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Surrealist is a progressive and power metal band from Oshkosh, Wisconsin, formed in 2016 and recognized for their technically sophisticated approach to melodic metal, blending virtuosic musicianship with ambitious songwriting.
Surreality is a death/thrash metal band from Hanover, Pennsylvania, formed in 2021, combining the riff velocity and aggression of thrash metal with the sonic brutality of death metal in the tradition of the mid-Atlantic underground.
Surrender is a heavy metal band from Pasadena, California, formed in 2011, rooted in the classic heavy metal sound of Southern California's historically fertile underground with a straightforward, riff-centered approach.
Surrender is a Southern California slam and brutal death metal band formed in 2011, delivering the guttural vocals, down-tuned heaviness, and breakneck rhythmic brutality characteristic of the West Coast slam scene.
Surrender is a heavy metal band from Hanover, Pennsylvania, formed in 2011 and operating in the traditional metal style that has long maintained a dedicated following throughout the mid-Atlantic underground.
Surrender is a heavy metal band from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, formed in 2011, representing the Midwest's persistent underground metal community with a sound rooted in classic heavy metal traditions.
Surrogoat deliver death and thrash metal from the Estonian university city of Tartu, combining extreme metal's aggression with their goat-themed absurdity. Active since 2001, they're veterans of the Baltic extreme scene.
Surrounded by Putrefaction deliver brutal death metal from Santa Marta de Tormes near Salamanca, channeling decomposition-themed horror through crushing compositions. Formed in 2021, they bring Castilian putrefaction to the Spanish extreme scene.
Surt Ur channel symphonic black metal from the Spanish underground, drawing their name from Norse mythology's fire giant Surtr. Active since 2018, they bring orchestral darkness to the Iberian black metal scene.
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