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Divine (2024)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Featured Power Metal Album
Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
05/07 @ Gramercy Theatre, New York
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Sawol craft atmospheric doom/death metal with alternative influences from Helsinki, building emotionally complex compositions from the Finnish capital. They bring Old English-named soul weight to the Finnish atmospheric doom scene.
Nowy Targ's Säcrificer pair heavy and speed metal from the Podhale highlands since 2016. Their umlauted sacrifice and Carpathian origins channel mountain-forged intensity into compositions of driving, classic-styled aggression.
Sagverk (Swedish for "Sawmill") blend black 'n' roll with crust from the Finnish underground, creating a raw, grinding hybrid. Active since 2015, they bring sawmill-industrial intensity to the Finnish extreme scene.
Saint Petersburg's Sar craft depressive black metal from the cultural capital since 2019. Their Swedish name meaning "wound" channels the rawness of open injury into compositions of atmospheric anguish from Russia's most European city.
Tolyatti's Sarskader practice raw black metal from Russia's automotive capital since 2017. Their Swedish name meaning "wound damage" channels the aggravation of existing injuries into lo-fi compositions of abrasive darkness.
Símbolos Ocultos is a symphonic black/gothic metal solo project from Mexico City, Mexico, founded by Angel Kauff in 2017. The project released its debut full-length, Siglos antiguos, in 2020, exploring themes of gothic imagery, poetry, and darkness.
Sól án Varma channel black and doom metal alongside melodic black elements from Reykjavik since 2023. Their Icelandic name, suggesting a sun without warmth, evokes the pale Arctic light that defines their homeland's character.
Reykjavik's Sólstafir have evolved from their black metal origins into one of Iceland's most internationally celebrated bands, blending post-metal, Viking themes, and atmospheric rock since their re-emergence in 2011. Their music captures the vast, windswept beauty and melancholy of the Icelandic landscape.
Sótano are a stoner metal band from Santiago, Chile. They released the full-length "El rey máquina" in 2017 and followed it with "El semimuerto" in 2023, building a catalog of heavy, riff-driven material across their career.
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