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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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AMENRA "Vanuytsel 7"" (2021)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Kharkiv's Soom pair stoner, doom, and sludge metal from Ukraine's embattled second city since 2014. Over a decade from the eastern metropolis, their enigmatic name has channeled the weight of the steppe into compositions of multi-layered, fuzz-drenched heaviness.
Soothsayer are a thrash metal band from Phoenix, Arizona, formed in 2021, playing aggressive, riff-driven metal in the classic tradition of the genre within the Southwest's active thrash underground.
Sooz blend doom, sludge, and crust from the northern Finnish city of Oulu, combining crushing heaviness with punk's raw urgency. Formed in 2022, they bring multi-genre aggression to the Ostrobothnia underground.
Leusden's Sordid Empire pair doom and sludge metal from the Utrecht suburb since 2024. Their name of degraded dominion channels the decline of power into compositions of oppressive, crumbling weight.
Sorm are a Seattle, Washington band formed in 2018 that fuses black metal's cold ferocity with the slow, punishing weight of sludge and doom metal, reflecting the Pacific Northwest's fertile ground for dark, heavy hybrid sounds.
Dallas blackened doom/sludge. Crushing, atmospheric heaviness.
Sorus is a progressive sludge metal band from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, formed in 2016, combining the slow, crushing weight of sludge with the dynamic song structures and technical ambition of progressive metal.
Sorxe is a Phoenix, Arizona post-metal and sludge metal band formed in 2013, crafting heavy, slow-burning compositions that balance visceral heaviness with atmospheric, expansive passages.
SOT is a New York sludge, doom, and hardcore hybrid band formed in 2011, fusing the oppressive heaviness of sludge and doom metal with the confrontational energy of hardcore punk.
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