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Undercover Scumbag (2018)
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A Stare Bound in Stone (2018)
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Of Stone, Wind, & Pillor (Remastered) (2021)
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Sunlander is a progressive/thrash metal band from Norman, Oklahoma, formed in 2017, combining the rhythmic aggression of thrash with the compositional complexity and time-signature experimentation of progressive metal.
Sunless are a progressive death metal band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, formed in 2016, known for intricately layered compositions that blend dissonant technical death metal with atmospheric and avant-garde sensibilities. Their work draws comparisons to Gorguts and Ulcerate in its dense, labyrinthine approach to extreme music.
Sunlord is a New York-based heavy/speed metal act formed in 2013, channeling the raw energy of classic 1980s metal with a hard-driving, no-frills approach rooted in traditional heavy metal riffing and high-octane tempos.
Formed in Atlanta, Georgia in 2023, Sunmancer blend melodic death metal with metalcore in a style that pairs melodic guitar work and aggressive rhythmic chug, reflecting the active underground extreme metal scene of the American South.
Sunn have been practicing melodic death metal from the village of Vyrava since 2000, making them one of the Czech Republic's longer-running melodeath acts. Their rural eastern Moravian origins make them an unlikely but enduring voice in the genre.
Sunn O))) are one of the most influential drone/doom metal acts in the world, formed in Los Angeles in 2000 by Stephen O'Malley and Greg Anderson as a continuation and expansion of the Earth drone legacy. Their music consists of monolithic walls of heavily amplified guitar feedback and sub-bass rumble that blur the lines between metal, minimalist composition, and ritual sound art.
Sunna Sepdoom deal in death metal from Potsdam, channeling extreme aggression from the Brandenburg capital on Berlin's doorstep. Active since 2017, they bring lethal intensity to the Berlin metropolitan underground.
Sunniva blend doom, sludge, and post-metal from Turku, building expansive, heavy compositions named after the medieval Norwegian saint. Active since 2017, they bring hagiographic weight to the southwestern Finnish scene.
Sunoath is a post-black metal project from Somerville, Massachusetts, formed in 2021, crafting atmospheric and emotionally charged black metal that incorporates post-rock textures and expansive, melodic dynamics.
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