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Ride the Flatline (feat. Jami Morgan & Code Orange) (2024)
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The Anthropocene Extinction (2015)
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Enemies of Reality (Remixed & Remastered) (2003)
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Somnolence is an Illinois experimental black metal and ambient project formed in 2018, pushing the genre into unconventional sonic territory by integrating ambient composition and experimental textures alongside black metal's characteristic rawness.
Son of Kush is a melodic black/thrash metal band from Erie, Pennsylvania, formed in 2018, blending the ferocity of thrash riffing with the atmospheric hostility of black metal.
Sonata is a death/thrash metal band from Burien, Washington, formed in 2020, playing aggressive, riff-forward metal rooted in the classic crossover territory between thrash and death.
Sonic Pulse is a power/thrash metal band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 2012, merging the precision aggression of thrash with the melodic ambition and speed of power metal.
Blistering Groove / Thrash Metal / Crossover (early); Alternative Metal / Rock (later) from Houston.
Sonoros is a death/thrash metal band from Tucson, Arizona, formed in 2020, bringing hard-hitting aggression and technical riff work to the Sonoran Desert underground metal scene.
Sonoroum is a thrash metal band from McAllen, Texas, formed in 2021, representing the thrash underground along the Rio Grande Valley with driving, aggressive riff-based attack.
Soothsayer are a thrash metal band from Phoenix, Arizona, formed in 2021, playing aggressive, riff-driven metal in the classic tradition of the genre within the Southwest's active thrash underground.
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.
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