Sonja is a Philadelphia-based heavy metal and gothic rock band formed in 2018 by guitarist Melissa Moore, known for moody, riff-driven songs that weave glam and goth influences through a classic metal framework.

Sons of Providence are a Phoenix, Arizona band formed in 2013 that blend the heavy atmosphere of gothic metal with the slow, fuzz-driven weight of stoner metal. Their sound draws from both traditions, creating a brooding, riff-heavy approach rooted in the desert Southwest.

Sorrowseed is a Boston band formed in 2012 that weaves together melodic death metal, black metal, and gothic metal into a theatrically dark and melodically ambitious sound, building a steady cult following in the New England metal scene.

Soulgrind is a heavy metal band from Mesa, Arizona, active since 2010. They draw from traditional heavy metal's melodic and riff-driven foundations within Arizona's broad hard rock and metal community.

Soulless is a Cleveland, Ohio melodic death and thrash metal band with roots stretching back to 1998. One of Ohio's longer-running extreme metal acts, they combine the melodic sensibility of Swedish-influenced death metal with thrash's technical aggression.

Spawn Winters is a gothic and doom metal band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2016, weaving mournful atmosphere and heavy, downtuned riffs into a sound that draws equally from the melancholic gothic metal tradition and the glacial weight of doom.

St. October is a gothic and groove metal band from Davenport, Iowa, formed in 2018, blending melodic gothic atmosphere with the rhythmic punch of groove metal.

Storm Kingdom is an Orlando, Florida band formed in 2021 that fuses the grandeur of symphonic metal with gothic atmosphere and death metal weight, creating a lush and darkly cinematic sound.

Symphonic gothic metal band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, formed in 2015, weaving orchestral arrangements and atmospheric dark imagery into a sound that draws equally from gothic metal's melodic melancholy and symphonic metal's grandeur.

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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania industrial gothic metal band formed in 2016, combining the mechanical textures and electronic elements of industrial metal with the dark romanticism and atmospheric depth of gothic metal.

Sverker is a Newark, Ohio depressive black and gothic metal project formed in 2020, blending the anguished minimalism of depressive black metal with gothic atmosphere and introspective darkness.

Upper Darby, Pennsylvania act formed in 2012 that began in gothic rock and metal before shifting toward a heavier combination of gothic, doom, and death metal, balancing atmospheric gloom with crushing low-register weight.

St. Louis industrial gothic metal project active since 2013, fusing mechanized industrial textures with gothic metal's dark romanticism to produce a brooding and electronically charged sound.

Orange County's Terrible Tales Untold arrived in 2024 bringing gothic metal's moody grandeur to the Southern California underground — an uncommon choice in a scene dominated by harder-edged extremity. Their sound traffics in the atmospheric sweep and melodic melancholy that defines the genre, dark romanticism given weight by genuine metal instrumentation.