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Solstice Rider are a Baltimore, Maryland band formed in 2021 who blend melodic death metal's harmonic intensity with the anthemic drive of power metal, crafting a sound that balances grandiose songwriting with heavier, aggressive underpinnings.
Solstice Ritual is a Virginia raw black metal project active since 2012, dealing in abrasive, lo-fi black metal of a deliberately primitive and hostile character, with an uncompromising aesthetic rooted in the earliest traditions of the genre.
Solsticio is a Gothic Metal/Rock band from Medellín, Colombia, formed in 2010 and signed to Pabellón7 Producciones. The band released their debut album Lost Souls in 2012 followed by two singles, Ángel and Laberintos, in 2015.
Solsticio is a symphonic metal band from Buenos Aires, Argentina, fronted by vocalist Carolina Guedes and featuring keyboards, dual guitars, bass, and drums in a full ensemble lineup. The band released their debut album "Lost Souls" in June 2012, a record blending Gothic metal influences with Argentine tango, and followed over a decade later with a self-titled album in August 2023.
Soltur are a Louisville, Kentucky folk/viking metal band formed in 2024, bringing themes of Norse mythology and nature-driven folk instrumentation to the heavy metal framework of the American Midwest.
Solum Mortum are a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania death metal band formed in 2015, delivering no-frills extreme metal rooted in the grim and punishing tradition of American death metal.
Solus are a Los Angeles post-black metal project active since 2007, weaving atmospheric and introspective textures into a black metal foundation in the manner characteristic of the city's eclectic extreme metal underground.
Solus Rex pair death and doom metal from an undisclosed Swedish location since 2024. Their Latin name meaning "lone king" channels the isolation of sovereign rule into compositions of freshly-minted, crushing duality.
Solution 13 deliver groove metal from Oulu, channeling rhythmic heaviness from the northern Finnish city. Active since 2015, they bring mathematical solutions to the Ostrobothnia groove scene.
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