Somnambulistic Nightmare is a Fort Wayne, Indiana raw black metal and dark ambient project formed in 2022, pairing the abrasive primitivity of raw black metal with the disorienting stillness of dark ambient to evoke states of waking dread.

Sorrowfrost is a Minnesota raw black metal project formed in 2021, channeling the frigid winters of the upper Midwest into stripped-down, lo-fi black metal with an uncompromising primitive aesthetic.

Spectral Torture is a raw black metal project from New Jersey, formed in 2023, embracing the most abrasive and deliberately lo-fi end of the black metal spectrum. Their work strips the genre to its harshest essentials, favoring noise, spite, and contempt for polish over any concessions to accessibility.

Spectral Woods is a raw black metal solo project from Eureka, California, formed in 2019, producing primitive, lo-fi black metal rooted in harsh production and misanthropic Northern California forest aesthetics.

Spira is a raw black metal project from Santa Rosa, California, formed in 2023, embracing the primitive, lo-fi aesthetic of second-wave black metal with a harsh and deliberately unpolished sonic approach.

Spiritus Vindictus is a raw black metal project from Wilmington, North Carolina, formed in 2023, embracing the genre's most primitive and lo-fi production values to deliver venomous, unadorned black metal.

Stosstruppen is a raw black metal band from Sacramento, California, formed in 2022, practicing an unpolished, lo-fi approach to black metal rooted in the most primitive and corrosive end of the genre.

Raw black metal project from Framingham, Massachusetts, formed in 2022, channeling the lo-fi, abrasive aesthetic of the genre's underground roots. The band takes its name from the Romanian vampire myth, reflecting a dark, primitive sensibility.

Raw black metal project from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, formed in 2021, embracing the genre's most stripped-down and abrasive aesthetics. The name blends Latin owl imagery with a Greek term for austere spiritual discipline, suggesting a practice-oriented, ascetic approach to the music.