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Soul Giant is a progressive metalcore band from Lafayette, Louisiana, formed in 2023, combining the technical ambition of progressive metal with the heaviness and structure of modern metalcore.
Soul Inside is a groove metal and metalcore band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2018. They blend the rhythmic heaviness of groove metal with metalcore's aggressive riffing and dynamic song structures.
Zevenaar's Soulnerve blend metalcore and thrash metal from the Gelderland border town since 2014. Their neural-spiritual name channels raw nerve endings into compositions of emotional and physical intensity.
Souls for Sale blend metalcore with thrash metal from Bielefeld, creating a crossover sound that combines modern breakdowns with old-school velocity. Active since 2010, they represent the intersection of two eras of aggressive German music.
Sound of Serenity is a Chicago, Illinois band formed in 2009 that combines metalcore's structural intensity with death metal's brutal sonic palette, operating in the space between melody-driven breakdowns and more extreme territory.
Sound of Silence deliver melodic death metal and metalcore from the Asturian city of Gijon, combining Scandinavian melodeath with modern heaviness. Active since 2007, they bring Simon & Garfunkel-referencing intensity to the Cantabrian coast.
Metalcore band from Kapelle-op-den-Bos in Flemish Brabant, active since 2016. Their breakdown-heavy approach channels emotional intensity through the rhythmic aggression and dynamic shifts characteristic of modern metalcore.
Source of Mysteries is a metalcore band from Montevideo, Uruguay, originally formed in 2011 and reconstituted in late 2016. The five-piece lineup — featuring two guitarists, drums, bass, and vocals — has released two albums, Resiliencia and Trauma, available on Bandcamp.
South Arsenal is a Chicago, Illinois band formed in 2017 that blends thrash metal's speed and aggression with metalcore's structural dynamics, carving out a hard-edged sound in the city's active heavy music scene.
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