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Divine (2024)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
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SAAC channel raw black metal from Espoo near Helsinki, embracing the lo-fi aesthetic that defines the genre's rawest wing. Formed in 2021, they bring stripped-back darkness to the Helsinki metropolitan area.
Saagar was a black metal and ambient project from Concepción del Uruguay, Argentina, active from around 2011 until splitting up in 2016. The band released the demo Interitum Universalis in March 2013 through Depressive Illusions Records as a limited CD-R edition of 33 copies, and contributed the track "Woodwoman" to the Odens Ride Over Southernland — An Argentinean Tribute to Bathory compilation released by Misanthropic Spirit Records the same year.
Saarkoth crafts melodic black metal from the cathedral city of Lichfield in Staffordshire, active since 2017. Their compositions pair tremolo-picked melodic lines with atmospheric black metal textures, emerging from the heart of the English Midlands.
Saars play thrash metal from Brno, emerging in 2025 as a fresh voice in the Czech Republic's storied thrash scene. Their approach channels the genre's foundational aggression through a modern production lens.
Saasta (Finnish for "Filth") forge doom/death metal from the southeastern Finnish port of Kotka, channeling the morbid weight of both genres. Formed in 2022, they bring Kymenlaakso darkness to the Finnish doom/death scene.
Saastunut (Finnish for "Contaminated") practice black metal from Jyvaskyla, channeling the pollution and corruption their name describes. Formed in 2020, they bring tainted darkness to the central Finnish underground.
Saatana, Finnish for 'Satan,' produces black metal from an undisclosed location in Britain, active since 2020. Their Nordic-language name bridges British and Scandinavian black metal traditions through compositions of ritualistic intensity.
Saatanan Marionetit (Finnish for "Satan's Marionettes") craft melodic death/doom metal from Helsinki, combining the manipulation of their puppet-master name with the emotional weight of Finnish doom. Active since 2014, they bring infernal string-pulling to the Helsinki extreme scene.
Saattovaki deal in death metal from Tampere, channeling extreme aggression from Finland's second-largest city. Active since 2013, they bring Pirkanmaa brutality to the Finnish death metal landscape.
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