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Chicago, Illinois metalcore act Sins of Spira have been building out their sound since 2016, drawing on the city's rich heavy music underground to craft metalcore that balances melodic ambition with breakdowns and post-hardcore dynamics.
Santa Barbara, California's Sinsation formed in 2020 playing groove metal shaded with hard rock, favoring mid-paced, rhythmically punishing riffs and an accessible sensibility that bridges the gap between heavy and radio-friendly.
SinSilencio is a progressive metal band from Santiago, Chile — the name translates from Spanish as "WithoutSilence." Their 2016 album Toroide is their second studio full-length, following a trajectory of intricate, Spanish-language progressive rock and metal.
SinSilencio is a progressive metal band from Santiago, Chile — the name translates from Spanish as "WithoutSilence." Their 2016 album Toroide is their second studio full-length, following a trajectory of intricate, Spanish-language progressive rock and metal.
A Minneapolis, Minnesota black metal outfit formed in 2024, Sinstate brings the stark, cold traditions of the genre to the Twin Cities underground, a brand-new project developing its voice within Minnesota's quietly strong extreme metal scene.
Sintage deliver heavy metal from Leipzig, channeling classic metal energy from Saxony's cultural capital. Formed in 2021, they represent the newer generation of eastern German traditional metal.
Sintech forge industrial black metal from Neustadt bei Coburg in Upper Franconia, fusing the cold atmospheres of black metal with mechanical, electronic textures. Active since 2003, they've spent over two decades at the intersection of these two extreme forms.
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A California progressive death metal project formed in 2024, Sinthetik Sentienz blends the harmonic complexity and compositional ambition of progressive metal with the brutality and technical demands of modern death metal.
Sinthrone deliver melodic heavy metal from Kuopio in eastern Finland, combining classic metal melodies with the dark-throne imagery their name suggests. Active since 2016, they bring Savo-region melody to the Finnish metal landscape.
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Sinvision blend black metal with punk from the Oulu suburb of Kempele, creating a raw hybrid that channels both genres' DIY aggression. Active since 2015, they bring cross-genre vision to the Ostrobothnia underground.
Sinworks blend death metal with metalcore from Berlin, combining extreme metal's brutality with the rhythmic punch of modern heavy music. Active since 2013, they draw from the German capital's vast and diverse metal ecosystem.
Los Angeles, California's Sinyells have built a sound since 2019 that layers industrial metal's mechanized, abrasive textures into a metalcore framework, producing music that feels digitally hostile and physically aggressive in equal measure.
Modesto, California's Siom have been working in raw black metal since 2015, producing intentionally lo-fi, caustic material that prioritizes atmosphere and malevolence over any concession to modern production standards.
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