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Tietjerk's Sadotank merge black and thrash metal from the Frisian countryside since 2019. Their armored-sadism name channels mechanical violence through compositions of rural Dutch aggression.
Sadraen craft progressive and groove metal from the Picardy city of Amiens, building intricate compositions from northern France. Active since 2014, they bring cathedral-city ambition to the French progressive scene.
Depressive/atmospheric black metal solo project from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, active from 2013 to 2021. The project contributed the track "Frasco de Veneno" to the DSBM Brazil Vol. III compilation (2020), and posthumously released the archival album Madrugada Morta in February 2023, which included unreleased demos and instrumental pieces alongside a collaboration with guitarist Gabriel from Rio de Janeiro. Themes across the discography focused on death, suicide, Satanism, and solitude.
Sadus is a thrash and death metal band from Antioch, California, formed in 1984 by vocalist Darren Travis, guitarist Rob Moore, bassist Steve Di Giorgio, and drummer Jon Allen. Known for blending technical thrash with death metal aggression, the band debuted with Illusions (later reissued as Chemical Exposure) in 1988 and built a cult following through albums such as Swallowed in Black and A Vision of Misery. Bassist Steve Di Giorgio, who also played with Death and Testament, became one of the most celebrated technical metal bassists of his generation, and the band returned in 2023 with The Shadow Inside, their first new record in over two decades.
Saeculum Obscurum ("Dark Age") deliver melodic death metal from Munich, bringing Scandinavian-influenced melodeath to the Bavarian capital. Their Latin name reflects a thematic engagement with history's darkest chapters.
Sael practice black metal from the Atlantic port of Rochefort-sur-Mer, channeling maritime darkness from the Charente coast. Active since 2018, they bring ocean-influenced extremity to western France.
Porto's Saephe pair death and thrash metal from Portugal's northern capital since 2019. Their enigmatic name and Douro Valley origins channel the granite city's resilience into aggressive dual-genre compositions.
Denver's Saeva occupy a distinctive space in the Rocky Mountain metal underground, blending post-black metal's expansive atmospherics with progressive architecture and genuine black metal menace since 2019. Their music breathes at altitude — sprawling, searching, and capable of pivoting from crystalline ambience into punishing darkness within a single track.
Gothenburg's Saffire explore progressive heavy metal from Sweden's metal capital since 2022. Their gemstone-fire name channels the internal luminescence of precious stones into compositions of technical ambition from the West Coast.
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