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Sentenced evolved from raw death metal into gothic metal and rock, becoming one of Finland's most beloved and tragic metal acts. Based in the Oulu area, their albums from "Amok" to "The Funeral Album" traced an arc from northern Finnish extremity to melancholic, introspective rock before the band's dissolution.
Chelyabinsk's Sentenced to Time deliver groove metal from the Ural industrial city since 2019. Their temporal-imprisonment name and meteor-strike-city origins channel the weight of time itself into rhythmically heavy compositions.
Sentences deliver death metal from the Lorraine town of Sarrebourg, channeling extreme aggression from the French-German border region. Active since 2016, they bring judicial-themed brutality to the Grand Est underground.
Sentencia Ácida is a crossover/thrash metal band from Barcelona, Anzoátegui, Venezuela, formed in 2014 and operating independently. The band has released two recordings — República del Silencio and Acta est Fabula — blending the aggressive tempos of thrash metal with the punk-rooted energy of crossover. Their Bandcamp profile, registered to Barcelona, Venezuela, confirms the same lineup behind both releases.
Modena's Sententia Mortis blend black and melodic black metal with a Latin name meaning "sentence of death" since 2012. Their Emilian base connects them to a region with a thriving extreme metal underground.
Death metal outfit out of Woodland Park, New Jersey, formed in 2022, delivering a raw and punishing take on the genre with a hardcore-inflected edge. Relatively new to the circuit but already carving a specific, unforgiving niche in the Northeast underground.
San Francisco technical/progressive death metal band formed in 2016, operating in a Bay Area tradition of cerebral extremity. Their music pushes at the architecture of death metal, favoring labyrinthine song structures and technical precision.
Thrash metal band from Westchester County, New York, active since 2013, rooted in the classic American thrash idiom. Over a decade in, they represent the persistent backbone of the suburban New York underground metal scene.
Belgian heavy metal band active since 2013, forging classic metal from the country's underground. Their traditional approach honors the genre's roots while maintaining a distinct presence in Belgium's diverse metal landscape.
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