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State Of Unrest (2023)
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Sundown play melodic death metal from Aalen on the eastern edge of the Swabian Alps, combining Scandinavian melodeath influences with their own Ostalb sensibility. Formed in 2021, they bring twilight-themed intensity to the Baden-Wurttemberg scene.
Sundowning craft atmospheric sludge metal and post-hardcore from the Essen/Oberhausen/Herten triangle in the Ruhr Valley, building expansive, emotionally charged compositions. Active since 2012, they bring post-metal ambition to the Westphalian industrial heartland.
Sundusk practice black metal from Barcelona, channeling the liminal moment between day and darkness through their atmospheric compositions. Active since 2017, they bring twilight intensity to the Catalan underground.
Sundyr is a Washington State doom metal project formed in 2025, emerging from the Pacific Northwest's deeply rooted doom and heavy underground scene with a focus on slow, crushing heaviness.
Sunface deliver sludge and doom metal from Helsinki, building crushing compositions with sun-worship imagery. Active since 2016, they bring solar-faced heaviness to the Finnish capital's sludge/doom scene.
Sunfather is a doom/post-metal band from Memphis, Tennessee, formed in 2017, blending the dark emotional weight of doom with the expansive, textured dynamics of post-metal in a sound shaped by the South.
Sunfuneral is a Colorado black metal project formed in 2025, channeling the raw, austere tradition of the genre through a high-altitude lens.
Suffocating Psychedelic Doom / Sludge Metal from Austin.
Sungrinder is a stoner metal and rock band from Orange County, California, formed in 2015, rooted in the Southern California tradition of sun-scorched fuzz riffs and hazy, groove-driven heavy rock.
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