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Succubus is an Atlanta, Georgia band formed in 2017 that moves between ambient black metal and brutal death metal/deathcore, creating a jarring contrast between oppressive atmosphere and outright sonic violence.
Succumb is a death metal band from San Francisco, California, formed in 2017, known for their dissonant, chaotic approach and the distinctive shrieking vocals of frontwoman Cheri Musrasrik, whose 2017 debut drew comparisons to Mitochondrion and Portal.
Succumb to Demise is a technical deathcore band from Lexington, Kentucky, formed in 2017, combining the intricate fretwork of technical death metal with deathcore's breakdowns and aggressive vocal style.
Succumbence is a black metal and folk project from the Black Hills of South Dakota, formed in 2024, interweaving raw black metal aggression with folk and ambient textures inspired by the rugged landscapes of the Northern Plains.
Such Vengeance is a thrash/metalcore band from Pleasant Grove, Utah, formed in 2009, blending the speed and riff intensity of thrash metal with the heaviness and breakdowns characteristic of metalcore.
Suckerpunch is a thrash metal band from Bourbonnais, Illinois, formed in 2019, delivering hard rock-inflected thrash with a blue-collar Midwest energy rooted in the small-town underground.
Suckerpunched is a heavy/thrash metal band from Galesburg, Illinois, formed in 2011, mixing classic heavy metal and punk-influenced thrash into a raw, no-frills assault from the Illinois underground.
Sucking Void deliver death metal from Ulm, channeling the gravitational pull of their name through extreme compositions from the Swabian Danube city. Active since 2012, they bring all-consuming darkness to the Baden-Wurttemberg death metal scene.
Raw black metal project from Dendermonde in East Flanders, active since 2021, named after the cloth said to have covered Christ's face in the tomb. Their lo-fi, stripped-down approach embraces the most primal aspects of black metal.
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