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On The Hunt (2023)
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Soultrap is a New York thrash metal band formed in 2016. They work in the state's thrash tradition, delivering aggressive riffing and driving tempos in the lineage of East Coast speed and thrash.
Soultrap is a heavy and groove metal band from Atlanta, Georgia, formed in 2016. They channel groove metal's rhythmic punch with traditional heavy metal's melodic sensibility, operating out of the South's largest metal market.
Sound Barrier is a heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California, active since 2017. They carry on the tradition of melodic, hard-driving American heavy metal rooted in the West Coast scene.
Sound Barrier is a Houston, Texas heavy/speed metal outfit formed in 2017, delivering aggressive riff-driven metal that blends classic heavy metal foundations with the harder-edged momentum of speed metal.
Sound Cancer is a power/thrash metal band from Oceanside, California, formed in 2005, fusing the melodic precision of power metal with the crunching aggression of thrash across two decades of activity.
Sound of Dissent is a thrash metal band formed in St. Louis, Missouri in 2022, channeling the combative energy and political undercurrent that defined thrash metal's formative era into a contemporary Midwestern context.
Sound of Serenity is a Chicago, Illinois band formed in 2009 that combines metalcore's structural intensity with death metal's brutal sonic palette, operating in the space between melody-driven breakdowns and more extreme territory.
Sound the Sirens is a progressive metal and rock project from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 2021, weaving complex arrangements and dynamic shifts drawn from both progressive metal and rock traditions.
Soundgarden is the seminal Seattle, Washington band whose fusion of stoner-inflected heavy metal, grunge, and crushing riff craft helped define the Pacific Northwest sound of the late 1980s and 1990s, led by the powerful vocals of Chris Cornell.
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