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Avellaneda, AR · 2014–present · active
Introspectiva is an atmospheric black metal solo project created by Martin Di Nolfo in Avellaneda, Buenos Aires, with additional vocal contributions from Dany Tee. The project debuted with the three-track EP "Origin..." in September 2014, followed by the eight-track debut album "Transfiguration..." in June 2015 — released as a limited digipack CD of 100 copies alongside a digital edition. A third album, "Between World's", was independently recorded between March 2020 and August 2021 and released in October 2021, exploring themes of parallel dimensions, nature, and existential reflection.
São Paulo, BR · 2019–present · active
Lerna is a one-person atmospheric black metal project from the São Paulo area of Brazil, formed in 2019 under the name Cunhambebe. Rooted in antifascist and anarchist politics, the project released "Violência da Miséria" in October 2019 and followed it with the EP "Sede de Sangue" (2021) and the single "Guerra Infinita" (2022). Lerna is associated with Escafismo Records and is considered part of Brazil's politically charged raw black metal underground.
Rio de Janeiro, BR · 2020–present · active
Lifechapters is a solo atmospheric black metal project from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, founded in 2020 by Igor Goularth, who handles all composition, production, recording, mixing, and mastering under his Dead Icon Productions imprint. The project released its debut full-length album "Anti" in June 2020, blending atmospheric black metal with rock elements. Goularth has publicly aligned the project with an anti-DSBM stance, opposing any art that glamorizes mental illness or suicide.
Vitória da Conquista, BR · 2015–present · active
Lumnos is the solo atmospheric black metal project of Breno Freire, a multi-instrumentalist from Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil, active since 2015. Freire, who records under the name Putrefactus, released the debut album Ancient Shadows of Saturn in February 2018, a five-track, 51-minute record built around a concept of ancient life on Saturn. The project draws influence from bands such as Mesarthim, Lustre, and Midnight Odyssey, with lyrical themes spanning space, nature, and transcendence.
Rio Grande do Sul, BR · 2025–present · active
Marnak is an atmospheric black metal project from Rio Grande do Sul that debuted in 2025 with the EP Xuèyǔ zhī Jì, a four-track release running nearly thirty minutes. The use of Chinese-language titles signals an interest in cross-cultural atmosphere, and the project slots comfortably into the expansive, melancholic end of the Brazilian atmospheric black metal underground.
Americana, BR · 2017–present · active
Motherwood is a two-person atmospheric black metal project built around the guitar, vocals, and songwriting of Guilherme Malosso, with Yuri Camargo providing synthesizers and ambient texture. The project has steadily grown in ambition, moving from the raw introspection of their 2017 self-titled debut through the dense, depression-steeped atmospheres of "Im Zeichen der Dunkelheit" (2023) and "A Fading Elegy" (2024).
Vitória da Conquista, BR · 2016–present · active
Muireterium builds atmospheric black metal that drifts between cosmic and natural imagery, weaving soaring synths and coiling guitar textures into vast, meditative soundscapes. The project released the nature-worshipping "Ode to the Nature" in 2017 and followed it with the space-themed "The Eternity Aura" in 2018, both issued through Depressive Illusions Records.
Montenegro, CO · active
Natura Aeternum is a Colombian duo from Montenegro, Quindío, formed in 2019 by Alexis Salazar and Fernanda Tabares, crafting Epic/Atmospheric Black Metal with ambient and folk influences rooted in themes of nature and Colombian folklore. The project has been extraordinarily prolific, releasing a stream of full-lengths and EPs since 2019, including the debut full-length "Winter Stories" (2020) and albums such as "Reminiscencia" (2022) and "The Faceless Man" (2023).
São José do Rio Preto, BR · 2024–present · active
Nenavist blends atmospheric black metal, depressive black metal, and ambient into a cold, suffocating sound rooted in hatred and despair — the name itself means "hatred" in Slavic languages. Their 2024 release "Genom Screams" marks the project's early output, distributed through Wraith Productions.

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