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State Of Unrest (2023)
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Karlstad's Soul Source deliver power metal from the Varmland capital since 2011. Over a decade from the shores of Lake Vanern, their spirit-origin name has channeled the wellspring of the soul into anthemic compositions.
Soul Steel was a symphonic death metal band from Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico, formed in 2009. The band released the demo Código d' muerte in 2010 and the full-length Aetherium in 2011 before changing their name to Encrypter in 2012. Their Bandcamp page documents both releases and describes their sound as slow and aggressive beats merged with an atmospheric aura.
Soul Suicide is a Michigan-based depressive black metal project formed in 2023. The band channels the introspective and despairing aesthetic of DSBM, emphasizing bleak atmosphere and emotional extremity.
Soul Terror is a Maryland band formed in 2013 that melds death metal, doom, and sludge into a slow-grinding, punishing sound. Their genre crossover places crushing heaviness at the center, drawing from both the morbidity of death metal and the oppressive weight of sludge and doom.
Groningen's Soul Theft merge doom, sludge, and stoner metal from the northern Dutch capital since 2017. Their spirit-larceny name channels stolen essences into compositions of multi-layered, all-consuming heaviness.
Kyiv's Soul Thieves play melodic heavy metal from the Ukrainian capital since 2012. Over a decade from the Dnieper capital, their spirit-stealing name has channeled the theft of consciousness into accessible, melody-driven compositions.
Soul Tomb pair doom and death metal from an undisclosed Swedish location since 2023. Their spirit-burial name channels the entombment of consciousness into compositions of anonymous, crushing heaviness.
Thrash metal band from Campo Bom, Rio Grande do Sul, active since 2005, with vocalist Deise Wolff fronting a lineup that also includes guitarists Rodrigo Garcia and Marlon Hoerlle, bassist Kaue Muller, and drummer Rafael Konrath. The band draws comparisons to Exodus and Sodom and has been part of the metal underground of Rio Grande do Sul for two decades.
Soul Trap is a groove and thrash metal band from Blackstone, Massachusetts, formed in 2018. They combine thrash's forward momentum with groove metal's rhythmic punch, rooted in New England's active heavy music scene.
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