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Slave to the Scalpel (2021)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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AMENRA “De zotte morgen” (written by Zjef Vanuytsel) (2020)
05/27 @ Théâtre Beanfield, Montreal
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State Of Unrest (2023)
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Sexual Defecation is a brutal death metal band from Lima, Peru, formed in 2023. The project released its debut demo "Demofecation" in December 2023, a six-track offering of dense, aggressive material with Spanish-language song titles. The band operates in the tradition of Lima's underground extreme metal scene and makes their music available as a free download on Bandcamp.
Tallahassee's Sexual Predator traffic in a chaotic convergence of black metal, death metal, and grindcore that resists easy categorization — raw and confrontational in all three modes at once. Formed in 2015 in Florida's fertile extreme music underground, they favor intensity and dissonance over any single style's rulebook.
Seyr craft progressive metalcore with post-rock influences from Berlin, blending heavy, angular riffing with expansive, atmospheric passages. Formed in 2022, they represent the more cerebral, artistically ambitious end of the Berlin heavy music scene.
Sezarbil are black metal veterans from Brno who have been active since 1997, making them one of the Czech Republic's longest-running black metal acts. Their decades of output have cemented their place in the foundations of the Moravian black metal underground.
Sezession practice black metal from Cologne, their name ("Secession") suggesting a deliberate break from convention. Active since 2011, they've been a steady presence in the Rhineland's black metal underground.
Kingsport, Tennessee's SeñorX occupy a niche corner of the heavy metal world where shred guitar technique and neoclassical composition meet traditional metal structures, active since 2004 in the Appalachian corridor's quiet but dedicated metal scene. Their work is guitar-centric and technically ambitious, rooted in the virtuoso tradition.
Sfumato blend doom with progressive metal from Darmstadt, taking their name from Leonardo da Vinci's painting technique of soft, hazy transitions between colors. This Renaissance art reference perfectly captures their approach: compositions that blur the boundaries between heaviness and atmospheric beauty.
Sg.7 fuse synthwave with raw black metal from Tampere, creating an unlikely but compelling hybrid of electronic retro-futurism and extreme metal. Formed in 2019, they bring neon-lit darkness to the Pirkanmaa underground.
Dolny Kubin's SGP Projekt play heavy metal from the Orava town since 2019. Their acronymic project name and northern Slovak origins channel focused musical vision into traditional metal compositions from the Tatra foothills.
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