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Sargassus craft progressive post-metal from Tampere, building expansive compositions inspired by the seaweed-choked Sargasso Sea. Formed in 2020, they bring oceanic depth and progressive ambition to the Finnish post-metal scene.
Pagan black metal band from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, active from 1994 to 1997. The band recorded the Sargatanas demo in 1995, featuring members operating under aliases including Lord Sargatanas, Nyarlathotep, Reptant Dechistianizer, and Anathama's God. This demo was later compiled on the split Santísima Muerte / 1995 Demo alongside US band Morbosidad, released in 2008 by Nuclear War Now! Productions on purple vinyl limited to 100 copies.
Sargofvck deal in death metal and grindcore from the Helsinki/Tuusula area, channeling extreme aggression through their deliberately crude moniker. Formed in 2022, they bring coffin-themed brutality to the Finnish underground.
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Moscow's Sarif practice black metal from the Russian capital since 2015. Their concise name and capital-city origins channel focused darkness into atmospheric compositions.
Belgian black/death/thrash metal act active since 2012, combining three of extreme metal's most aggressive subgenres into a volatile hybrid. Their approach draws from the raw fury of each genre to create a multi-pronged assault characteristic of Belgium's adventurous extreme metal scene.
Sarin Attack blast through grindcore from the western Finnish city of Vaasa, channeling chemical-warfare intensity through short, explosive compositions. Active since 2017, they bring toxic aggression to the Ostrobothnia scene.
Kadikoy's Sarinvomit pair black and death metal from the Asian-side Istanbul district since 2013. Their chemical-weapon-emetic name channels the horror of nerve-agent warfare into over a decade of dual-genre compositions from the Anatolian shore of the Bosphorus.
Sarkasm practice black metal from the Breton capital of Rennes, channeling dark sarcasm through extreme compositions. Formed in 2021, they bring sardonic intensity to the Brittany underground.
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