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Irrational Pull (2020)
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Für Kaiser, Volk und Vaterland! / Stoßtrupp 1917 (2018)
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Featured Metalcore Album
The Powerless Rise (2010)
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Saitma practice black metal from Tampere, channeling the genre's dark intensity from Finland's third-largest city. Formed in 2021, they bring fresh darkness to the Pirkanmaa black metal scene.
Saiva practice black metal from Sweden's vast northern Norrland region since 2013. Named for the sacred sites in Sami mythology, their indigenous-spiritual reference channels the religious landscape of Scandinavia's First People into atmospheric compositions.
Bursa's Sakatat grind from the ancient Ottoman capital since 2020. Their Turkish name meaning "offal" or "organ meats" channels the visceral reality of butchery into compositions of compact, gastrointestinal extremity.
Sakatu deliver speed and power metal from the Basque town of Abadino, channeling high-velocity energy from the mountainous Basque interior. Active since 2015, they bring Basque fire to the speed/power metal tradition.
Sake Mate play heavy metal and hard rock from Madrid, their Japanese-drink-themed name adding an international twist to their classic Spanish metal. Active since 2005, they've spent two decades delivering riff-driven heaviness from the capital.
Sakeo deliver thrash and groove metal from the Navarrese capital of Pamplona, combining aggressive velocity with headbang-inducing grooves. Formed in 2023, they bring the running-of-the-bulls energy to their thrash compositions.
Sakramant channel Belarusian folklore into their folk metal, weaving traditional melodies and native-language lyrics into heavy riffing. Hailing from Minsk, they fuse pagan themes with aggressive instrumentation to create a sound rooted in Eastern European musical heritage.
Belgrade's Sakramentum merge black, death, and symphonic metal from the Serbian capital since 2020. Their Latin-sacrament name channels ritualistic devotion into compositions of multi-genre darkness.
Ruthless Melodic Black / Death Metal from Brownwood, Texas (early); Austin, Texas (later).
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