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The Mountain Of Gold (2018)
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Solace in Black is a death/thrash metal band from Seattle, Washington, formed in 2010, combining the technical ferocity of death metal with thrash's relentless momentum within the Pacific Northwest's long-established extreme metal community.
Solace in Murder is a thrash metal band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, formed in 2018, contributing to the Twin Cities' active metal underground with aggressive, riff-forward songwriting in the tradition of classic American thrash.
Solacide craft progressive black metal from Lahti, pushing beyond conventional black metal structures into more complex, layered territories. Active since 2013, they bring consolation-killing progressivism to the Paijat-Hame scene.
Solae practice black metal from Nuremberg, emerging in 2025 as one of the newest voices in Franconia's established black metal scene. Their solar-themed name provides an unusual contrast to the genre's typically dark imagery.
Solamnia deliver symphonic power metal from Kouvola, drawing their name from the Dragonlance fantasy setting. Active since 2014, they bring Krynn-inspired grandeur to the southeastern Finnish power metal scene.
Solamors is a progressive melodic death metal band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, formed in 2013, building elaborate compositions that move through shifting dynamics and melodic sophistication while maintaining a foundation of genuine death metal intensity.
Solar Cross is a black metal band from New England, formed in 2021, cultivating a cold and austere approach to the genre in keeping with the long tradition of atmospheric and raw black metal emerging from the northeastern United States.
Moscow's Solar Crown explore progressive power metal from the Russian capital since 2014. Their radiant-coronation name channels the blazing authority of the sun into compositions that merge progressive ambition with anthemic power.
Solar Flare is a heavy and power metal band from Amelia, Ohio, formed in 2010, delivering melodic, guitar-driven material with an emphasis on soaring hooks and traditional metal structures rooted in the Midwest hard rock scene.
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