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Sulfuric Hatred is a New York black/death metal band formed in 2022, forging a corrosive blend of black metal atmosphere and death metal brutality.
Death metal band from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, formed in 2023. Their debut release Hell on Earth, issued on October 16, 2023, is a four-track EP with songs including "Burn All Racists," "Into the Abyss," and "Divine Putrefaction."
Sulfuris forge heavy and groove metal from the Helsinki/Vantaa area, combining classic metal foundations with rhythmic heaviness. Formed in 2024, they bring sulfuric intensity to the Finnish capital region.
Sulfurous Presence is a US raw black metal project formed in 2021, embracing the genre's most stripped-down and abrasive aesthetic with a deliberately primitive sonic attack.
Sulgogar is a thrash/death metal band originally from Duaca, Lara, Venezuela, formed in 2016 and later based in Barquisimeto. The band's name is drawn from a fictitious alien race called the Sulgogars from the 1999 strategy game Urban Assault, and their lyrical themes span extraterrestrials, social criticism, and murder. Signed to Machine Man Records, they released their debut full-length Cannibal-Toon in 2019.
Sullust is a sludge and post-metal band from Bethel, Connecticut, formed in 2019, combining the slow, oppressive weight of sludge with post-metal's expansive, atmosphere-driven arrangements.
Sullvation is a Chicago, Illinois progressive heavy/power metal band formed in 2022, weaving together melodic power metal hooks, progressive structures, and the raw energy of classic heavy metal.
Sully is a Rochester, New York grindcore band active since 2008, delivering the fast, abrasive blasts characteristic of the genre's underground DIY scene.
Sulphur Aeon channel blackened death metal from Waltrop in Westphalia, drawing heavily on Lovecraftian cosmic horror for their thematic material. Their albums have earned them widespread acclaim for combining crushing death metal with otherworldly, oceanic atmospheres that evoke the dread of cosmic entities.
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