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Syrdhem play heavy metal from the Asturian town of Llanera, channeling classic metal energy from the green mountains of northern Spain. Active since 2002, they've spent over two decades bringing traditional metal to the Cantabrian landscape.
Syre is a heavy/power metal band from New Jersey, formed in 2013, crafting melodic, guitar-driven music rooted in classic heavy metal with the soaring ambition of the power metal tradition.
Syrebris is a progressive death metal band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2013, weaving intricate song structures and technical proficiency into a sound that balances brutality with compositional depth.
Syrek is a progressive/neoclassical metal and shred project from White Plains, New York, active since 2005, showcasing virtuosic guitar technique and classical harmonic sensibility within a heavy metal framework.
Syren is a heavy/power metal band from Whittier, California, formed in 2013, delivering melodic, hook-driven metal influenced by classic American and European power metal traditions.
Formed in Tirana in 1999 under the name Oblivion, Syrgjyn renamed themselves in 2003 and went on to release "Manifest of Essence," historically noted as the first death metal album published in Albania. Their sound evolved from melodic death metal roots to incorporate industrial touches and heavy metal melodic elements across both guitars and vocals.
Syrictus is a death metal band from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, formed in 2017, crafting crushing, straightforward death metal within the long tradition of Midwestern underground brutality.
Syridas play melodic death metal from Ostrava, combining the Scandinavian melodeath tradition with the gritty energy of their Moravian-Silesian industrial city home. Formed in 2021, they bring fresh melodic intensity to the Czech extreme metal scene.
Punishing Melodic Black / Death Metal from Lubbock.
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