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Ride the Flatline (feat. Jami Morgan & Code Orange) (2024)
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Evidence (2023)
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Solephemeros is a US death/black metal project formed in 2025, operating at the intersection of death metal brutality and black metal atmosphere in the American underground extreme metal tradition.
Solfar is a New Jersey doom/post-metal band formed in 2023, blending the crushing weight of doom metal with the expansive, textural dynamics of the post-metal sound.
Solhverv (Danish for "Solstice") channel black metal from Copenhagen, marking the turning points between light and darkness through their atmospheric compositions. Active since 2015, they bring seasonal intensity to the Danish capital's vibrant black metal scene.
Petrozavodsk's Soli Diaboli Gloria have been practicing black metal from the Karelian capital since 2009. Their Latin dedication meaning "glory to the devil alone" channels infernal devotion into over a decade of compositions from the shores of Lake Onega.
Soliam is a progressive metal and rock band from Murfreesboro, Tennessee, formed in 2012, crafting dynamic, melodically rich music that balances progressive rock complexity with heavy metal energy.
Death metal/hardcore crossover band from Roeselare in West Flanders, active since 2017. Their fusion of death metal's technical extremity with hardcore's raw intensity creates a punishing sound from one of Flanders' mid-sized industrial cities.
Solid Feces is a brutal death metal band from Austin, Texas, formed in 2021, delivering the punishing low-end heaviness, guttural vocals, and blastbeat-driven extremity characteristic of the brutal death metal subgenre.
Solidification is a brutal death metal band from Dayton, Ohio, formed in 2004, bringing over two decades of grinding, technically dense extreme metal to the Midwest underground scene.
Post-black metal band from Rio de Janeiro, formed in 2015, featuring vocalist Victor Teixeira, guitarist/programmer Vitor Coutinho, and bassist Bruno Rodrigues. The band released the album Avenoir in 2016, drawing comparisons to atmospheric black metal acts such as Alcest and Agalloch.
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