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Sleep (band)
Sleep is an American stoner/doom metal band formed 1990 in San Jose from Asbestosdeath, known for Sleep's Holy Mountain and the hour-long Dopesmoker; reformed 2009, released The Sciences 2018, and in 2026 continued without Matt Pike.
Sleep Theory
Sleep Theory is an American rock band from Memphis, Tennessee, fronted by Army veteran vocalist Cullen Moore and signed to Epitaph Records, formed in 2019.
Slipknot (band)
Slipknot: American masked nine-piece heavy metal band formed 1995 in Des Moines, Iowa, numbered 0 to 8. Nu-metal-era act with death metal and thrash elements; platinum 1999 debut, Iowa (2001), 10 Grammy nominations, 2027 stadium tour.
Slomosa
Slomosa is a Norwegian stoner and desert rock band from Bergen, formed in 2017, whose four members call their music "tundra rock"; they have released two studio albums.
Slowly We Rot
Slowly We Rot is the 1989 debut album by Florida death metal band Obituary, recorded at Morrisound in Tampa with Scott Burns and credited with shaping death metal's blueprint.
Smoulder
Smoulder is a Canadian epic heavy/doom metal band formed in Calgary in 2013, known for sword-and-sorcery lyrics, Michael Whelan cover art, and the 2023 album Violent Creed of Vengeance.
Snot (band)
Snot: Santa Barbara, California nu metal/hardcore band formed 1995, fronted by Lynn Strait; debut Get Some (Geffen, 1997); disbanded after Strait's December 1998 death; reunited 2025 with singer Andy Knapp.
Snuff (song)
"Snuff" is Slipknot's 2008 acoustic ballad from All Hope Is Gone, written by Corey Taylor about his divorce, released as a single in 2009, championed by Paul Gray, a top-ten US rock hit, and later a tribute to the late bassist.
Sodom (band)
Sodom is a German thrash metal band from Gelsenkirchen formed in 1982 (some sources say 1981), led by constant member Tom Angelripper; part of the Teutonic Big Four, known for Agent Orange and early black metal influence.
Soen
Soen (ソーエン) is a Swedish progressive metal band formed in 2004 by ex-Opeth drummer Martin Lopez; with vocalist Joel Ekelöf it released Cognitive (2012) through Reliance (2026, Silver Lining).
Soilent Green
Soilent Green is an American sludge, death metal, and grindcore band from New Orleans, Louisiana, formed in 1988 and known for blending grindcore with bluesy Southern rock.
Soilwork
Soilwork (Inferior Breed) is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Helsingborg formed in 1995 by Björn "Speed" Strid and Peter Wichers; twelve albums from Steelbath Suicide (1998) to Övergivenheten (2022), including the first melodeath double album.
Solid State Records
Solid State Records is an American record label in Seattle specializing in Christian metal, metalcore, and hardcore, founded by Brandon Ebel as a Tooth & Nail imprint.
Sólstafir
Sólstafir, Icelandic for "crepuscular rays", is an Icelandic post-metal band formed in Reykjavík in 1995, which has released eight studio albums and signed with Century Media Records in 2024.
Sonata Arctica
Sonata Arctica, Finnish power metal band from Kemi formed 1996 as Tricky Beans, then Tricky Means; debut Ecliptica (1999), Unia (2007) shift, Clear Cold Beyond (2024) return to power metal, 30th anniversary 2026.
Soulfly
Soulfly is the heavy metal band founded by Max Cavalera after leaving Sepultura in 1996; active since 1997, it has released thirteen albums from Soulfly (1998) to Chama (2025).
Spiritbox
Spiritbox, Canadian heavy metal band from Victoria, British Columbia, formed by Courtney LaPlante and Mike Stringer; breakout single Holy Roller (2020), debut album Eternal Blue (2021, #13 Billboard 200), second album Tsunami Sea (2025), Grammy-nominated.
State Champs
State Champs: Albany, New York pop-punk band formed in 2010 by Derek DiScanio and Tyler Szalkowski on Pure Noise Records; five albums including The Finer Things (2013) and the self-titled 2024 LP.
Static-X
Static-X is an American industrial metal band formed in 1994 by Wayne Static and Ken Jay, known as "evil disco". Breakthrough debut Wisconsin Death Trip (1999) went platinum; after Wayne Static's 2014 death the original lineup reunited in 2018 with vocalist Xer0.
Steel Panther
Steel Panther (Metal Shop, Metal Skool) is a Los Angeles glam metal parody band formed in 2000, fronted by Michael Starr (Ralph Saenz), known for Feel the Steel (2009), six albums, and crude 1980s hair-metal satire.
Steelheart
Steelheart is an American hard rock band formed in 1990 in Norwalk, Connecticut, also known as Red Alert, led by Croatian-born vocalist Miljenko Matijevic; known for the platinum 1990 debut, "She's Gone," and the 1992 stage accident.
Stoned Jesus
Stoned Jesus, Ukrainian stoner/doom and progressive rock band formed in Kyiv in 2009 by Igor Sydorenko. Albums First Communion, Seven Thunders Roar with I'm the Mountain, and the Songs to Sun/Moon/Earth trilogy on Season of Mist.
Stormtroopers of Death
Stormtroopers of Death (S.O.D.) was a New York crossover thrash side project of Anthrax's Scott Ian and Charlie Benante with Dan Lilker and Billy Milano; its 1985 debut Speak English or Die, recorded in three days, defined crossover thrash.
Strapping Young Lad
Strapping Young Lad: Canadian industrial/extreme metal band formed 1994 in Vancouver by Devin Townsend, with Gene Hoglan, Byron Stroud, Jed Simon; five Century Media albums, landmark City (1997), ended 2007.
Stratovarius
Stratovarius is a Finnish power metal band formed in winter 1984, known for keyboard-driven melodic power metal with neoclassical guitar. Seventeen studio albums from Fright Night (1989) to Survive (2022); Infinite hit number one in Finland; Timo Tolkki led and wrote its hits until leaving in 2007.
STRIGOI (group)
Strigoi is a British death metal and crust band from England, formed in 2018 by Paradise Lost guitarist Gregor Mackintosh and bassist Chris Casket, formerly of Vallenfyre.
Striker (band)
Striker is a Canadian heavy metal band from Edmonton, Alberta, formed in 2007. It won a Juno Award in 2020 for its album Play to Win.
Stryper
Stryper, also known by its original name Roxx Regime, is an American Christian metal band formed in 1983 in Orange County, California, famous for the multiplatinum 1986 album To Hell with the Devil, over 10 million albums sold, and MTV crossover hits.
SubRosa
SubRosa is an American experimental doom metal band from Salt Lake City, Utah, formed in 2005 around guitarist Rebecca Vernon and known for its two electric violins.
Subway to Sally
Subway to Sally is a German folk and medieval rock band formed in 1990, known for mixing metal guitars with bagpipes, fiddle, and German lyrics.