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Ride the Flatline (feat. Jami Morgan & Code Orange) (2024)
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Evidence (2023)
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Surreality is a death/thrash metal band from Hanover, Pennsylvania, formed in 2021, combining the riff velocity and aggression of thrash metal with the sonic brutality of death metal in the tradition of the mid-Atlantic underground.
Surrogoat deliver death and thrash metal from the Estonian university city of Tartu, combining extreme metal's aggression with their goat-themed absurdity. Active since 2001, they're veterans of the Baltic extreme scene.
Surturian deliver thrash metal from Munich, channeling old-school velocity from the Bavarian capital. Formed in 2023, they bring fresh thrash energy to one of Germany's major metal cities.
Survival Method is a Fort Worth, Texas crossover thrash act formed in 2014, fusing the rapid tempos and pit-ready energy of hardcore punk with the technical bite of thrash metal.
Suspended Animation is a thrash metal band from Schenectady, New York, formed in 2011, playing aggressive, riff-driven music rooted in the East Coast underground thrash scene.
Suspending Animation is a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania band formed in 2017 that weaves together heavy, progressive, and thrash metal, balancing technical ambition with the propulsive drive of classic thrash.
SustainCore plays thrash/death metal from Vienne, the ancient Roman city south of Lyon, since 2019. Their name suggests endurance and resilience, qualities reflected in their relentless approach to high-intensity extreme metal.
Susurrah deliver thrash and heavy metal from Barcelona, channeling whispering intensity through aggressive compositions. Formed in 2019, they bring Catalan fire to the traditional thrash/metal crossover.
Susurro deliver death/thrash metal from the Rems Valley towns of Allmersbach im Tal and Backnang, channeling extreme aggression from the Baden-Wurttemberg countryside. Formed in 2019, their whispering Latin name contrasts with the volume of their output.
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