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Say The Phrase (2022)
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Hands Off She’s Mine (Live) (2021)
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In The Name of Reason (2017)
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Sophicide craft technical death metal from Wiesbaden, their portmanteau name (wisdom + murder) reflecting the intellectual precision they bring to extreme brutality. Active since 2012, they represent the cerebral, technically demanding end of the Hessian death metal spectrum.
Sorath are a black metal band from Indianapolis, Indiana, formed in 2016, named after a demonic solar entity from occult tradition and committed to the raw, misanthropic sound at the heart of the genre.
Soraya are a heavy, speed, and thrash metal band from Palmdale, California, formed in 2021, channeling the raw energy of classic 80s metal into a modern context with an emphasis on speed and traditional song structures.
Sorcerer are a Tampa, Florida death/thrash metal band formed in 2011, emerging from the city's storied extreme metal tradition with a sound that combines the aggression of thrash with the brutality of death metal.
Sorceress are a stoner/doom metal band from Salem, Oregon, formed in 2011, conjuring slow, fuzz-heavy riffs and hazy, lysergic atmosphere in a style that reflects the Pacific Northwest's rich tradition of heavy underground music.
Sorcerous are a Chicago, Illinois black/death metal band formed in 2021, blending the cold ferocity of black metal with death metal's technical brutality in the city's deep underground extreme metal scene.
Sorcery are a Chicago, Illinois heavy metal and hard rock band formed in 2017, drawing from the classic rock-inflected heavy metal tradition with an emphasis on riff-driven songwriting and melodic sensibility.
Sorcerőt are a heavy and black metal band from Cincinnati, Ohio, formed in 2024, blending the occult swagger of traditional heavy metal with black metal's aggressive edge in a debut that signals a dark, riff-obsessed direction.
Sorcia are a stoner/doom metal band from Seattle, Washington, formed in 2020, delivering slow-churning riffs and psychedelic weight in a style consistent with the Pacific Northwest's longstanding affinity for heavy, haze-soaked music.
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