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Solemn Lament is a US doom metal project formed in 2021, exploring heavy, despairing soundscapes in the mournful tradition of American doom metal.
Solfar is a New Jersey doom/post-metal band formed in 2023, blending the crushing weight of doom metal with the expansive, textural dynamics of the post-metal sound.
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.
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.
Sollubi is a sludge/doom metal band from Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, formed in 2008, crafting crushingly heavy music from the rural reaches of the Keystone State, blending the tar-thick riffs of sludge with doom's meditative weight.
Somber are a Lansing, Michigan melodic death metal band formed in 2017, channeling the genre's Scandinavian influences into a Midwestern context with an emphasis on melodic guitar work and expressive, heavy songwriting.
Somber Blessings are a Danvers, Massachusetts doom/death metal band with roots stretching back to 1995, combining the funereal weight of doom metal with death metal's heaviness in the classic tradition of the genre's New England underground.
Somberslay are a Texas-based heavy/doom metal band formed in 2009 who incorporate hard rock influences into their lumbering, riff-heavy sound, creating a sound that straddles the line between classic doom and hook-driven hard rock.
Something Weird are a Morehead, Kentucky psychedelic doom/stoner metal band formed in 2019, embracing the heavy, hazy, and hypnotic qualities of the genre from an Appalachian vantage point.
Somnent are an Orlando-based doom/death metal band formed in 2015, merging the crushing slowness of doom metal with death metal's brutality in the tradition of early-nineties pioneers of the style.
Somnolescent are a Louisville, Kentucky doom/death metal band formed in 2014, crafting heavy and suffocating material that draws on the slow, grief-laden qualities of classic doom/death in a city with a strong tradition of heavy underground music.
Somnus Throne are a Los Angeles doom/stoner metal band formed in 2020, conjuring heavy, fuzz-laden riffs and psychedelic weight in the tradition of California's sun-scorched but spiritually dark stoner doom scene.
Son of Battles is an atmospheric stoner/doom metal project formed in 2021, crafting expansive, heavy compositions that balance the haze of stoner metal with the meditative weight of atmospheric doom.
Son of the Morning is a psychedelic stoner/doom metal band from Des Moines, Iowa, formed in 2017, dealing in slow, haze-drenched riffs and expansive, ritualistic heaviness.
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