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Crossover thrash trio from Santos, São Paulo, formed in 2012 by guitarist and vocalist Leeo Mesquita, bassist Guilherme Elias, and drummer Victor Miranda. The band released Escorrendo Pelo Ralo in 2019, Sempre Seremos Culpados in August 2022, and Falha Crítica in July 2024, with all lyrics delivered in Portuguese and drawing direct parallels to the political tradition of fellow Santos-area band Ratos de Porão.
Surreal is a heavy metal band from Wendell, North Carolina, formed in 2019, drawing on classic heavy metal conventions with a straightforward approach to riff-driven songwriting in the state's underground scene.
Surreal Demise is a black metal band from Westminster, Colorado, formed in 2018, crafting cold, atmospheric black metal in the tradition of the American underground with a desolate character suited to the Front Range landscape.
Surrealist is a progressive and power metal band from Oshkosh, Wisconsin, formed in 2016 and recognized for their technically sophisticated approach to melodic metal, blending virtuosic musicianship with ambitious songwriting.
Surreality is a death/thrash metal band from Hanover, Pennsylvania, formed in 2021, combining the riff velocity and aggression of thrash metal with the sonic brutality of death metal in the tradition of the mid-Atlantic underground.
Surrender is a heavy metal band from Pasadena, California, formed in 2011, rooted in the classic heavy metal sound of Southern California's historically fertile underground with a straightforward, riff-centered approach.
Surrogoat deliver death and thrash metal from the Estonian university city of Tartu, combining extreme metal's aggression with their goat-themed absurdity. Active since 2001, they're veterans of the Baltic extreme scene.
Surrounded by Putrefaction deliver brutal death metal from Santa Marta de Tormes near Salamanca, channeling decomposition-themed horror through crushing compositions. Formed in 2021, they bring Castilian putrefaction to the Spanish extreme scene.
Surt Ur channel symphonic black metal from the Spanish underground, drawing their name from Norse mythology's fire giant Surtr. Active since 2018, they bring orchestral darkness to the Iberian black metal scene.
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