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S U R V I V E is an Austin, Texas quartet formed in 2009 by Michael Stein, Kyle Dixon, Adam Jones, and Mark Donica, crafting dense synthesizer-driven music indebted to 1980s film composers such as John Carpenter, Tangerine Dream, and Giorgio Moroder. The group released the acclaimed album RR7349 in 2016, showcasing slow-tempo compositions blending darkwave, electro, and ambient electronics. Dixon and Stein gained widespread recognition beyond the underground when they composed and performed the score for the Netflix series Stranger Things, winning an Emmy for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music.
Braga's S.A.D. deliver death metal from northern Portugal since 2015. Their melancholic acronym and Minho origins channel the emotional weight of Portugal's ecclesiastical capital into extreme compositions.
S.A.D.O. play heavy metal and hard rock from Berlin, channeling the raw energy of classic German metal through straightforward, riff-driven compositions. Their no-frills approach draws on the tradition of Teutonic heavy metal.
S.C.E.P.T.R.E. deliver thrash metal from the Finnish underground, channeling aggressive velocity through their regally named project. Active since 2014, they bring royal thrash fury to the Nordic scene.
S.C.U.M. (Society for Cutting Up Misogynists) play black metal from Ratiskovice with an explicitly feminist ideological stance that sets them apart from the genre's typically misanthropic or anti-religious themes. Their provocative name and conceptual framework challenge black metal's conventions while honoring its sonic extremity.
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.
Livorno's S.E.T. deliver thrash metal from the Tuscan coast since 2016. Their acronymic name and portside origins give them a utilitarian directness that extends to their no-frills approach to the genre.
Avesta's S.G.R. pair death metal and crust punk from the Dalarna mining town since 2014. Their acronymic identity and origins in the Swedish steel heartland channel industrial grit into compositions of dual-genre aggression.
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