal from Brunswick, combining rhythmic heaviness with memorable melodic passages. Their Lower Saxon output delivers the best of both worlds: groove metal's headbang-inducing riffs and melodeath's emotional depth.
Huntsville, Alabama's Sciatica fuse sludge metal's oppressive low-end with groove metal's punishing rhythmic impact under the fitting banner of "pain metal" — their Bandcamp handle makes the ethos explicit. Formed in 2020 in the Rocket City, they bring the South's tradition of miserable, crushing heaviness to a city more often associated with aerospace than agony.
Scila deliver groove and thrash metal from Alicante on Spain's Mediterranean coast, combining rhythmic heaviness with thrash velocity. Active since 2014, they bring sun-scorched aggression to the Valencian Community.
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