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Slave to the Scalpel (2021)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Spellslinger is an Indiana black metal and dungeon synth project formed in 2025, conjuring raw atmospheric textures that draw on both the abrasive traditions of black metal and the medieval fantasy mood of dungeon synth.
Spent is a Washington state doom and stoner metal band active since 1995, delivering slow, heavily fuzzed riffs steeped in the Pacific Northwest's long tradition of heavy, psychedelic-tinged sludge.
Spesimin is a Philadelphia-based band formed in 2020 that fuses thrash metal aggression with death metal heaviness and punk rawness, cutting through the city's underground with a no-frills cross-contaminated attack.
Spewdriver is a Kansas City sludge metal band formed in 2023, churning out oppressive, feedback-soaked riffs rooted in the down-tuned ugliness that defines the genre.
Spewtilator is an Atlanta band formed in 2008 that blends thrash metal speed with death metal brutality and grindcore chaos, maintaining a relentless and filthy live presence in the Georgia underground.
Sphere Eternal is a Salt Lake City atmospheric black metal band founded in 2016, crafting expansive, cold soundscapes that reflect the stark landscape of Utah's mountain west through tremolo-driven composition and ambient texture.
Spherical Obscenity is a Buffalo, New York band formed in 2017 that combines melodic death metal's harmonic sensibility with traditional heavy metal structure, balancing hook-driven riffing against heavier rhythmic attack.
Spider Control Rod is a death metal band from Coopersburg, Pennsylvania, formed in 2024, adding a new and abrasive voice to the state's densely populated extreme metal underground.
Spider Corpse is a death metal band from Springfield, Missouri, formed in 2018, delivering punishing riffs and guttural vocals in the tradition of American brutal death metal.
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