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Out of Jonesboro, Arkansas, Scootergypsy has been hauling classic speed and heavy metal influence through the South since 2013 with a no-frills directness that feels ripped straight from the genre's early-80s heyday. Their music runs on twin-guitar attack and wiry, hard-rock swagger — the kind that sounds better on a back-road highway than in a concert hall. They sit comfortably in the tradition of NWOBHM-influenced American speed metal, with enough hard rock looseness to keep it from feeling purely academic.
Screaming Souls channel power and speed metal from Cologne, delivering high-velocity anthems with soaring vocal lines and galloping rhythms. Active since 2011, they carry the torch of classic European speed/power metal from the Rhineland.
Sculforge deliver speed and power metal from a Berlin-to-Stuttgart axis, combining the velocity of speed metal with power metal's anthemic grandeur. Their multi-city base reflects a band whose ambitions span the breadth of German metal geography.
Thrash/speed metal band from Liege formed in 2023, injecting fresh energy into Wallonia's metal scene with high-velocity aggression. Their sound bridges the raw speed of early thrash with the relentless attack of speed metal.
Austin's Sex Chamber have been blending stoner metal's fuzz-soaked swagger with speed metal's throttle since 2012, producing a grimy, high-octane sound that thrives in the Texas capital's anything-goes heavy music environment. They move fast and heavy at the same time, rarely letting either impulse win.
Sexorcism blast through speed metal, black metal, and punk from Baden-Wurttemberg, combining three of heavy music's most aggressive strains with tongue-in-cheek provocative imagery. Their genre-defying approach channels the chaotic spirit of early extreme metal crossovers.
Sexton forge speed and heavy metal from Dortmund, channeling the velocity and power of classic metal from the Ruhr Valley. Active since 2016, they carry the torch of traditional speed metal in one of Germany's great industrial cities.
Shiny Daggers deliver speed and black metal from the Danish underground, combining the velocity of speed metal with black metal's dark atmospheres. Formed in 2021, their paradoxically bright name contrasts with their extreme approach.
Shooting Gallery deliver speed metal from Brunswick, channeling the genre's breakneck velocity from the Lower Saxon city. Active since 2015, they carry the torch of classic speed metal with quick-draw intensity.
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