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Los Angeles-based Swartwoud has operated since 2013 at the intersection of black metal, sludge, and crust punk, with an ambient undercurrent running through their abrasive, lo-fi recordings.
Swarzo is a symphonic and power metal band from Wilton, New Hampshire, formed in 2020, building melodic, orchestrally enriched metal in the tradition of European power metal.
Swashbuckle are a death/thrash metal band from Trenton, New Jersey, known for their pirate-themed lyrics and relentless d-beat driven assault, releasing albums such as Back to the Noose (2009) and Crewed by the Damned (2011) on Nuclear Blast.
Swastika practice black metal from Kiel on the Baltic coast, operating in the genre's most confrontational territory. Active since 2011, they channel the provocative tradition of extreme black metal from Schleswig-Holstein.
Swatara is a Benton County, Minnesota band formed in 2012 that fuses Southern-inflected hard rock with thrash metal, delivering a gritty cross-country sound.
Swath combine death metal, doom metal, and crust from Berlin, cutting a wide path through multiple aggressive genres simultaneously. Active since 2018, they bring scything intensity to the German capital's diverse extreme underground.
Swaumphth is a black, thrash, and doom metal project from Manitowoc, Wisconsin, formed in 2025, exploring a primitive and murky convergence of those traditions.
Sway have been delivering melodic heavy metal and hard rock from Hanover since 2002, making them fixtures of the Lower Saxon capital's traditional metal scene. Their two-decade career of accessible, hook-driven metal reflects enduring craftsmanship.
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Critically acclaimed stoner doom from Austin.
SweatCollector is a brutal death metal and grindcore band from Uniontown, Pennsylvania, formed in 2024, delivering slam-infused brutality and blastbeat-driven extremity.
Minneapolis goregrind outfit Sweatpants Boner formed in 2022, operating firmly in the absurdist wing of the genre with short, blasting tracks and characteristically irreverent humor.
Cleveland, Ohio's Sweaty Mammoth have played stoner and sludge metal since 2015, delivering fuzz-heavy riffs and lumbering grooves grounded in the Midwest's blue-collar heaviness.
Sweet Cicada is a doom and stoner metal band from Lewisburg, West Virginia, active since 2014, drawing on the Appalachian landscape for a heavy, psychedelic sound rooted in vintage fuzz and slow tempos.
Sweet Heart of a Berzerk blend melodic death, gothic, and industrial metal from Munich, creating a complex hybrid that balances beauty with berserker fury. Active since 2005, they bring a unique, romantically unhinged energy to the Bavarian metal scene.
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