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Actin' Up (2023)
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The Mountain Of Gold (2018)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Sourground is a Long Island, New York outfit formed in 2015 that merges groove metal's locking, mid-paced rhythmic attack with death metal's heavier tonal palette, drawing on the dense, riff-centric New York metal tradition.
Sourvein is a veteran sludge/doom metal band from Wilmington, North Carolina, whose catalog of oppressive, swamp-soaked heaviness has made them a long-standing fixture of the Southern sludge underground since the early 2000s.
South Arsenal is a Chicago, Illinois band formed in 2017 that blends thrash metal's speed and aggression with metalcore's structural dynamics, carving out a hard-edged sound in the city's active heavy music scene.
South Gate is a sludge metal band from Flat Rock, Michigan, formed in 2017, delivering slow-grinding, feedback-heavy heaviness rooted in the thick, abrasive textures at the core of the sludge metal tradition.
South Kitsap Infidels are a thrash/groove metal band from Port Orchard, Washington, formed in 2019, drawing on the Pacific Northwest's deep metal heritage to craft punishing, rhythm-forward metal with a distinctly regional character.
Death/black metal band from Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, whose debut album From The Spilled Blood was released in 2014 on Cianeto Discos, with members Christopher Abel on vocals and guitar, Bruno Gonzalez on guitar, and Daniel Vilanova on drums. The band self-described their sound as 'Pampa Metal', drawing lyrical themes from the history, cultural heritage, and gaucho identity of southern Brazil, with guest appearances from Marcello Caminha and Bruno Moritz on the debut.
South of Salem are a Bournemouth hard rock band whose music blends heavy metal riffs, sleaze-rock swagger, horror imagery, and large, hook-driven choruses. Formed in 2018 by musicians who had already spent years in the UK rock circuit, the band made its recorded debut with The Sinner Takes It All in 2020 and followed with Death of the Party in 2024. Their sound is built for immediacy: thick guitars, driving drums, theatrical vocals, and a taste for dark glamour that nods toward 1980s hard rock without feeling trapped there. Songs such as Cold Day in Hell, Left for Dead, Jet Black Eyes, Vultures, and Static show a band comfortable with both club-sized grit and festival-sized choruses. South of Salem's horror flavor is part of the appeal, but the music works because the hooks are sturdy and the playing is direct. The band sits in a modern British hard rock lane where metal, glam, and alternative radio energy overlap. Their importance comes from craft and momentum. South of Salem know that a good hard rock song needs drama, but they also know it needs a riff that gets to the point.
Southern Brutality is a New Orleans, Louisiana thrash/groove metal band formed in 2020, merging the punch of groove metal with thrash intensity in a city with a long tradition of heavy, dark, and uncompromising music.
Southern Cross play melodic death metal from the eastern Finnish city of Kuopio, drawing their name from the celestial constellation to guide their Scandinavian melodeath compositions. Active since 2012, they bring stellar navigation to the Savo scene.
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