Traditional heavy metal band from Castro Valley, California, active since 2014, drawing on classic NWOBHM and American power metal influences with a straightforward, riff-forward approach.

Los Angeles experimental grindcore and death metal act formed in 2016, pushing extreme metal into unpredictable territory through unconventional song structures and noise-driven abrasion.

California brutal/technical death metal band formed in 2022, taking their name from the Egyptian crocodile deity and channeling that ferocity into precisely executed, crushing extremity.

Orange County punk legends Social Distortion, led by the gravel-voiced Mike Ness since 1978, are one of the longest-running and most respected punk rock bands in history, having essentially invented the country-punk hybrid that countless bands have since adopted. Their 1990 self-titled album and its hit 'Ball and Chain' brought their unique blend of punk, rockabilly, and outlaw country to a mainstream audience, while earlier records like 'Mommy's Little Monster' are cornerstones of California punk. Ness's hard-lived authenticity and the band's timeless, working-class songwriting have earned Social Distortion an almost mythical status in punk rock.

Los Angeles band formed in 2003 that began as a provocative nu-metal act before evolving toward heavier stoner and hard rock territory, known for theatrical stage performances and confrontational imagery.

Sodomizing the Dead is a death/thrash and grindcore band from Lynwood, California, formed in 2014, channeling the abrasive energy of Southern California's extreme metal underground through a punishing crossover of brutality and speed.

Sodomy is a death metal band from San Jose, California, formed in 2019, operating within the Bay Area's legacy of extreme metal with a straightforward approach to crushing, aggressive songwriting.

Solar Haze is a stoner metal band from West Covina, California, formed in 2019, trafficking in heavy, fuzzed-out riffs and a sun-scorched atmosphere that suits both its Southern California origins and the genre's cosmic sensibility.

Sole Survivor is a Los Angeles County, California heavy/thrash metal band formed in 2021, blending the crunching aggression of thrash with traditional heavy metal song structures.