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Black metal/ambient project from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, formed in 2020 with themes drawing on Tolkien mythology and darkness. The project released a self-titled album in 2021, after which both recordings were reissued under the renamed project Nimloth.
Saul have been delivering melodic death and thrash metal from the Normandy city of Caen since 2003, making them veterans of the Norman extreme metal scene. Their two decades of biblical-king-named aggression represent sustained commitment.
Death metal band from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, formed in October 2003 by former members of Engraved Fears. Drummer Flávio Brambilla, guitarist/vocalist Tiegue Vieira, and bassist Vinicius Pacheco recorded the debut album The Darkest Voice of the Soul in 2004, an eight-track record that included a cover of Death, before the band dissolved in 2006.
Sauron is a Buenos Aires stoner rock outfit founded by guitarist J.B. Larralde and vocalist Pato Larralde, regarded as one of Argentina's earliest stoner acts alongside Los Natas. They released six studio albums across nearly three decades, beginning with their self-titled debut in 1997 and continuing through El color que cayó del cielo (1999), Sobrenatural (2003), La guerra del fuego (2009), El último árbol sobre la tierra (2012), and Los Ojos Del Cuadro in 2018.
Sauron is a Buenos Aires stoner rock outfit founded by guitarist J.B. Larralde and vocalist Pato Larralde, regarded as one of Argentina's earliest stoner acts alongside Los Natas. They released six studio albums across nearly three decades, beginning with their self-titled debut in 1997 and continuing through El color que cayó del cielo (1999), Sobrenatural (2003), La guerra del fuego (2009), El último árbol sobre la tierra (2012), and Los Ojos Del Cuadro in 2018.
Saurus deal in death metal from the Alpine city of Gap, channeling prehistoric brutality from the French Southern Alps. Active since 2011, they bring dinosaur-themed extremity to the Hautes-Alpes region.
SauruXet blend heavy/power metal with hard rock from Helsinki, combining classic metal grandeur with rock's accessibility. Active since 2017, they bring reptilian-named energy to the Finnish capital's traditional metal scene.
Sauvan Sankari (Finnish for "Hero of the Wand/Staff") channel raw black metal from the Finnish underground, embracing the lo-fi aesthetic of the genre's rawest practitioners. Formed in 2020, they bring shamanistic themes to Finnish black metal.
Savage Annihilation deliver death metal from the Loiret town of Montargis, channeling the total devastation their name promises. Active since 2012, they bring savage intensity to the Centre-Val de Loire scene.
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