Salt Lake City's Sweet Jesus have been playing stoner metal since 2005, trading in thick riffs and hazy grooves that reflect the Utah desert's sprawling, sun-baked character.

Philadelphia's Sweet Pill blend emo's emotional directness with indie rock's melodic sensibility and a dose of early-2000s pop-punk energy, led by Zayna Youssef's captivating vocal delivery and confessional songwriting. Signed to Topshelf Records, their debut album 'Where the Heart Is' showcases a band that thrives in the space between aggressive catharsis and tender vulnerability. Sweet Pill have become a staple of Philadelphia's vibrant independent music scene, earning praise for their heartfelt, hook-laden approach to emo-adjacent rock.

Sweetland is a psychedelic doom metal and grunge-influenced project from Mankato, Minnesota, formed in 2025, combining slow, heavy riffs with hazy, druggy atmosphere.

Swelling Repulsion is a progressive melodic death metal band from Fort Collins, Colorado, formed in 2024, blending technical riffing and complex song structures with melodic death metal aggression.

Swept in Black is a New York black metal project formed in 2024, contributing to the state's active underground black metal scene with a raw and atmospheric approach.

Las Vegas brutal death metal act Swine Fucker formed in 2018, delivering uncompromising heaviness built on down-tuned guitars, guttural vocals, and punishing blast beats.

California's Swine Infection blends black metal and crust punk into a raw, anarchic sound, active since 2012 and rooted in the lo-fi, DIY tradition common to both genres.

Swine of Dissent is a heavy and thrash metal band from Oklahoma City, formed in 2020, combining classic thrash aggression with traditional heavy metal songwriting.

Swine Soul is a raw black metal and noise project with roots in the American Deep South, active since 2013, trafficking in primitive, lo-fi hostility and minimal production.