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Sumea (Finnish for "Blurry") blend progressive, psychedelic stoner, and doom metal from Helsinki, building hazy, mind-bending compositions. Formed in 2022, they bring fuzzy, out-of-focus heaviness to the Finnish capital.
Sumeria is a black metal band from Downey, California, active since 2017 and drawing thematic and sonic inspiration from ancient civilizations within a raw and aggressive black metal framework.
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Sumerian Tombs practice black metal from Cologne, drawing on ancient Mesopotamian themes to fuel their dark compositions. Formed in 2021, they bring archaeological depth to the Rhineland black metal scene.
Sumerlands is a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania heavy metal band formed in 2016, led by guitarist Arthur Rizk and celebrated for their lush, riff-driven sound that pays homage to 1980s epic and occult heavy metal traditions.
Sumeus (Finnish for "Haziness") combine black metal with ambient from the Finnish underground, creating blurred, atmospheric compositions. Formed in 2023, they bring misty darkness to the Finnish black metal scene.
Summanus is a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania blackened death metal band formed in 2021, drawing on the name of the Roman deity of nocturnal thunder to frame a sound that merges black metal atmosphere with death metal ferocity.
Summanus is a Denver, Colorado black/doom metal band formed in 2021, combining the bleakness of black metal with the slow, crushing tempos of doom for a dark and heavy sound.
Summary Execution is a US black/death metal band formed in 2022, delivering a harsh and uncompromising combination of black metal malice and death metal brutality.
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