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Sourblood is a thrash metal band from Columbus, Ohio, formed in 2021, trafficking in the hard-hitting, velocity-driven riff work that connects them to both the classic thrash canon and the contemporary underground revival.
Metalcore band from Kapelle-op-den-Bos in Flemish Brabant, active since 2016. Their breakdown-heavy approach channels emotional intensity through the rhythmic aggression and dynamic shifts characteristic of modern metalcore.
Source of Mysteries is a metalcore band from Montevideo, Uruguay, originally formed in 2011 and reconstituted in late 2016. The five-piece lineup — featuring two guitarists, drums, bass, and vocals — has released two albums, Resiliencia and Trauma, available on Bandcamp.
Source of Mysteries is a metalcore band from Montevideo, Uruguay, originally formed in 2011 and reconstituted in late 2016. The five-piece lineup — featuring two guitarists, drums, bass, and vocals — has released two albums, Resiliencia and Trauma, available on Bandcamp.
Source of Pain is a Phoenix, Arizona crossover/thrash metal band formed in 2024, blending the hardcore aggression of crossover with straight-ahead thrash metal speed in the tradition of the genre's most frenetic practitioners.
Sources is a deathcore band from Sarasota, Florida, formed in 2014, combining the downtuned breakdowns and rhythmic brutality of deathcore with death metal extremity within the fertile Florida extreme metal ecosystem.
Sofia-based black metal project active since 2015, exploring themes of selfhood and identity through the lens of atmospheric extremity. Their philosophical approach adds introspective depth to the Bulgarian black metal landscape.
Soured is a death metal band from Asheville, North Carolina, formed in 2021, contributing to the region's growing extreme metal scene with a sound rooted in straightforward, unembellished death metal aggression.
Soured Ground is a Syracuse, New York band formed in 2016 that straddles thrash metal, crossover, and crust punk, embodying the raw, politically charged energy where the hardcore and metal underground intersect.
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