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Stahl ("Steel") forge death metal from the Hamburg/Ahrensburg area, channeling industrial-strength aggression from northern Germany. Active since 2018, their German-language name reflects a commitment to hard, unyielding extremity.
Stahl Gorthorl is a black metal band from San Antonio, Texas, formed in 2014, practicing raw and misanthropic black metal rooted in the Nordic tradition with a distinctly underground aesthetic.
Stahlhelm ("Steel Helmet") forge black/thrash metal from Espoo near Helsinki, combining the atmospheric darkness of black metal with thrash's velocity. Formed in 2019, they bring military-industrial intensity to the Helsinki metropolitan underground.
Stahlkommandeur ("Steel Commander") unleash blackened death metal from Munich, combining the atmospheric darkness of black metal with death metal's crushing brutality. Formed in 2023, they bring military-themed extremity to the Bavarian capital.
Stahlmagen ("Steel Stomach") craft melodic and epic black/gothic metal from Goppingen in Baden-Wurttemberg, blending atmospheric grandeur with the iron constitution their name implies. Active since 2018, they bring an unusually ornate approach to Swabian extreme metal.
Suffolk's Stahlsarg deliver cold, uncompromising black metal with a name borrowed from German for "steel coffin." Since 2015, their output has been characterized by relentless blasting and razor-sharp tremolo work.
Stain of Madness deliver thrash metal from Barcelona, channeling the insanity their name describes through aggressive compositions. Active since 2014, they bring unhinged intensity to the Catalan thrash scene.
Springfield, Massachusetts' Staind became one of the biggest rock bands of the early 2000s with Aaron Lewis's raw, emotionally vulnerable vocal delivery and the band's ability to shift between crushingly heavy verses and achingly melodic choruses. Their 2001 album 'Break the Cycle' debuted at number one and produced the massive hit 'It's Been Awhile,' one of the longest-running number-one rock singles in chart history. Though Lewis's solo country career often overshadows the band's legacy, Staind's catalog represents some of the most emotionally direct and commercially successful hard rock of its era.
Stained Blood evolved from melodic death metal/deathcore into a more black/melodic death metal direction from the Barcelona area, deepening their extremity while maintaining melodic sophistication. Active since 2006, they're veterans of the Catalan extreme scene.
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