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Piles of Festering Decomposition (2020)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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The Anthropocene Extinction (2015)
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Sonic Altar is a doom metal band from Lexington, Kentucky, formed in 2011, building slow and massive sonic walls in the tradition of traditional and heavy doom.
Sonic Angel is a heavy metal band from Hayward, California, formed in 2004, rooted in the melodic and traditional sensibilities of classic American heavy metal.
Gothenburg's Sonic Assault deliver technical thrash metal from Sweden's metal capital since 2019. Their name of auditory attack channels the weaponization of sound into compositions of precision-driven aggression.
Sonic Booze Machine blast through doom, sludge, and hardcore from Berlin, combining crushing heaviness with punk's confrontational energy since 2012. Their booze-fueled name and multi-genre approach channel the chaotic spirit of the Berlin underground.
Sonic Brew is a sludge/stoner metal band from Hyrum, Utah, formed in 2017, cooking up down-tuned, fuzz-drenched riffs from an unlikely corner of the Intermountain West underground.
Sonic Command is a doom/sludge metal band from Delaware, formed in 2025, bringing the dense, slow-moving weight of sludge and doom to the nascent heavy underground of their state.
Sonic Druid is a stoner metal and rock band from Spokane, Washington, formed in 2024, channeling fuzzy, groove-heavy riffs and a desert-rock spirit from the Inland Northwest.
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Sonic Medusa is a heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2010, drawing on the classic traditions of the genre with a sound informed by decades of LA metal history.
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