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Piles of Festering Decomposition (2020)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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The Anthropocene Extinction (2015)
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Sunbëarer is a stoner/doom metal band from Asheville, North Carolina, formed in 2022, contributing to the city's fertile heavy underground scene with fuzz-laden riffs and slow, hypnotic heaviness.
Suncinder is a Detroit, Michigan act formed in 2019 that melds progressive melodic death metal with deathcore, layering technical riffing and melodic complexity over punishing, breakdown-driven passages.
Suncrusher is a Chicago, Illinois groove metal and metalcore band formed in 2017, built on heavy mid-tempo riffs and melodic sensibilities that bridge the aggression of metalcore with groove metal's rhythmic punch.
Sunczar deliver stoner metal from Frankfurt, building riff-heavy compositions powered by the hazy intensity of their solar-czar concept. Their Hessian capital base gives them access to one of Germany's most vibrant underground music scenes.
Sunday deliver emotive, melodic rock that balances vulnerability with dynamic intensity, drawing from the traditions of 90s alternative rock and emo to create a sound that resonates with authenticity and emotional weight. Their songwriting favors introspective, narrative-driven lyrics delivered over atmospheric arrangements that build from quiet tension to cathartic release.
Sunday of the Dead channel doom/death metal from Wurzburg, their name evoking zombie-film imagery through crushing, morbid compositions. Formed in 2020, they bring undead heaviness to the Franconian Main Valley.
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Sundead deliver melodic black/death metal from Ludwigsburg near Stuttgart, combining harmonic sophistication with extreme aggression. Active since 2018, their paradoxical sun/death name reflects music that balances brightness with brutality.
Sundering Titan is a black/sludge metal and crust punk band from Great Falls, Montana, formed in 2014, combining the nihilistic fury of crust punk with the corrosive heaviness of black and sludge metal.
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