Syrebris is a progressive death metal band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2013, weaving intricate song structures and technical proficiency into a sound that balances brutality with compositional depth.

Syrek is a progressive/neoclassical metal and shred project from White Plains, New York, active since 2005, showcasing virtuosic guitar technique and classical harmonic sensibility within a heavy metal framework.

Syren is a heavy/power metal band from Whittier, California, formed in 2013, delivering melodic, hook-driven metal influenced by classic American and European power metal traditions.

Syrictus is a death metal band from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, formed in 2017, crafting crushing, straightforward death metal within the long tradition of Midwestern underground brutality.

Punishing Melodic Black / Death Metal from Lubbock.

Syris is a power/progressive metal band from South Elgin, Illinois, formed in 2014, blending the melodic grandeur and anthemic energy of power metal with progressive metal's penchant for dynamic complexity.

Epic Progressive Heavy / Power Metal from San Antonio.

System of a Down shattered every convention of heavy music in the early 2000s, channeling Armenian folk melodies, political fury, and absurdist humor through Serj Tankian's otherworldly vocal acrobatics and Daron Malakian's frenetic guitar work. 'Toxicity' and the 'Mesmerize/Hypnotize' double album achieved massive commercial success while remaining genuinely subversive, establishing SOAD as one of the most original and important bands in rock history.

Systematic Failure is a melodic death metal and metalcore band from Yreka, California, formed in 2017, blending the melodic sensibility and twin-guitar harmonies of melodic death metal with the rhythmic intensity of metalcore.