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State Of Unrest (2023)
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Sad Fact deliver thrash and heavy metal from Pilsen, the Czech beer capital that has also brewed its share of aggressive music. Formed in 2024, they bring classic metal energy to the western Bohemian scene.
Sadhayena play heavy metal and hard rock from Nantes, channeling classic metal energy from the Loire-Atlantique capital. Active since 2017, they bring western French traditional metal fire to the scene.
Gothenburg's Saffire explore progressive heavy metal from Sweden's metal capital since 2022. Their gemstone-fire name channels the internal luminescence of precious stones into compositions of technical ambition from the West Coast.
Heavy metal band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, formed in 2015 under the name Stormqueen before renaming to Sagittarion in 2017. The band released the five-track EP Reborn in June 2018 as an independent digital release, running twenty-two minutes across tracks including "Scarlet Rose," "Rock 'n' Roll Armageddon," and "Gypsy and the Beast."
Thrash/heavy metal band from Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil, formed in July 2014 by members from several local acts including Spharion and Eternal Cry; the name is the bassist Protásio Vargas's surname spelled backwards. The band released the EPs The Lynching (2015), themed around the 1950 burning of Chapecó's central church and mob killing, and Masked People (2017), before recording their debut full-length Kingdom of Chaos in January 2019 with vocalist Luciano Bravo, guitarist Guilherme Luan, and drummer Roberto Rodrigues.
Sainte Ombre ("Holy Shadow") craft symphonic heavy metal from La Roche-sur-Yon in the Vendee, layering orchestral grandeur over classic metal frameworks. Formed in 2024, they bring sacred-shadow intensity to the western French scene.
Saintsbleed forge heavy metal from Schwabisch Hall in Baden-Wurttemberg, delivering classic metal energy from one of Germany's most picturesque medieval towns. Their sound draws on the timeless tradition of European heavy metal.
Sake Mate play heavy metal and hard rock from Madrid, their Japanese-drink-themed name adding an international twist to their classic Spanish metal. Active since 2005, they've spent two decades delivering riff-driven heaviness from the capital.
Huntington Beach's Salem have built their sound since 2013 around progressive heavy and power metal — melodic without being soft, technically ambitious without losing sight of the riff. They bring a Southern California clarity to a style often associated with European grandeur, delivering anthemic songwriting grounded in genuine metal craft.
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