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Santa Lucia blend heavy/power metal with crossover from the Lapland town of Kemi, combining anthemic grandeur with punk energy from Finland's far north. Active since 2012, they bring Arctic Circle metal to the Lapland scene.
Crossover thrash powertrio from São Paulo, Brazil, that released the EP Psychollic in May 2017 as an independent release. The band performed at Kool Metal Fest in São Paulo in February 2024 alongside Vio-Lence and Exhorder.
Santa Planta channel stoner and doom metal from Madrid, building riff-heavy compositions with the sacred-plant aesthetics their name suggests. Formed in 2021, they bring herbal heaviness to the Spanish capital's stoner scene.
Santa Sede ("Holy See") deliver thrash metal from the Madrid suburbs of San Sebastian de los Reyes and Alcobendas, channeling Vatican-themed aggression through high-velocity riffing. Formed in 2020, they bring ecclesiastical fury to the Spanish thrash scene.
Hailing from St. Niklaus with their tongue firmly in cheek, Santaclaws play groove metal under the motto "Death Rides a Sleigh," with albums like "She Who Birthed Me Unto Death" and "Pink Plague" blending macabre humor with genuinely heavy riffing. Their Christmas-themed death metal aesthetic makes them one of Switzerland's most distinctive underground acts.
Santacreu craft doom and post-metal from Barcelona, building expansive, heavy compositions from the Catalan capital. Formed in 2020, they bring Mediterranean atmospheric weight to the Spanish doom/post-metal landscape.
Yaroslavl's Santerno explore progressive metal from the ancient Golden Ring city since 2009. Over fifteen years from one of Russia's most historically significant cities, they have built a catalog of technically sophisticated compositions.
Santo Rostro channel stoner and doom metal from the Andalusian city of Jaen, building olive-oil-country heaviness through fuzzy, riff-driven compositions. Active since 2013, they bring southern Spanish warmth to the European stoner/doom scene.
Thrash metal band from Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, active since 2008. The band recorded and released the album Hoax at Black Hole Studios in Natal across the second half of 2019 and first half of 2020, their most documented full-length release. They operate as an independent act on Metal Archives under ID 3540464077.
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