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Sons of Aeon craft melodic death metal from Jyvaskyla, channeling eternal themes through the Scandinavian melodeath tradition. Active since 2013, they bring age-spanning intensity to the central Finnish scene.
Sons of Balaur is a black metal act originating from the United Kingdom in 2015 as a fictional band from within the 'Realm of the Damned' graphic novel universe, before being brought to life as a performing group. Signed to Season of Mist, the band released their debut album Tenebris Deos in October 2016, presenting raw, orthodox black metal with a backstory constructed around the mythology of the graphic novel series. The project blurs the line between art concept and genuine band with deliberate intent, and the music itself — guitar-driven and tradition-minded — requires no narrative scaffolding to stand on its own terms.
Sons of Belial is a melodic black/death metal band from Cleveland, Ohio, formed in 2014, combining the melody and atmosphere of Scandinavian black metal with the crushing brutality of death metal.
Sons of Cain forge doom and sludge metal from Aalborg in northern Jutland, channeling biblical fratricidal themes through crushing compositions. Active since 2018, they bring the weight of the first murder to the North Jutland underground.
Sons of Chaos is a technical brutal death metal band from Vacaville, California, formed in 2012, delivering punishing, precision-driven extremity rooted in the dense, technical tradition of the American brutal death metal scene.
Sons of Cult play heavy metal and hard rock from Palma in the Balearic Islands, channeling classic metal energy from the Mallorcan capital. Formed in 2023, they bring cultish devotion to traditional metal on the Mediterranean island.
Sons of Decay blast through black, thrash, and death metal from Donostia-San Sebastian, combining three extreme genres from the Basque coastline. Formed in 2020, they bring triple-pronged aggression to the Basque underground.
Sons of Famine is a blackened death metal band from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 2013, channeling dark, violent extremity through the combined ferocity of black and death metal.
Sons of Ghidorah is a stoner/doom metal band from New York, formed in 2014, taking their name from the classic kaiju and delivering titanic, slow-motion riff destruction in kind.
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