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Sanguisugabogg
Sanguisugabogg is an American death metal band formed in 2019 in Columbus, Ohio, known for savagely downtuned, groove-heavy old-school death metal and absurdist gore-themed lyrics, with albums on Century Media.
Saor
Saor is a Scottish one-man metal project founded in Glasgow in 2013 by multi-instrumentalist Andy Marshall, blending atmospheric black metal with Scottish folk influences in what he calls Caledonian Metal.
Satyricon (band)
Satyricon: Norwegian black metal band formed in Oslo in 1991, core duo Satyr and Frost since 1993; albums Dark Medieval Times, Nemesis Divina, Volcano (No. 2 in Norway), Satyricon (2013, No. 1).
Savatage
Savatage is an American heavy metal band from Tampa, Florida, founded by brothers Jon and Criss Oliva, blending power, progressive, and symphonic metal across 11 albums and giving rise to Trans-Siberian Orchestra.
Saxon (band)
Saxon is an English heavy metal band formed in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, one of the leading bands of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal alongside Iron Maiden.
Scar Symmetry
Scar Symmetry is a Swedish melodic death metal band formed in Avesta in 2004, signed to Nuclear Blast and known for science fiction and transhumanist lyrics.
Scowl
Scowl is an American hardcore band formed in 2019 in Santa Cruz, California, fronted by vocalist Kat Moss and known for the 2023 EP Psychic Dance Routine.
Season of Mist
Season of Mist is an independent French record label specializing in black, death, gothic, and progressive metal, founded by Michael H. Berberian in Marseille in the mid-1990s.
Selling out
Selling out is the accusation that an artist abandoned a music scene's underground values for commercial success, a charge heavy metal fans have aimed at Metallica since 1986.
Sentenced
Sentenced was a Finnish metal band from Muhos, active from 1989 to 2005, which began as a death metal act and evolved into gothic metal.
Sepultura
Sepultura: Brazilian thrash/death/groove metal band formed 1984 in Belo Horizonte by Max and Igor Cavalera; known for Beneath the Remains, Chaos A.D., and Roots; disbanding after the 2023-announced farewell tour ending November 2026 in São Paulo.
Seven Churches (music)
Seven Churches is the 1985 debut album by the American band Possessed on Combat Records, often cited as the first true death metal record ever released.
Seven Hours After Violet
Seven Hours After Violet (SHAV) is an American metalcore band formed in 2024 by System of a Down bassist Shavo Odadjian with Taylor Barber, Morgoth, Alejandro Aranda, and Josh Johnson; debut album October 11, 2024 on Sumerian.
Sevendust
Sevendust is an American rock band, known for its alternative metal sound. Formed in 1994, the group has sold nearly eight million albums and features Lajon Witherspoon on vocals.
Shade Empire
Shade Empire is a Finnish metal band formed in Kuopio in 1999, blending symphonic black metal with industrial and death metal, with six studio albums from 2004 to 2023.
Shadow Gallery
Shadow Gallery: American progressive metal band formed 1985 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, named after the V for Vendetta hideout; six studio albums 1992–2009, no live show until September 2010, singer Mike Baker died 2008.
Shadows Fall
Shadows Fall, Massachusetts metalcore/thrash band formed 1996, NWOAHM act; The War Within hit Billboard No. 20, sold 300,000; hiatus 2015, reunion 2021, comeback album due 2027.
Shai Hulud
Shai Hulud is an American metalcore band from Pompano Beach, Florida, formed in 1995 and named after the Dune sandworms. Known for Hearts Once Nourished with Hope and Compassion and Matt Fox as constant member.
She Past Away
She Past Away is a Turkish dark wave and post-punk duo from Bursa, active from Istanbul, formed by Volkan Caner and Doruk Öztürkcan and known for minimalist Turkish lyrics.
Shining (group)
Shining is a Norwegian band from Oslo, founded in 1999 by multi-instrumentalist Jørgen Munkeby. The group is known for inventing "Blackjazz," a fusion of jazz, metal, and electronics.
Sick Puppies
Sick Puppies, Australian hard rock band formed in Sydney in 1997 by Shimon Moore and Emma Anzai; broke out with "All the Same" and the 2006 Free Hugs video; albums include Tri-Polar (Gold) and Wave the Bull (2025).
Siege (band)
Siege: American hardcore punk band formed 1981 in Weymouth, Massachusetts, by Robert Williams, Kurt Habelt, and Henry McNamee; their 1984 Drop Dead demo influenced grindcore and powerviolence pioneers like Napalm Death and Carcass.
SikTh
SikTh are an English progressive metal band formed in Watford, Hertfordshire in 1999, known for dual vocalists and cited as a key influence on djent.
Silent Planet (group)
Silent Planet is a Los Angeles metalcore band formed in 2009, led by vocalist Garrett Russell and known for concept albums whose lyrics carry footnotes on history and theology.
Sinner (group)
Sinner is a German heavy metal band from Stuttgart formed in the early 1980s around vocalist and bassist Mat Sinner, releasing twenty studio albums before its 2026 farewell record.
Six Feet Under (band)
Six Feet Under: American death metal band formed 1993 in Tampa, Florida, by vocalist Chris Barnes (Cannibal Corpse) and guitarist Allen West (Obituary); Metal Blade act known for Haunted (1995), the Graveyard Classics covers series, and groove-heavy death 'n' roll.
Skindred
Skindred are a Welsh ragga metal band formed in 1998 in Newport, fusing heavy metal with reggae, ska and punk. Fronted by Benji Webbe, they topped the Billboard reggae chart with Babylon and reached UK Number 1 in 2026 with You Got This.
Slaughter to Prevail
Slaughter to Prevail, Russian deathcore band of Aleksandr "Alex Terrible" Shikolai and Jack Simmons; albums Misery Sermon, Kostolom, Grizzly; anti-war stance, Russian fine, Blood4Blood BKFC event.
Slaves (English punk duo)
Slaves, performing as Soft Play since December 2022, are an English punk rock duo formed in 2012 in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, by Isaac Holman and Laurie Vincent.
Slayer
Slayer: American thrash metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1981 (Araya, King, Hanneman, Lombardo), one of the Big Four with Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax; breakthrough Reign in Blood (1986), retired 2019, reunited 2024.