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Bom Despacho, BR · 2019–present · active
Bleak Wind is an atmospheric black metal solo project from Bom Despacho, Minas Gerais, Brazil, created by Marina Sant'Ana. The project has released a steady stream of independent recordings since 2019, including "Memories to Forget..." (2019), "Light and Darkness" (2021), and several releases in 2023–2025, crafting introspective, melancholic soundscapes rooted in atmospheric black metal.
Brasília, BR · 2020–present · active
Bríi is an atmospheric black metal, ambient, and electronic project based in Brasília, Brazil, formed in 2020 by musician Caio Lemos, who also records under names including Kaatayra and Vauruvã. The project released the critically noted album "Último Ancestral Comum" in 2023, issued on vinyl by Season of Mist and digitally through Flowing Downward, blending raw black metal blast beats with trance, club electronics, and post-rock atmospheres. Bríi has drawn international attention for its genre-defying fusion of Brazilian sonic identity and extreme metal.
São Paulo, BR · 2018–present · active
Cold Burial is an atmospheric black metal project from the greater São Paulo metropolitan area of Brazil, listed on Metal Archives with a formation date in the São Bernardo do Campo area. The band is an independent act operating within the Brazilian atmospheric and depressive black metal underground, with music available on their Bandcamp page. They are part of a broader wave of Brazilian atmospheric black metal acts active in the 2020s.
São Paulo, BR · 2013–? · disbanded
Cold Forest is a dungeon synth and atmospheric black metal project from São Paulo, Brazil, active from 2013. The project released albums including "A Journey Through Cosmic Infinity" and "Misantrópica Jornada Obscura" in 2013, blending dark ambient and drone textures with black metal atmosphere, and later explored Tolkien-inspired themes with releases such as "In the Land of Mordor."
BR · 2019–present · active
Cron Demom is a one-man atmospheric black metal and ambient project from Goiânia, Brazil, created and performed entirely by Alexander Massaini. The project blends atmospheric black metal, DSBM, funeral doom, and ambient influences into a dark, melancholic sound. Cron Demom released its debut album "Satan's Lies" in August 2019 and has since maintained an active presence on Bandcamp with multiple releases.
Piauí, BR · 2021–present · active
Days of a New Future is an atmospheric black metal project from Piauí, Brazil, formed in 2021. The band released the debut EP "For Hope" in January 2021, a four-track recording that showcases brooding, atmospheric soundscapes within the black metal framework.
Belo Horizonte, BR · 2011–present · active
Deadmoon is an atmospheric black metal and blackgaze project from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, formed in 2011. The project blends black metal intensity with shoegaze textures, and released the EP "While It Fades Forever" in January 2023, with all instruments and vocals performed by August and guitar recorded by Henrique Goulart. Deadmoon operates independently and represents Belo Horizonte's contribution to the global blackgaze movement.
Rio de Janeiro, BR · 2023–present · active
Desolation Temple is an atmospheric black metal duo from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, formed in 2023 by Rodrigo Garm and Rafael Ribeiro (also of Pagan Throne). Their self-titled debut album draws heavily from 1990s atmospheric black metal — citing influences such as Bethlehem, Arckanum, and Dark Funeral — with lyrical themes centered on depression, inner conflict, and the nature of existence.
Curicó, CL · 2021–present · active
Domains Tenebrarum is an atmospheric black metal band from Curicó in the Maule region of Chile, active since 2021. The project operates as an independent act within Chile's underground black metal scene.

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