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Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
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Solitary Ruin is a Portland, Oregon death/doom metal band formed in 2024, merging the grinding heaviness of death metal with the slow, desolate crawl of doom metal in the Pacific Northwest underground.
Solitary Sabred are heavy/power metal warriors from Cyprus, forging epic compositions across albums like "Temple of the Serpent" and "Redemption Through Force" that draw on mythological and heroic themes. Based between Limassol and Nicosia, they stand as one of the island's most prominent traditional metal acts.
Solitary Suffering is a blackened death metal project from Chico, California, formed in 2023, fusing the ferocity of death metal with black metal's cold dissonance and nihilistic atmosphere.
Solitary Vice is a black metal project from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2021, contributing to the sprawling Southern California black metal underground with a sound steeped in the genre's raw and atmospheric currents.
Solitas is a Louisville, Kentucky doom/black metal band formed in 2012, combining the city's tradition of heavy, oppressive doom with the atmospheric bleakness of black metal.
Arlington epic doom metal. Among the finest doom bands America ever produced.
Yegoryevsk's Solitude Tower craft depressive post-black metal from the Moscow region since 2023. Their name of isolated elevation channels the loneliness of watching from above into compositions of atmospheric anguish.
Solitudo Solemnis practice black metal from Zurich under a name meaning "solemn solitude," reflecting their focus on isolation and contemplative darkness. Their sound channels the introspective, atmospheric side of black metal.
Solium channel black metal from Dreieich south of Frankfurt, their Latin name ("throne") evoking the sovereignty and power central to their dark compositions. Active since 2018, they bring regal darkness to the greater Frankfurt underground.
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