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Manual Manic Procedures (2024)
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Wake up Dead (feat. Dave Mustaine) (2022)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Chicago, Illinois heavy metal outfit Squadron have been active since 2013, drawing from the classic traditions of the genre and contributing to the city's enduring heavy metal underground.
Raleigh, North Carolina's Squall have combined heavy and stoner metal since 2012, blending muscular riff-driven songwriting with the hazy, groove-heavy influence of the stoner rock and metal traditions.
St Helens is a heavy metal and hard rock band from Kenosha, Wisconsin, formed in 2013, delivering a straightforward approach to traditional metal with rock-inflected hooks.
St. Elmos Fire is a Sacramento, California melodic heavy metal band formed in 2015, drawing on classic metal traditions with an emphasis on strong hooks and twin-guitar arrangements.
St. Madness is a Phoenix, Arizona heavy metal band with roots going back to the 1980s underground scene, known for their campy theatrical persona and long-running presence in the American metal underground.
Stadium Eternus is a Portland, Oregon band formed in 2017 that began with traditional heavy metal before evolving toward atmospheric black metal and ambient soundscapes, blending vast, ethereal textures with black metal's raw intensity.
Stage Crew is a heavy and thrash metal band from Cape Girardeau, Missouri, formed in 2013, playing energetic, riff-driven metal rooted in the classic American thrash and heavy metal tradition.
Stagecoach Inferno is a Louisville, Kentucky heavy metal band formed in 2016, drawing on traditional metal with a hard-driving sound that evokes the rougher edges of the classic American metal underground.
Stainless is a Portland, Oregon heavy metal and speed metal band formed in 2008, delivering hard-charging, NWOBHM-influenced metal with a hard rock sensibility and a love of speed and melody.
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