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Sons of Solomon are a deathcore and death metal band from Florence, South Carolina, formed in 2009, delivering down-tuned heaviness and breakdowns within a brutal extreme metal framework.
Sons of Sorrow deliver melodic deathcore from the eastern Finnish town of Kontiolahti, combining Scandinavian melodeath with modern breakdowns. Active since 2013, they bring sorrowful intensity to the North Karelia scene.
Hard-hitting heavy rock from the Rio Grande Valley.
Sons of the Beast deliver thrash metal from Madrid, channeling aggressive velocity with their Iron Maiden-evoking name. Active since 2012, they bring beastly intensity to the Spanish capital's thrash scene.
Sons of the Machine play heavy metal and hard rock from the Spanish underground, channeling classic metal energy with industrial-age themes. Formed in 2021, they bring machine-driven power to the Iberian metal scene.
Sons of the Northern Thorns are a black/death metal band from Ishpeming, Michigan, a remote Upper Peninsula mining town, formed in 2010. Their music channels the harsh, isolated landscape of the northern Great Lakes region through raw, aggressive extreme metal.
Crushing Deathcore out of Texas.
Sons of Tomorrow play heavy metal and hard rock from Copenhagen, channeling classic metal energy with an optimistic, forward-looking perspective. Active since 2017, they bring traditional metal to the Danish capital.
Sons of Tonatiuh are an Atlanta, Georgia sludge/doom metal band formed in 2010, known for punishing low-tempo riffs and feedback-drenched heaviness that draws on Southern metal traditions while incorporating the slow grind of doom.
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