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Piles of Festering Decomposition (2020)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Three Sides of One (2022)
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Slytherin is a Los Angeles atmospheric black metal project formed in 2020, weaving dense, cold-blooded tremolo riffs and reverb-drenched ambiance into sweeping, darkly cinematic compositions.
Smackfactor is a technical groove metal band from Longmont, Colorado, formed in 2017, combining the syncopated heaviness of groove metal with progressive technical riffing and intricate rhythmic patterns.
Small Town Murder is a Chicago deathcore and death metal band formed in 2023, crafting brutal and crushing music that blends the down-tuned savagery of deathcore breakdowns with straightforward death metal aggression.
Smash Potater is a crossover thrash band from Aurora, Illinois, formed in 2011, combining the speed and aggression of thrash metal with the punk-driven rawness of crossover in a deliberately irreverent package.
Smaug is a Colorado Springs heavy metal band formed in 2020, blending doom-laden tempos with thrash metal punch and classic heavy metal structure, named after the legendary dragon of Tolkien's Middle-earth.
Smite the Sun is a New Jersey power metal band formed in 2021, channeling the soaring melodies, twin guitar harmonies, and anthemic songwriting central to the American power metal tradition.
Smithereenz is a heavy metal and hard rock band formed in 2022, delivering energetic guitar-driven music rooted in the melodic and accessible end of the heavy metal spectrum.
Smoke Covenant is a sludge metal band from Columbus, Ohio, formed in 2016, grinding out slow, feedback-laden riffs and abrasive vocals in the crusty tradition of American sludge metal.
Smoke Dweller is an atmospheric black metal and ambient project from San Luis Obispo, California, formed in 2017, fusing raw black metal textures with expansive ambient passages to create deeply immersive and desolate soundscapes.
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