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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Danse Macabre (2022)
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Shame On Me (2022)
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Sonic Angel is a heavy metal band from Hayward, California, formed in 2004, rooted in the melodic and traditional sensibilities of classic American heavy metal.
Sonic Medusa is a heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2010, drawing on the classic traditions of the genre with a sound informed by decades of LA metal history.
Sonic Prophecy is a heavy/power metal band from Salt Lake City, Utah, formed in 2009, delivering anthemic, melodically driven metal with soaring vocals and twin-guitar arrangements.
Sonic Rage is a heavy metal and hard rock band from Champaign, Illinois, formed in 2012, occupying the energetic territory between arena-ready hard rock and traditional heavy metal.
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 Liberty is a heavy metal band from Nashville, Indiana, formed in 2025, rooted in classic heavy metal traditions and bringing a working-class Midwestern voice to the genre.
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Soraya are a heavy, speed, and thrash metal band from Palmdale, California, formed in 2021, channeling the raw energy of classic 80s metal into a modern context with an emphasis on speed and traditional song structures.
Sorcerer are a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania heavy metal band formed in 2011, playing melodic traditional heavy metal with a hard rock edge in a style indebted to classic metal's hook-driven songwriting.
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