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Actin' Up (2023)
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The Mountain Of Gold (2018)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Satuaria craft doom/death metal from the German underground, building ponderous, crushing compositions that channel both genres' heaviest impulses. Their sound favors the slow, deliberate devastation that defines the doom/death intersection.
Saturn Twilight channel doom metal from the Finnish underground, building ponderous compositions inspired by the gas giant's dying light. Active since 2017, they bring planetary weight to the Finnish doom tradition.
Psychedelic sludge/doom metal band from São Paulo, active since 2012, featuring guitarist and vocalist Felipe Dalam, bassist Welder Rodrigues, and drummer Lucas Melo. The band released their self-titled debut album in 2015, followed by RLC in 2017, and their third full-length Geom in March 2025, recorded at High Five Studios and mastered by Fernando Sanches.
Saturnebula channel black metal from Dresden under a name that evokes cosmic darkness and planetary nebulae. Emerging in 2025, they represent the newest wave of Saxon black metal.
Saturnian Mist practice black metal from Kuopio in eastern Finland, channeling the atmospheric mystery of Saturn's moons through their compositions. Active since 2021, they bring cosmic darkness to the Savo region.
Saturnian Tempel craft ambient black metal from Paris, building immersive, contemplative compositions from the French capital. Active since 2016, they bring ringed-planet temples to the Parisian underground.
Uppsala's Saturniids pair sludge and doom metal from Sweden's ecclesiastical capital since 2021. Named for the giant silk moth family, their entomological reference channels the weight of enormous nocturnal wings into compositions of crushing heaviness.
Saturnist deliver stoner and doom metal from Helsinki, building ringed, heavy compositions inspired by the sixth planet. Active since 2018, they bring gravitational pull to the Finnish capital's stoner/doom scene.
Saturnus Terrorism practice black metal from the Bourgogne-Franche-Comte region, channeling planetary themes through extreme compositions. Formed in 2019, they bring Saturnian terror to the eastern French underground.
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