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Stac Pollaidh, named after the iconic Scottish peak, craft atmospheric black metal that channels the wild beauty and desolation of the Highlands. Their 2021 formation reflects a growing tradition of landscape-inspired Scottish black metal.
Rome's Staccionata pair grindcore with stoner metal since 2026. Their Italian name meaning "fence" and unlikely genre fusion create one of the more idiosyncratic combinations in the Roman underground.
Stadium Eternus is a Portland, Oregon band formed in 2017 that began with traditional heavy metal before evolving toward atmospheric black metal and ambient soundscapes, blending vast, ethereal textures with black metal's raw intensity.
Stag is a black/doom metal band from Columbia, Missouri, formed in 2011, merging the desolate grimness of black metal with doom metal's slow, grief-laden heaviness.
Stage Crew is a heavy and thrash metal band from Cape Girardeau, Missouri, formed in 2013, playing energetic, riff-driven metal rooted in the classic American thrash and heavy metal tradition.
Stagecoach Inferno is a Louisville, Kentucky heavy metal band formed in 2016, drawing on traditional metal with a hard-driving sound that evokes the rougher edges of the classic American metal underground.
Rome's Stagediver blend power, speed, and thrash metal with live-show energy since 2021. Their name captures the reckless, physical commitment to heavy music that defines their approach.
Stagefright deliver melodic heavy and speed metal from Hamburg, combining the melodic sophistication of European metal with speed metal's velocity. Formed in 2020, they bring performing-anxiety-themed energy to the Hanseatic city's traditional metal scene.
Stagewar play thrash metal from the Taunus foothills towns of Neu-Anspach and Wehrheim, channeling aggressive velocity from the greater Frankfurt area. Active since 2016, they bring battle-ready intensity to the Hessian thrash scene.
Stagnant is an Illinois death metal band formed in 2012, delivering a murky, punishing brand of the genre with an oppressive atmosphere evoked even in the project's name.
Stagnated is a Cleveland, Ohio death metal band formed in 2017, grinding out dense, brutal death metal with the technical precision and scene awareness characteristic of the Great Lakes region's extreme metal community.
Stagnation is a Tempe, Arizona death metal band formed in 2011, channeling the crushing, midtempo weight of classic death metal in the tradition of the American Southwest's underground extreme scene.
Saint Petersburg's Stagnatus pair industrial and black metal from the cultural capital since 2020. Their stagnation-themed name channels the cessation of movement into compositions that merge mechanical precision with atmospheric darkness.
Stahl ("Steel") forge death metal from the Hamburg/Ahrensburg area, channeling industrial-strength aggression from northern Germany. Active since 2018, their German-language name reflects a commitment to hard, unyielding extremity.
Stahl Gorthorl is a black metal band from San Antonio, Texas, formed in 2014, practicing raw and misanthropic black metal rooted in the Nordic tradition with a distinctly underground aesthetic.
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