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Torremaggiore's Stonewall play heavy metal from the Foggia countryside in northern Puglia since 2010. Their name evokes immovable solidity, channeled through traditional metal of unwavering determination.
Borlange's Stonewall Noise Orchestra deliver stoner metal from the Dalarna city since 2016. Their grand compound name channels the orchestral ambition of noise itself into compositions of groove-heavy, collectively driven stoner rock.
Stonewielder is a doom/sludge metal band from St. Louis, Missouri, formed in 2025, adding to the city's growing heavy underground with monolithic riff craft and the corrosive, slow-motion brutality of sludge-inflected doom.
Stonewielders craft doom and sludge metal from Bielefeld, building crushing compositions from the city famously said not to exist. Active since 2018, they bring ponderous, stone-wielding heaviness to the Westphalian underground.
Stockholm's Stonfrog play heavy metal from the Swedish capital since 2016. Their petrified-amphibian name channels the absurdity of a stone frog into compositions of hard-rocking, capital-city heaviness.
Storbais deliver thrash metal and crossover from the Basque industrial town of Ermua, combining thrash velocity with punk energy. Active since 2018, they bring Basque crossover fury to the Deba Valley.
Storm Adams is a melodic death metal act from Paragould, Arkansas, formed in 2020, bringing the melodic sensibility and muscular aggression of the genre to the Arkansas metal scene.
Storm and Urge is a black metal project from Knoxville, Tennessee, formed in 2024, blending raw black metal with dungeon synth atmospherics into a cold and introspective sound.
Venice's Storm Cry blend death and melodic death metal from the lagoon city since 2014. Their tempestuous name and Adriatic origins channel maritime fury into compositions that balance brutality with melody.
Storm Damage play heavy metal from the Zealand town of Skaelskor, delivering the destructive power their meteorological name promises. Formed in 2023, they bring fresh storm-force metal to the Danish islands.
Storm Forger is a symphonic death metal band from Portland, Oregon, formed in 2020, combining orchestral arrangements with the brutality of death metal.
Storm Kingdom is an Orlando, Florida band formed in 2021 that fuses the grandeur of symphonic metal with gothic atmosphere and death metal weight, creating a lush and darkly cinematic sound.
Storm of Darkness is a black metal band founded in 2008 by guitarist and vocalist Blackthrasher in Bogotá, Colombia, delivering what the band calls "Unholy Black Metal of Death" with anti-religious, war, and existentialist themes. Signed to Blasphemous Attack Productions, the band has released three full-lengths — including "Anti-Abrahamic Pest Propaganda" (2018) and "Inevitable" (2023) — alongside numerous demos, splits, and EPs spanning over fifteen years of activity.
Storm of Evil is a black/death metal band from Seabrook, New Hampshire, formed in 2018, delivering a raw and corrosive blend of northern black metal and death metal aggression.
Cremona's Storm of Particles deliver death and melodic death metal from the Lombard plains since 2016. Their scientific name suggests a bombardment at atomic scale, fitting for music of precise, technical aggression.
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