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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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S.D.I. are speed and thrash metal stalwarts from Osnabruck, part of the storied tradition of German thrash that produced some of the genre's most influential acts. Their Lower Saxon output channels the velocity and aggression that defined the Teutonic thrash movement.
S.D.S. channel speed metal from the Finnish city of Nokia (the phone company's namesake), delivering breakneck velocity with Finnish precision. Formed in 2023, they bring fresh speed metal energy to the Pirkanmaa region.
S.M.F. deliver speed metal from Paris, channeling breakneck velocity from the French capital. Active since 2017, they bring Parisian fire to the French speed metal scene.
Sacrifizer channel speed and black metal from Dillenburg in Hesse, combining the velocity of speed metal with black metal's dark atmospheres. Formed in 2021, they join a growing wave of German acts reviving the raw energy of first-wave black/speed metal.
Raw blackened speed metal channeling Motorhead and Judas Priest through an extreme metal lens. 'Midnight Assassin' is a nine-track ode to serial killers.
Sagittari play power/speed metal from Blansko under the Elastic Dreams umbrella, delivering high-energy compositions with galloping rhythms and melodic leads. Their Czech take on the genre draws from the European power metal tradition while maintaining a distinctive identity.
Sakatu deliver speed and power metal from the Basque town of Abadino, channeling high-velocity energy from the mountainous Basque interior. Active since 2015, they bring Basque fire to the speed/power metal tradition.
Sammohan deliver heavy and speed metal from Jyvaskyla, combining classic metal power with speed metal's velocity. Active since 2016, they bring hypnotic intensity to the central Finnish metal scene.
Speed metal and punk band from Guaianases, São Paulo, formed in 2017 by members performing as A. Sküllcrüshër (guitars), Satanik Ripper (drums and vocals), and Nekrömantical Cörpse (bass). The band released the demo Satanic Killers in 2018 and the EP Cidade Morta in 2019 on Läjä Records, followed by the split Salvete Infernum with Gravedäncer in 2021.
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