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Sleeping Romance is an Italian symphonic metal band from Carpi, Emilia-Romagna, formed in 2013 after operating for several years under the name Hybrid Resolution. The project centers on the emotional soprano of vocalist Federica Lanna and the compositional work of guitarist Federico Truzzi, who writes layered, orchestral arrangements in the tradition of European symphonic metal. Their debut Enlighten (2013) on Ulterium Records was followed by the conceptual Alba (2017) on Napalm Records, a narrative-driven work exploring personal growth through darkness. The band thematically centers their albums around the human experience, earning them a following within the female-fronted European metal scene.
Salt Lake City stoner metal band formed in 2017, channeling the desert Southwest's openness and heat into fuzzed-out, groove-heavy riffs drawn from the stoner rock tradition. Sleeping Tigers bring an unhurried, hypnotic quality that suits Utah's vast arid landscape.
Sleeping Tree channel stoner metal and rock from Augsburg, building riff-heavy compositions that evoke sun-drenched, psychedelic heaviness. Formed in 2019, they bring laid-back doom groove to the Bavarian Swabian capital.
New York doom/stoner metal band formed in 2018, steeped in the heavy, psychedelic riff traditions that run from Black Sabbath through generations of slow and heavy music. Sleeping Village prioritize atmosphere and tonal depth, crafting music that moves at the pace of continents drifting.
Sleeping Well play heavy metal from Hanover, their paradoxically peaceful name belying the power of their traditional metal approach. Active since 2016, they contribute to the Lower Saxon capital's well-established heavy music scene.
Sleeping With Sirens became one of post-hardcore's most recognizable melodic acts by building songs around Kellin Quinn's unusually high, elastic voice. The band's debut, With Ears to See and Eyes to Hear, introduced a style that paired bright clean vocals with heavier dual-guitar pressure, screamed accents, and scene-punk momentum. "If I'm James Dean, You're Audrey Hepburn" captured the formula early: romantic drama, sharp dynamics, and a chorus built to rise above the distortion. Later albums broadened the palette, with Feel leaning into bigger pop melody, Madness and Gossip testing more streamlined alternative rock, and How It Feels to Be Lost pulling the band back toward heavier post-hardcore impact. Sleeping With Sirens' career is defined by that push and pull between vulnerability and force. The songs can be glossy, but they usually keep a charged live-band frame, using guitars and drums to heighten the emotional stakes around Quinn's voice rather than merely supporting it.
Atmospheric black metal project from Nome, Alaska — one of the most geographically remote cities in the United States — formed in 2016, translating the isolation and brutal winters of Arctic Alaska directly into their cold, expansive sound. Sleepless carry an authenticity of place that few bands can claim, their music as desolate and uncompromising as the landscape surrounding them.
Portland, Oregon's Sleepless deal in technical thrash metal with a forward-thinking edge, channeling the precision-minded aggression that has defined the Pacific Northwest underground since their 2016 formation. Their material leans into tight riffwork and relentless tempo shifts, placing them firmly in the more demanding corner of the thrash spectrum.
Hailing from Elizabeth, New Jersey, Sleepless Empire blend progressive death metal's sprawling song structures with visceral heaviness, crafting music that rewards close listening without abandoning brutality. Active since 2016, they represent the ambitious side of the Garden State's extreme underground.
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