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Sunn O))) are one of the most influential drone/doom metal acts in the world, formed in Los Angeles in 2000 by Stephen O'Malley and Greg Anderson as a continuation and expansion of the Earth drone legacy. Their music consists of monolithic walls of heavily amplified guitar feedback and sub-bass rumble that blur the lines between metal, minimalist composition, and ritual sound art.
Sunna Sepdoom deal in death metal from Potsdam, channeling extreme aggression from the Brandenburg capital on Berlin's doorstep. Active since 2017, they bring lethal intensity to the Berlin metropolitan underground.
Sunniva blend doom, sludge, and post-metal from Turku, building expansive, heavy compositions named after the medieval Norwegian saint. Active since 2017, they bring hagiographic weight to the southwestern Finnish scene.
Sunoath is a post-black metal project from Somerville, Massachusetts, formed in 2021, crafting atmospheric and emotionally charged black metal that incorporates post-rock textures and expansive, melodic dynamics.
Sunreaver is a blackened death metal band from Pennsburg, Pennsylvania, formed in 2018, fusing the ferocity of death metal with the cold malevolence of black metal in a style that draws on both American and European extreme metal traditions.
Sunrift is a stoner/doom metal band from Portland, Oregon, formed in 2023, delivering heavy riff-driven music steeped in fuzz-laden, slow-burning grooves characteristic of the Pacific Northwest's fertile heavy underground scene.
Sunrise Dreamer is a progressive metal project from New York, formed in 2021, pursuing the melodic and compositionally ambitious side of the genre with a focus on dynamic songwriting and technical musicianship.
Sunrot are a sludge/drone/doom metal band from northern New Jersey, formed in 2014, known for punishing walls of noise that combine the slow-motion heaviness of doom with the abrasive corrosiveness of drone and the filth-soaked aggression of sludge.
Sunrunner is a heavy metal and progressive rock band from Portland, Maine, formed in 2005, blending melodic hard rock sensibilities with progressive metal structures in a sound informed by the classic and modern ends of the genre.
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