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Actin' Up (2023)
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The Mountain Of Gold (2018)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Sokeus (Finnish for "Blindness") channel black metal from the Finnish underground, exploring themes of unseeing darkness. Formed in 2022, they bring sightless intensity to the Finnish black metal scene.
Tolyatti's Sokkva pair black metal and crust punk from Russia's automotive capital since 2016. Their enigmatic name and factory-city origins channel industrial grit into compositions that merge atmospheric darkness with punk urgency.
Sokushinbutsu is a grindcore, death metal, and crust punk band from Baltimore, Maryland, formed in 2013, named after the Japanese practice of self-mummification and channeling that extreme dedication into ferociously short, punishing compositions.
Dublin's Sol Axis practice black metal with an astronomical name referencing the sun's axis since 2009. Their approach channels cosmic themes through compositions of atmospheric intensity and measured aggression.
Sol Ether is a death metal band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 2022, contributing to the New England extreme metal scene with a straightforward dedication to the genre's core sonic brutality.
Sol Negate is a symphonic metal band from Seattle, Washington, formed in 2020, layering orchestral grandeur over heavy metal foundations in the tradition of cinematic symphonic metal coming out of the Pacific Northwest.
Sol Terminus is a blackened death metal band from Columbia, Missouri, formed in 2024, blending the cold ferocity of black metal with the crushing heaviness of death metal in one of the region's newer extreme metal outfits.
Sola Angor is a sludge and doom metal band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, formed in 2022, crafting slow, heavy compositions steeped in misery and weight within a Twin Cities scene known for its commitment to underground extremity.
Solace and Stable is a technical melodic death metal and metalcore band from St. Louis, Missouri, formed in 2012, merging intricate guitar work and melodic songwriting with the rhythmic intensity of metalcore.
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