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Sooper Spooki are a California black metal and goregrind project formed in 2020, merging the lo-fi atmospherics of raw black metal with the speed and grotesque imagery of grindcore in a deliberately irreverent package.
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.
Sophia Aurorae are a melodic black metal project from San Luis Obispo, California, formed in 2019, weaving atmospheric and melodic elements into a black metal framework that reflects both the coastal California setting and the Scandinavian genre's influence.
Sorath are a black metal band from Indianapolis, Indiana, formed in 2016, named after a demonic solar entity from occult tradition and committed to the raw, misanthropic sound at the heart of the genre.
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 Tampa, Florida death/thrash metal band formed in 2011, emerging from the city's storied extreme metal tradition with a sound that combines the aggression of thrash with the brutality of death metal.
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.
Sorceress are a stoner/doom metal band from Salem, Oregon, formed in 2011, conjuring slow, fuzz-heavy riffs and hazy, lysergic atmosphere in a style that reflects the Pacific Northwest's rich tradition of heavy underground music.
Sorcerous are a Chicago, Illinois black/death metal band formed in 2021, blending the cold ferocity of black metal with death metal's technical brutality in the city's deep underground extreme metal scene.
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