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Austin's Sarpa have been pursuing black/death metal since 2020, bringing the Texas capital's increasingly dense extreme metal underground another entry in the serpentine tradition the band's name invokes. Their sound moves with the coiled aggression of the subgenre's finest work — death metal's weight carrying the black metal's atmosphere rather than the other way around.
Yekaterinburg's Sarpentra merge black, death, and melodic death metal from the Ural capital since 2013. Their serpentine name and gateway-to-Asia origins channel ophidian darkness into multi-genre compositions.
Sarraski evolved from hardcore punk origins into a thrash/crossover direction from Bilbao, tracing the natural bridge between punk and metal that defines the Basque underground. Active since 2020, they bring Basque urban aggression to the crossover scene.
Sars blend grindcore, hardcore, and death metal from Turku, their pandemic-themed name reflecting the viral intensity of their music. Formed in 2021, they bring contagious aggression to the southwestern Finnish scene.
Sartan formed in Buenos Aires in 1991 and are cited as one of the first black metal bands in Argentina, with several members also active in Profecium. The band recorded the demos "En Vivo" (1992) and "Sepultando las Lagrimas del Señor" (1994, released on Sick Boy Records), the latter later compiled alongside "En Vivo" on a 2008 bootleg CD; a retrospective compilation titled "Reyes del Infierno" appeared in 2016 through Total Desaster Productions.
Melodic death metal band from Kortrijk in West Flanders, formed in 2020. Their Scandinavian-influenced approach to melodic death metal adds a Belgian perspective to the genre's tradition of balancing melody with aggression.
Sarvas channel sludge and groove metal from Lahti, combining tar-thick riffs with rhythmic heaviness. Active since 2014, they bring Paijat-Hame weight to the Finnish sludge scene.
Sarvekas practice black metal from the Salo/Sauvo area of southwestern Finland, channeling the genre's dark fury from the Varsinais-Suomi countryside. Active since 2018, they've earned recognition in the Finnish black metal underground.
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