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SmoulderCorpse is a melodic death metal band from Buenos Aires, Argentina, formed in 2012 with a lineup of Federico Serfilippo (guitars and vocals), Guido Perez Portas (guitars), Matias Brusa (bass), and Nahuel "Pazuzu" on drums. The band has released several albums including "Alternate Reality" (2016) and "Omnivoraz" (2020), building a catalog of melodic extreme metal across over a decade of activity.
Smouz trudge through crushing sludge and doom metal from Minsk, with releases like "Vypramieńvańnie" and "Rotting" showcasing their penchant for monolithic riffs and oppressive atmospheres. Active from 2018 to 2025, they built a catalog of punishing, slow-burning heaviness that earned them recognition in the Belarusian underground.
Smrt is a black metal project from Georgia formed in 2022, taking its name from the Slavic word for "death" and channeling stark, uncompromising black metal with a raw and nihilistic sonic character.
Smuha conjure grim black metal from Minsk, channeling raw aggression and bleak atmospheres in the tradition of Eastern European black metal. Formed in 2021, they represent the newer wave of Belarusian extremity.
Tranas' Snaegr deliver death metal from the Smaland town since 2008. Their Old Norse-derived name and nearly two decades from the East Vetter valley have produced compositions of sustained, historically rooted extremity.
Formed in 2017 in Clifton, New Jersey, Snag tears through crossover thrash and death metal with a raw, pit-ready sound indebted equally to D.R.I. and early Morbid Angel.
Rochester, New York sludge and stoner metal band founded in 2011, channeling down-tuned riffs and slow, crushing grooves reminiscent of the Southern sludge tradition.
Snagora forge heavy and thrash metal from Malaga on the Costa del Sol, combining classic metal foundations with thrash velocity under the Andalusian sun. Active since 2016, they bring Mediterranean aggression to the Spanish thrash scene.
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