Soultrap is a heavy and groove metal band from Atlanta, Georgia, formed in 2016. They channel groove metal's rhythmic punch with traditional heavy metal's melodic sensibility, operating out of the South's largest metal market.

Sound Barrier is a heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California, active since 2017. They carry on the tradition of melodic, hard-driving American heavy metal rooted in the West Coast scene.

Sound Barrier is a Houston, Texas heavy/speed metal outfit formed in 2017, delivering aggressive riff-driven metal that blends classic heavy metal foundations with the harder-edged momentum of speed metal.

Soundgarden is the seminal Seattle, Washington band whose fusion of stoner-inflected heavy metal, grunge, and crushing riff craft helped define the Pacific Northwest sound of the late 1980s and 1990s, led by the powerful vocals of Chris Cornell.

Southgate is a Portland, Oregon progressive deathcore band formed in 2009, layering the technical complexity and dynamic ambition of progressive metal atop deathcore's crushing low-end rhythmic foundation.

Southview is a heavy metal band from Rochelle, Illinois, formed in 2015 that blends traditional heavy metal with Southern metal influences, delivering a riff-driven sound rooted in American metal's blue-collar heartland tradition.

Space Wax are a San Diego, California band formed in 2014, straddling stoner, doom, and traditional heavy metal. Their sound leans into vintage-toned riffing and analogue warmth, drawing equally from classic heavy metal and the fuzzier end of the stoner/doom spectrum.

SpaceCore is a Cleveland, Ohio band formed in 2024, working in experimental and psychedelic heavy metal. A recently formed outfit, they bring an exploratory approach to the genre, applying unconventional structures and textures to a foundation of traditional heavy metal.

Spawn of Man is a heavy metal band from Lewiston, Maine, formed in 2007, rooted in the classic tradition of American heavy metal and representing the small but dedicated underground metal community of central Maine.