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Piles of Festering Decomposition (2020)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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When Everything Means Nothing (Cinematic) (2021)
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The Anthropocene Extinction (2015)
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Solstice Rider are a Baltimore, Maryland band formed in 2021 who blend melodic death metal's harmonic intensity with the anthemic drive of power metal, crafting a sound that balances grandiose songwriting with heavier, aggressive underpinnings.
Somber are a Lansing, Michigan melodic death metal band formed in 2017, channeling the genre's Scandinavian influences into a Midwestern context with an emphasis on melodic guitar work and expressive, heavy songwriting.
Somberlain is a melodic death metal act formed in 2010 whose name pays homage to Dissection's debut record, suggesting a reverence for the darker, more atmospheric end of the melodic death metal spectrum.
Somnae are a Seattle, Washington melodic death/progressive metal band formed in 2010, combining the harmonic aggression of melodic death metal with progressive compositional approaches that reflect the Pacific Northwest's experimental heavy music tradition.
Novosibirsk's Somnambular Dance deliver melodic death metal from Siberia's largest city since 2015. Their sleepwalking-dance name channels the graceful movements of unconscious wandering into compositions that balance technical precision with Siberian intensity.
Son of Mourning is a melodic death metal band from Albany, New York, formed in 2007, crafting heavy, harmony-driven compositions in the tradition of Scandinavian-influenced American death metal.
Sonicmind deliver melodic death/thrash metal from Tampere, combining the harmonic sophistication of melodeath with thrash's aggressive velocity. Active since 2012, they bring mind-expanding sonic fury to the Pirkanmaa extreme scene.
SonosFear deliver melodic death metal and metalcore from Zaragoza, combining Scandinavian melodeath influences with modern breakdowns. Active since 2014, they bring sonic terror to the Aragonese metal scene.
Sons of Aeon craft melodic death metal from Jyvaskyla, channeling eternal themes through the Scandinavian melodeath tradition. Active since 2013, they bring age-spanning intensity to the central Finnish scene.
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