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Termination Redux (EP) (2024)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Sacristia deliver melodic death metal from Malaga on the Costa del Sol, combining Scandinavian melodeath influences with Mediterranean passion. Active since 2014, they bring melodic extremity to Andalusia's sun-drenched coast.
Saeculum Obscurum ("Dark Age") deliver melodic death metal from Munich, bringing Scandinavian-influenced melodeath to the Bavarian capital. Their Latin name reflects a thematic engagement with history's darkest chapters.
Sallimus deliver melodic death metal from Oulu, combining Scandinavian melodeath's harmonic sophistication with northern Finnish intensity. Emerging in 2025, they bring Arctic melodic extremity to the Finnish death metal landscape.
Kragujevac's Samerah Ray pair death and melodic death metal from the central Serbian city since 2014. Their distinctive name and Šumadija origins channel the heartland of Serbian identity into compositions balancing brutality with melody.
Sami Anttila crafts melodic death and groove metal from the Finnish underground, building engaging compositions as a solo project. Active since 2008, his work brings personal artistic vision to the Finnish metal landscape.
Sanctuary of Hate deliver melodic death and thrash metal from Lahti, combining the harmonic sophistication of melodeath with thrash's aggressive velocity. Formed in 2019, they bring hateful sanctuary to the Paijat-Hame extreme scene.
Petrozavodsk's Sandarmoh pair black, death, and melodic death metal named for the infamous Soviet execution site since 2019. Their Karelian origins and memorial name channel the weight of historical atrocity into extreme compositions.
Uzlovaya's Sangvis pair death, melodic death, and metalcore from the Tula region since 2018. Their Latin blood-name and central Russian origins channel vital fluid into compositions of multi-genre intensity.
Yekaterinburg's Sarpentra merge black, death, and melodic death metal from the Ural capital since 2013. Their serpentine name and gateway-to-Asia origins channel ophidian darkness into multi-genre compositions.
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