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Take No Prisoners (2023)
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diorama (2024)
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For Drug Crazed Grindfreaks Only! (2000)
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Sonolith is a stoner/doom metal band from Las Vegas, Nevada, formed in 2017, delivering heavy, slow-burning riff worship shaped by the arid heat and neon sprawl of the desert Southwest.
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.
Sons of Mourning is a sludge/stoner/doom metal band from Kansas City, Missouri, formed in 2017, conjuring heavy, grief-laden atmospheres through the slow convergence of all three of metal's most weight-bearing styles.
Sons of Tonatiuh are an Atlanta, Georgia sludge/doom metal band formed in 2010, known for punishing low-tempo riffs and feedback-drenched heaviness that draws on Southern metal traditions while incorporating the slow grind of doom.
Soothsayer are a thrash metal band from Phoenix, Arizona, formed in 2021, playing aggressive, riff-driven metal in the classic tradition of the genre within the Southwest's active thrash underground.
Sorceress are a stoner/doom metal band from Salem, Oregon, formed in 2011, conjuring slow, fuzz-heavy riffs and hazy, lysergic atmosphere in a style that reflects the Pacific Northwest's rich tradition of heavy underground music.
Sorcia are a stoner/doom metal band from Seattle, Washington, formed in 2020, delivering slow-churning riffs and psychedelic weight in a style consistent with the Pacific Northwest's longstanding affinity for heavy, haze-soaked music.
Sordid Spell are a doom metal band from Providence, Rhode Island, formed in 2023, channeling the city's dark occult undercurrent into slow, heavy metal steeped in gloom and dark atmosphere.
Sorge are a Washington state psychedelic stoner/doom metal band formed in 2023, crafting slow, hazy, riff-heavy music that draws from both the fuzz-driven stoner tradition and the glacial tempos of doom with a psychedelic edge.
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