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Don't Hold Your Breath (2021)
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Among the Shadows (2024)
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The Battle of Cape Fear River (2022)
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Suffer in Black is a blackened doom and post-metal band from Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, formed in 2016, merging the slow, despairing weight of doom metal with raw black metal atmosphere and post-metal dynamics.
Sullust is a sludge and post-metal band from Bethel, Connecticut, formed in 2019, combining the slow, oppressive weight of sludge with post-metal's expansive, atmosphere-driven arrangements.
Sun Scarred is an experimental post-metal band from Cincinnati, Ohio, formed in 2024, pushing metal's textural and structural boundaries through unconventional song architecture and atmospheric density.
Atmospheric post-metal band from Sint-Niklaas in East Flanders, active since 2013, crafting expansive, dynamic compositions that build from quiet introspection to crushing heaviness. Their decade-long presence reflects a sustained commitment to the atmospheric end of the metal spectrum.
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Sunfather is a doom/post-metal band from Memphis, Tennessee, formed in 2017, blending the dark emotional weight of doom with the expansive, textured dynamics of post-metal in a sound shaped by the South.
Sunniva blend doom, sludge, and post-metal from Turku, building expansive, heavy compositions named after the medieval Norwegian saint. Active since 2017, they bring hagiographic weight to the southwestern Finnish scene.
Sunstead craft atmospheric post-metal from Dortmund, building expansive, layered compositions that evoke celestial permanence. Formed in 2024, they bring solar-themed ambience to the Ruhr Valley's growing post-metal landscape.
Surema channel sludge and post-metal from the northern Finnish city of Oulu, building expansive, heavy compositions from the Arctic-adjacent landscape. Formed in 2020, they bring Estonian-named dying to the Ostrobothnia scene.
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