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Chicago's Schizophrenia are a thrash metal act formed in 2020, bringing the genre's raw energy to one of America's most historically metal cities. Their Bandcamp handle — schizophrenia-be — suggests a possible connection to or reverence for the Belgian thrash scene, adding a transatlantic edge to music rooted in speed, aggression, and classic genre fundamentals.
Schleisse Stankend Gliud blast through black, thrash, and death metal from Guben on the Polish border, channeling multi-genre extremity from one of Brandenburg's easternmost towns. Active since 2003, they're veterans of the eastern German underground.
Schmorf blend progressive, avant-garde, and thrash metal from the Ostrobothnian city of Kokkola, creating a genre-defying hybrid that refuses easy categorization. Active since 2018, they bring experimental ambition to the Finnish underground.
Science Fiction craft atmospheric power/thrash metal from Prague, combining the melodic ambition of power metal with thrash's aggressive edge. Their sci-fi-themed approach brings a conceptual dimension to their heavy compositions.
Scila deliver groove and thrash metal from Alicante on Spain's Mediterranean coast, combining rhythmic heaviness with thrash velocity. Active since 2014, they bring sun-scorched aggression to the Valencian Community.
Scolopendra blast through thrash and death metal from Paris, named after the giant centipede genus. Active since 2015, they bring many-legged aggression to the French capital's extreme scene.
Scoria is a thrash metal and crossover band from La Paz, Bolivia, with roots stretching back to 1992, making them one of the longer-running acts in the country's metal underground. The band released a string of full-lengths across the 2000s and 2010s — including Anti-Bolivia (2000), Sol (2002), Resistencia (2004), and Inmortal (2018) — documenting over two decades of politically charged and socially critical Bolivian metal. Their 2021 live album Vive captures the band's enduring presence on the La Paz scene.
Scorn have been delivering death and thrash metal from the Basque-French border town of Saint-Jean-de-Luz since 1992, making them veterans of the Pays Basque extreme scene. Their three decades of scornful aggression represent remarkable longevity.
Scornforger thrash from the French Riviera towns of Nice, Frejus, Beaulieu-sur-Mer, and Peira Cava, combining aggressive velocity with the glamorous Mediterranean coast as their unlikely backdrop. Emerging in 2025, they bring Cote d'Azur fury to the French thrash scene.
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