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Sarón is an experimental Power Metal project from Heroica Veracruz, Mexico, conceived in 2013 and first released publicly in 2024. Their debut release La senda antigua appeared in 2024, followed by the single In Excelsis Deo in 2025.
Sasquatch unleash death metal from the Franconian city of Wurzburg, bringing cryptid-themed brutality to the Bavarian wine region. Their unlikely name for a death metal act adds a touch of the mysterious to their heavy output.
Sata Kaskelottia (Finnish for "A Hundred Sperm Whales") deliver stoner and sludge metal from Helsinki, their marine-absurdist name setting the tone for heavy, hazy compositions. Active since 2015, they bring cetacean-themed heaviness to the Finnish capital.
Jablonica's Satacass pair black and death metal from the small western Slovak village since 2012. Over a decade from the Zahorie region, their enigmatic name has channeled dual-genre darkness from one of Slovakia's most rural settings.
One of the earliest black metal acts from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Satan was founded in Banja Luka in 1982, making them pioneers of extreme metal in the former Yugoslavia. Their decades-long existence has cemented them as a historically significant force in Balkan black metal.
Satan Blood is a Black Metal/Crust band from Zacatecas, Mexico, formed in 2018 and signed to Old Witch Records. The band released their self-titled EP in 2020 and their debut full-length Cannabic Rites in 2023.
Noise/death metal and grindcore project from Salvador, Bahia, founded by Casthro Mizuhara and later expanded to include Leandro 777. The debut release Apocalyptic Chaos came out on March 5, 2016, an 11-track recording issued in a physical edition limited to 150 copies through Vision of God Records.
Satan II forge industrial black metal from Marseille, combining mechanical textures with black metal's dark fury from the Mediterranean. Formed in 2022, they bring the sequel to Satan to the Provencal underground.
Satan Jugend practice black metal from an undisclosed Russian location since 2020. Their provocative German-language name channels deliberate transgression into compositions of anonymous, atmospheric darkness.
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