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Where Fear And Weapons Meet (2021)
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Hold Your Children Close and Pray for Oblivion (2016)
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Für Kaiser, Volk und Vaterland! / Stoßtrupp 1917 (2018)
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Supergoria is a blackened heavy metal band from Providence, Rhode Island, formed in 2019, fusing the raw menace of black metal with the riff-heavy swagger of traditional heavy metal in a style that echoes acts like Midnight and Nifelheim.
Superstition is a melodic heavy metal band from Chicago, Illinois, with roots stretching back to 1993, drawing on classic metal traditions with a focus on powerful riffing and melodic songwriting.
Supervillain is a New York heavy metal band formed in 2017, crafting arena-ready traditional metal with a theatrical, grandiose edge rooted in classic genre conventions.
Supreme Court play heavy metal from Espoo near Helsinki, channeling judicial authority through classic metal compositions. Formed in 2022, they bring legal-system gravitas to the Finnish capital region.
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Surreal is a heavy metal band from Wendell, North Carolina, formed in 2019, drawing on classic heavy metal conventions with a straightforward approach to riff-driven songwriting in the state's underground scene.
Surrender is a heavy metal band from Pasadena, California, formed in 2011, rooted in the classic heavy metal sound of Southern California's historically fertile underground with a straightforward, riff-centered approach.
Surveillance is a Detroit, Michigan heavy metal act formed in 2014, drawing on the city's blue-collar hard rock heritage to deliver driving, riff-forward metal with a traditional sensibility.
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