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Masters of Morbidity (2022)
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Dial Tone (2022)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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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.
Crushing Deathcore out of Texas.
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.
Sorcery are a Chicago, Illinois heavy metal and hard rock band formed in 2017, drawing from the classic rock-inflected heavy metal tradition with an emphasis on riff-driven songwriting and melodic sensibility.
Sorcerőt are a heavy and black metal band from Cincinnati, Ohio, formed in 2024, blending the occult swagger of traditional heavy metal with black metal's aggressive edge in a debut that signals a dark, riff-obsessed direction.
Sorus is a progressive sludge metal band from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, formed in 2016, combining the slow, crushing weight of sludge with the dynamic song structures and technical ambition of progressive metal.
Sosra is a thrash and heavy metal band from Bellingham, Washington, formed in 2015, drawing from classic American thrash traditions while incorporating traditional heavy metal influences.
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