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Slave to the Scalpel (2021)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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State Of Unrest (2023)
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Sikiokuolema (Finnish for "Stillbirth") grind through goregrind from Jyvaskyla, channeling the subgenre's most disturbing themes. Formed in 2022, they bring obstetric horror to the central Finnish underground.
Chicago's Silaera blend the sweeping, textured approach of atmospheric black metal with post-metal's dynamic range and patient song construction, producing immersive and emotionally resonant heavy music since 2019.
Charlottesville, Virginia's Silas Fernandes is a progressive metal and shred project fusing classical composition techniques with djent's polyrhythmic guitar approach, resulting in technically dense instrumental music that emphasizes melodic precision since 2018.
Silberbach ("Silver Stream") channel black metal from the tiny Franconian village of Sachsen bei Ansbach, their pastoral German name contrasting with the genre's harsh intensity. Active since 2014, they bring rural Bavarian atmosphere to their atmospheric output.
Silence Equals Death play thrash and groove metal from the Barcelona suburbs of Rubi and Sant Cugat del Valles, combining aggressive velocity with rhythmic power. Active since 2011, their name channels political urgency through heavy metal.
Flemington, New Jersey's Silence in the Grey have been crafting slow, heavy doom metal since 2013, building on the genre's foundational principles of weight, atmosphere, and an unyielding sense of dread.
Charlotte's Silence Is My Canvas approach progressive metal through a neoclassical lens, pairing technically demanding guitar shredding with compositional sophistication drawn from classical music traditions since 2017.
Thrash/hardcore band from Vitória, Espírito Santo, formed in 1997, with Alexandre (Lemmy) on guitar and Giordano (Dodão) on drums among the core contributors. The band released a self-titled demo in 2001 and has remained active through multiple lineup changes over more than two decades.
Silence of the Abyss brings progressive death/groove metal from Bastia, the principal city of northern Corsica, active since 2018. Operating from this Mediterranean island gives their heavy sound an uncommon geographic origin within European extreme metal.
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