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Atmospheric sludge metal collective from Knokke-Heist featuring the unusual lineup of two guitars and two bass players, creating walls of low-end heaviness since 2008. Their albums "Psychedelic Bugtown" (2008) and "Chasing Swans" (2010) explore themes of political activism and personal liberation through dynamic, genre-bending compositions.
Moscow's Sensum pair heavy and power metal from the Russian capital since 2008. Their Latin name meaning "perception" channels sensory awareness into nearly two decades of melodically driven compositions.
South Carolina's Sent by Ravens delivered catchy, uplifting post-hardcore on Tooth & Nail Records, with vocalist Zach Riner's dynamic range driving albums 'Our Graceful Words' and 'Mean What You Say.' Drawing comparisons to Finch, Blindside, and Emery, the band built a devoted following in the Christian rock scene before going on hiatus in 2012.
Sentence channel doom/death metal from the Lower Saxon cities of Garbsen and Luneburg, building crushing, verdict-like compositions that sentence listeners to slow-motion devastation. Their dual-city base spans the northern German lowlands.
Sentenced evolved from raw death metal into gothic metal and rock, becoming one of Finland's most beloved and tragic metal acts. Based in the Oulu area, their albums from "Amok" to "The Funeral Album" traced an arc from northern Finnish extremity to melancholic, introspective rock before the band's dissolution.
Chelyabinsk's Sentenced to Time deliver groove metal from the Ural industrial city since 2019. Their temporal-imprisonment name and meteor-strike-city origins channel the weight of time itself into rhythmically heavy compositions.
Sentences deliver death metal from the Lorraine town of Sarrebourg, channeling extreme aggression from the French-German border region. Active since 2016, they bring judicial-themed brutality to the Grand Est underground.
Sentencia Ácida is a crossover/thrash metal band from Barcelona, Anzoátegui, Venezuela, formed in 2014 and operating independently. The band has released two recordings — República del Silencio and Acta est Fabula — blending the aggressive tempos of thrash metal with the punk-rooted energy of crossover. Their Bandcamp profile, registered to Barcelona, Venezuela, confirms the same lineup behind both releases.
Modena's Sententia Mortis blend black and melodic black metal with a Latin name meaning "sentence of death" since 2012. Their Emilian base connects them to a region with a thriving extreme metal underground.
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