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Videira, BR · active
Heavy metal and hard rock band from Videira, Santa Catarina, Brazil, founded in 2004 by guitarist and vocalist Elias Scopel Liebl alongside drummer Mario Oliva and bassist Wagner Maschio, with Guilherme Oliveira on lead vocals. The band released the debut EP Boemia in 2006, recorded at Passagem de Som Studio in Curitiba, followed by the album Burning Wheels in 2007. After an intense run of shows across southern Brazil and São Paulo, the band entered a hiatus in 2011 and briefly resumed activity in 2015–2016.
Brasília, BR · active
Groove metal and hard rock band from Brasília, formed in 2018, whose sound fuses electric riffs with Brazilian folk traditions including baião and maracatu. The band released the EP Mula Sem Cabeça (Paixão Proibida) in December 2018, followed by the twelve-track album Folclórico in April 2019, which draws on Indigenous and Northeastern Brazilian mythology with tracks named after creatures such as Mapinguari and Curupira. Members include Egnaldo Santos on vocals, Felix Mota on guitar, Gregory Xavier on bass, and Julio Cesa on drums.
Belém, BR · active
Heavy metal and hard rock band from Belém, Pará, founded in November 2022 by guitarist Beto Conde and guitarist Anderson Di Paula. The band released their debut album Hellfire on May 31, 2024, preceded by singles including The Triad Prelude, Shock Hazard, Pacto, and Angel of Death.
Farroupilha, BR · active
Heavy metal band from Farroupilha, Rio Grande do Sul, formed in 2004, with lyrics centered on conspiracy theories and extraterrestrial themes. Their EP Ancient Aliens of Damnation (2014) was mixed and mastered by Roger Fingle at Nitro Estúdio in Caxias do Sul.
São Paulo, BR · active
Heavy/power metal band from São Paulo formed in 1988, among the earliest groups playing the genre in Brazil. Their debut album 'T.V.lization', recorded with contributions from Hugo Mariutti (Shaman) and released in 2004 on Hellion Records in Brazil and SoundHolic in Japan and Europe, featured vocalist Rick Ricci, guitarist João Racy, bassist Eduardo Gioielli, and keyboardist Charles Dalla.
Natal, BR · active
Stoner/doom metal band from Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, founded in 2008 by guitarists Patrick Schafstein and Adriano, later joined by vocalist Nelson Macedo performing as King Lizzard. The band released the EP Snake Arms Woman in 2012, followed by the full-length Thrones in the Sky in 2016 on German label Kozmik Artifactz and Brazilian imprint Deathtime/Burning London. Their second album, Commanded by Cosmic Forces, was recorded at Black Hole Studio in Natal between December 2018 and April 2019 and pressed to vinyl by Kozmik Artifactz.
San Carlos de Bariloche, AR · 2018–present · active
Stonegrunger is a heavy/groove metal band from San Carlos de Bariloche in Argentine Patagonia, known for a prolific run of numerically titled EPs: UNO (2017), DÚO (2019), TRY (2021), QAT (2023), and KIN (2024). All releases are self-published through their Bandcamp page, and the band sings in Spanish.

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