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Sons of Sorrow deliver melodic deathcore from the eastern Finnish town of Kontiolahti, combining Scandinavian melodeath with modern breakdowns. Active since 2013, they bring sorrowful intensity to the North Karelia scene.
Soriben deliver melodic death and black metal from Seville, combining Scandinavian extreme metal influences with Andalusian passion. Active since 2009, they bring the warmth of southern Spain to the cold fury of Nordic-inspired extremity.
Sorrowed deliver heavy and melodic death metal from Helsinki, combining classic metal foundations with melodeath's emotional intensity. Active since 2012, they bring heartfelt sorrow to the Finnish capital's metal landscape.
Sorrowseed is a Boston band formed in 2012 that weaves together melodic death metal, black metal, and gothic metal into a theatrically dark and melodically ambitious sound, building a steady cult following in the New England metal scene.
Melodic death metal band based in Vienna, Austria, blending Scandinavian-influenced melodicism with aggressive death metal foundations. Their compositions balance technical precision with accessible hooks, contributing to Vienna's diverse extreme metal landscape.
Stockholm's Soturi pair melodic death metal and metalcore from the Swedish capital since 2024. Their Finnish name meaning "warrior" channels the martial spirit of Scandinavia's eastern neighbor into compositions of freshly-minted, melodically aggressive metal.
Soul Demise traces its origins to Neumarkt, Bavaria, Germany in 1993 under the name Inhuman, before adopting the current name in 1998. The band's melodic death metal sound is rooted in the Gothenburg school, particularly the influence of At the Gates, filtered through a German perspective. Their debut Beyond Human Perception (2000) was followed by Blind (2005) and Acts of Hate (2009), with the band building their reputation through tours alongside Napalm Death, Immolation, and Dismember. Against the Abyss, released in 2025, marks the band's return after an extended hiatus.
Soul Deprived is a melodic death metal and djent band formed in 2022, fusing the Scandinavian-influenced melodic death metal tradition with the rhythmic complexity and polyrhythmic textures of djent.
Soul Embraced is a Little Rock, Arkansas band formed in 2013 that blends melodic death metal with metalcore, having built a following within Christian metal circles while delivering technically accomplished and heavy music.
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