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Masters of Morbidity (2022)
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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Liars & Thieves (2024)
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Cerveteri's Sulphur and Mercury play heavy metal from the ancient Etruscan necropolis town since 2024. Their alchemical name and archaeologically rich setting create a uniquely esoteric context for traditional metal.
Sumerlands is a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania heavy metal band formed in 2016, led by guitarist Arthur Rizk and celebrated for their lush, riff-driven sound that pays homage to 1980s epic and occult heavy metal traditions.
Summoning Sickness forge epic heavy and doom metal from Aalborg in northern Jutland, combining the grandeur of epic metal with doom's crushing weight. Formed in 2022, they bring spell-casting heaviness to the North Jutland underground.
Sun Gods in Exile is a heavy metal and Southern rock-influenced band from Portland, Maine, formed in 2009, blending classic hard rock swagger with the earthy, blues-inflected grit of Southern metal.
Sunbuilder is a heavy metal band from Cleveland, Ohio, formed in 2020, drawing on a range of metal styles to craft a sound rooted in the city's long tradition of blue-collar hard rock and metal.
Sunlord is a New York-based heavy/speed metal act formed in 2013, channeling the raw energy of classic 1980s metal with a hard-driving, no-frills approach rooted in traditional heavy metal riffing and high-octane tempos.
Sunrunner is a heavy metal and progressive rock band from Portland, Maine, formed in 2005, blending melodic hard rock sensibilities with progressive metal structures in a sound informed by the classic and modern ends of the genre.
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Sunset Boulevard play heavy metal and hard rock from Granada, channeling classic rock-and-metal energy from the foot of the Sierra Nevada. Active since 2018, they bring Hollywood-named swagger to the Andalusian scene.
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