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Split Chain
Split Chain are a Bristol, England rock band blending shoegaze, nu metal, and grunge ("nu gaze"/"dreamo"). Members Bert Martinez-Cowles, Oli Bowles, Jake Reid, Tom Davies, and Aaron Black released debut album motionblur on Epitaph in July 2025.
Split Enz
Split Enz, originally Split Ends, was a New Zealand rock band formed in Auckland in 1972. They gained popularity with their 1980 album, True Colours.
Splodgenessabounds
Splodgenessabounds: London punk band formed 1978, led by Max Splodge, pioneers of Garry Bushell's "punk pathetique" style; best known for the 1980 UK No. 7 hit Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps Please.
Spooky Tooth
Spooky Tooth: English rock band formed October 1967 from Art plus American Gary Wright; blended prog, hard rock, and blues on Island albums Spooky Two (1969) and Ceremony (with Pierre Henry); disbanded 1974, reunited 1997–2009.
Spoon (band)
Spoon is an American indie rock band formed in Austin, Texas, in 1993 by Britt Daniel and Jim Eno, named after a Can song. Known for minimalist songwriting, it was Metacritic's top artist of the 2000s and earned a 2023 Grammy nomination for Lucifer on the Sofa.
Spreading the Disease
Spreading the Disease is Anthrax's second studio album, released October 30, 1985 on Megaforce/Island; first with Joey Belladonna and Frank Bello, produced with Carl Canedy, featuring Madhouse, Armed and Dangerous, and Gung-Ho.
Sprints (band)
Sprints are a Dublin post-punk/garage-punk band formed in 2019, led by Karla Chubb; debut EP Manifesto (2021), albums Letter to Self (2024, UK/Ireland Top 20) and All That Is Over (2025), produced by Gilla Band's Daniel Fox.
Squeeze (band)
Squeeze are an English new wave band formed in 1974 in Deptford, South London, by songwriter duo Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook, named after a disowned Velvet Underground album, known for Cool for Cats, Up the Junction, and Tempted.
SremmLife 2
SremmLife 2 (SremmLife II), second studio album by Mississippi rap duo Rae Sremmurd, released August 12, 2016 on Ear Drummer/Interscope; contains the Billboard Hot 100 number-one single "Black Beatles" featuring Gucci Mane.
St. Lunatics
St. Lunatics: St. Louis hip hop group formed 1993 (Nelly, Ali, Murphy Lee, Kyjuan, City Spud); regional hit "Gimme What You Got"; platinum 2001 album Free City; later Country Grammar copyright lawsuit.
St. Paul and The Broken Bones
St. Paul and The Broken Bones, a Birmingham, Alabama soul band fronted by Paul Janeway, broke through with 2014's Half the City and has expanded from retro-soul into funk, disco, and psychedelic R&B across six albums.
Stabbing Westward
Stabbing Westward is an American industrial rock band founded in 1985 in Macomb, Illinois, known for the gold albums Wither Blister Burn & Peel and Darkest Days.
Staind
Staind: American rock band formed 1995 in Springfield, Massachusetts (Aaron Lewis, Mike Mushok). Nu-metal/post-grunge act behind Break the Cycle (5x platinum), "It's Been Awhile," three Billboard 200 No. 1 albums, 2019 reunion, and 2023's Confessions of the Fallen.
Starcrawler
Starcrawler is an American glam-punk rock band formed in 2015 in Los Angeles, led by vocalist Arrow de Wilde and guitarist Henri Cash, known for theatrical live shows.
Starsailor (band)
Starsailor are an English alternative rock band formed in the late 1990s, known for the 2001 debut album Love Is Here and the hit "Four to the Floor".
Starset
Starset: American cinematic rock band formed 2013 in Columbus, Ohio by Dustin Bates (ex-Downplay). Five albums, Transmissions (2014) to SILOS (2025), sci-fi Starset Society lore, Marvel graphic novel, NASA-style "demonstration" live shows, nearly 5 billion streams.
Starship (band)
Starship is the American rock band formed in 1985 from Jefferson Starship after a name-retirement settlement with Paul Kantner; led by Mickey Thomas, it scored three Billboard Hot 100 number ones: We Built This City, Sara, and Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now.
Static Age
Static Age is the Misfits' debut album, recorded January–February 1978 in New York, shelved after label rejections, and released in 1996 on the box set and standalone in 1997 on Caroline Records; distinct from the Burlington, Vermont post-punk band The Static Age.
Status Quo (band)
Status Quo (formerly the Spectres, Traffic Jam) is a British boogie-rock band formed in London in 1965 by Francis Rossi and Alan Lancaster; 118+ million records sold, 33 studio albums, 50+ UK hit singles.
Steam (band)
Steam, the name attached to the 1969 American one-hit wonder "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" by Gary DeCarlo, Dale Frashuer and Paul Leka; no such band existed when the Fontana single topped the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks in December 1969.
Steam Powered Giraffe
Steam Powered Giraffe is a San Diego theatrical music project formed in 2008 by twins David and Bunny Bennett, performing as Victorian-era robots built in 1896 by fictional inventor Peter A. Walter, with albums from Album One (2009) to Music from SteamWorld Heist II (2024).
Steely Dan
Steely Dan is an American rock band founded by songwriters Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, known for polished studio recordings blending rock, pop, and jazz harmony with ironic lyrics.
Stellastarr
Stellastarr was a New York indie rock band formed in 2000 by Pratt Institute classmates Shawn Christensen, Amanda Tannen, and Arthur Kremer with guitarist Michael Jurin. Three albums: stellastarr (2003, RCA, Metascore 78), Harmonies for the Haunted (2005), Civilized (2009); best known for "Jenny" and "My Coco"; on hiatus since 2009.
Steppenwolf (band)
Steppenwolf: Canadian American hard rock band formed 1967 in Los Angeles from The Sparrow, led by John Kay. Hits "Born to Be Wild" and "Magic Carpet Ride"; first band to use "heavy metal" in a song; disbanded 1972, reformed, final show 2018.
Steps (pop group)
Steps is a British pop group formed in 1997, with three women and two men, known for 14 Top Five UK singles and 22 million records sold.
Stereolab
Stereolab are a London-formed avant-pop band founded in 1991 by Tim Gane and Laetitia Sadier, fusing 1960s pop, Krautrock, and lounge music; albums include Peng! (1992), Dots and Loops (1997), and Instant Holograms on Metal Film (2025).
Stereophonics
Stereophonics, Welsh rock band formed 1992 in Cwmaman, Cynon Valley, by Kelly Jones, Richard Jones and Stuart Cable; formerly Tragic Love Company. Nine UK number-one albums, the single Dakota at number one, and the 2025 thirteenth album Make 'em Laugh, Make 'em Cry, Make 'em Wait.
Steve Miller Band
Steve Miller Band is an American rock band formed in San Francisco in 1966, led by Steve Miller. Known for The Joker, Fly Like an Eagle, and Abracadabra, and for Greatest Hits 1974-78, a 16x platinum, Diamond-certified compilation.
Sticky Fingers (band)
Sticky Fingers, Australian indie-reggae-rock band formed 2008 in Newtown, Sydney; members Dylan Frost, Paddy Cornwall, Seamus Coyle, Beaker Best, Freddy Crabs; albums Caress Your Soul to Lekkerboy; ARIA number one with Westway; distinct from the Rolling Stones album.
Stiff Little Fingers
Stiff Little Fingers are a punk rock band formed in 1977 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, whose debut album Inflammable Material (1979) was the first independently released album to chart in the UK.