Solarhead is a progressive death metal band from Indianapolis, Indiana, formed in 2020, combining the technical intricacy and shifting dynamics of progressive metal with the visceral weight of death metal in the Midwest underground.

Solarnaut is a stoner and doom metal band from Bend, Oregon, formed in 2017, generating cosmic, fuzz-heavy compositions that evoke the wide open spaces of the Pacific Northwest desert with unhurried, psychedelic heaviness.

Soldados del Mal are a blackened thrash metal band from Valdivia, Chile, active since 2006 and signed to Evil Steel Records. Their 2016 EP "Regreso del Infierno" captures their raw, aggressive approach to the genre, and a compilation of early material appeared under the title "Ataque malévolo" in 2022.

Soldiers of Forgiveness is a Seattle, Washington heavy/power metal band formed in 2021, combining the melodic uplift of power metal with the driving riff energy of classic heavy metal.

Sole Survivor is a Dallas, Texas power metal band formed in 2021, channeling the epic melodic sensibility of the genre with a straightforward approach to anthemic heavy music.

Sole Survivor is a Los Angeles County, California heavy/thrash metal band formed in 2021, blending the crunching aggression of thrash with traditional heavy metal song structures.

Solecism is a Chicago, Illinois progressive melodic death metal band formed in 2013, weaving together intricate song structures, technical death metal intensity, and melody-driven arrangements drawn from the Scandinavian melodic death tradition.

Bilingual metallic hardcore from Dallas.

Solemn Eternal is a US funeral doom metal project formed in 2020, crafting slow, crushing compositions characterized by extreme tempo minimalism and an atmosphere of profound grief.