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Christian death/thrash metal band from Belford Roxo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, founded in 1994 and operating as a power trio since their 2001 reformation with Rodrigo Bizoro (vocals/drums), Clamer Lucio (guitar), and Michel Mixa (bass). The band has released five albums: Against Saints and Sinners (2003), The Ways of Faith (2005), Reprise (2007), Vanitas Vanitatum (2011), and Mea Culpa (2015), the latter a concept album addressing atrocities committed at the Colônia psychiatric hospital in Brazil. They are signed to Força Eterna.
Saint Vitus are one of the foundational architects of American doom metal, the Los Angeles band having defined the form's slow-motion anguish and lysergic heaviness across decades of influential releases. Revived in their current incarnation since 2012, they remain a towering reference point for every doom band that followed — unhurried, crushing, and utterly singular.
Mesa, Arizona's SaintBreaker have been pummeling audiences since 2015 with a thrash/death hybrid that carries the desert's unrelenting heat in every riff — aggressive, stripped-down, and unwilling to waste a note on anything that doesn't serve the assault. They sit comfortably in the tradition of bands who treat the thrash/death crossover not as a compromise but as a force multiplier.
Sainte Marie des Loups ("Saint Mary of the Wolves") practice black metal from the French underground, drawing on Catholic and lupine imagery. Active since 2018, they bring hagiographic wilderness to the French black metal tradition.
Sainte Ombre ("Holy Shadow") craft symphonic heavy metal from La Roche-sur-Yon in the Vendee, layering orchestral grandeur over classic metal frameworks. Formed in 2024, they bring sacred-shadow intensity to the western French scene.
Devastating Death Metal / Hardcore from Austin.
Saintsbleed forge heavy metal from Schwabisch Hall in Baden-Wurttemberg, delivering classic metal energy from one of Germany's most picturesque medieval towns. Their sound draws on the timeless tradition of European heavy metal.
SaintSombre channel sludge and post-metal from the Lorraine town of Hambach, building expansive, heavy compositions near the German border. Formed in 2024, they bring saint-dark intensity to the eastern French underground.
Saiph take their name from the bright star in Orion's constellation and deliver power metal from Aachen, the westernmost city in Germany. Formed in 2023, they bring cosmic themes and anthemic compositions to the Rhineland metal scene.
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