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Doom/black metal band from João Pessoa, Paraíba, active from 2011 through approximately 2018, releasing two albums: A Sorrowfull Madness of Existence and From the Dark Ages to the Era of Nowhere. The band operated independently and centered their lyrical themes on philosophy, death, and suffering.
Solipsist is a Cleveland, Ohio band formed in 2007 operating across death metal, thrash, groove metal, and metalcore, reflecting the diverse heavy music lineage of the Rust Belt underground scene.
Solis Nigri is a black metal band from Seattle, Washington, formed in 2024, contributing to the Pacific Northwest's active black metal underground with a sound rooted in the genre's cold, misanthropic traditions.
Solitarian is a black metal project from Dallas, Texas, formed in 2019, contributing lone, atmospheric black metal to the Texas underground extreme music scene.
Blackened death metal one-man project from Embu das Artes, São Paulo, conceived by Harrison Cadáver, who also participates in Impetuoso Desdém, Ocultismo Etérno, Treblinka, and K.C.U.F. The self-titled debut EP, released in 2014, contains three tracks of black/death metal and was recorded independently.
Solitary Key is a black metal project from Santa Barbara, California, formed in 2018, crafting introspective and atmospheric black metal from the central California coast.
Solitary Ruin is a Portland, Oregon death/doom metal band formed in 2024, merging the grinding heaviness of death metal with the slow, desolate crawl of doom metal in the Pacific Northwest underground.
Solitary Sabred are heavy/power metal warriors from Cyprus, forging epic compositions across albums like "Temple of the Serpent" and "Redemption Through Force" that draw on mythological and heroic themes. Based between Limassol and Nicosia, they stand as one of the island's most prominent traditional metal acts.
Solitary Suffering is a blackened death metal project from Chico, California, formed in 2023, fusing the ferocity of death metal with black metal's cold dissonance and nihilistic atmosphere.
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