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Sedated Angel channel stoner metal and rock from Kolding, building hazy, laid-back compositions from the Jutland harbor town. Active since 2007, they bring tranquilized heaviness to the Danish stoner scene.
Syktyvkar's Sedation pair doom and gothic metal from the Komi Republic capital since 2014. Their anesthetic name and sub-Arctic origins channel the numbing cold of the Russian north into compositions of atmospheric, darkly romantic weight.
Sedative play groove metal and metalcore from Kremze, combining rhythmic heaviness with aggressive vocal delivery. Active since 2007, they've been a consistent presence in the South Bohemian heavy music scene for nearly two decades.
Chicago thrash act Sedition formed in 2018 with a straightforward mission: write punishing, fast, and aggressive metal in the mold of the genre's classic period. Operating out of a city with a long history of heavy underground activity, they channel the crossover energy and riff-forward intensity that made thrash a movement rather than just a style.
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Named after the haunting bone church outside Prague, Kansas City's Sedlec Ossuary have been building elaborate death metal architecture since 2015, working at the intersection of progressive structure and technical execution. Their music rewards patience as much as aggression, layering complex rhythms and shifting tempos over death metal foundations that never lose their brutality.
Stoner rock and metal band from Maceió, Alagoas, active from 2010 until splitting up, featuring Pablo Wilard on bass and vocals, Fábio Lyra on guitar and vocals, and Rodrigo Lacerda on guitar. The band released their debut full-length Sublime End in September 2012, recorded and mixed at Lylo Studios by the members themselves, followed by Tyran Sover in November 2013.
Detroit's Seduce bring a heavy and power metal sensibility to a city with deep roots in hard-driving rock and metal, coupling soaring vocal delivery with thick, riff-driven arrangements. Formed in 2021, they occupy the classic end of the American metal tradition, drawing energy from both the melodic ambitions of power metal and the raw force of traditional heavy metal.
Graz-based extreme metal act blending black, death, and thrash metal since 2013, Seduced has released three albums including "Discarding The Mask" (2017), a 15-track opus of existential despair and anti-religious fury. Their sound ranges from blastbeat-driven brutality to atmospheric passages, all recorded and mixed at their own Graveyard Studio.
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