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Curitiba, BR · 2017–present · active
A solo atmospheric black metal project whose debut EP Sun Kills Every Thing arrived in 2017, blending tremolo-driven riffs with ambient textures and expansive, depressive moods. The project draws on the more introspective strand of the genre, favoring atmosphere and emotional weight over outright aggression.
Osorno, CL · 2016–present · active
Nocturn Decadence is a black metal project from Osorno, Los Lagos, active since 2016, blending raw black metal with blackgaze and dark ambient textures around themes of loneliness, nature, and existential contempt. The band self-released two albums independently: Impavida Muerte in March 2017 and Sirviente del Psicodelico Lenguaje Inconexo in 2018.
Buenos Aires, AR · 2017–present · active
Offenbarung is a solo atmospheric black metal project formed in Buenos Aires in 2017 by the musician known as Razsuh, who recorded and mixed all material at his Third Underworld Studio in San Antonio de Padua. The project released two demos — Demo I (Lunar Womb) and Demo II (Jaguar Levitation) in early 2019 — before issuing the full-length Manifestus in July 2019, a sprawling two-track album structured as four movements depicting an astral voyage.
Poços de Caldas, BR · 2018–present · active
Omniscience play an expansive, keyboard-laced atmospheric black metal anchored by multi-layered guitar work and the dual vocal interplay of Kalash and Archon. Their 2021 album Ancient Spell, released through Careless Records, draws its lyrical imagery directly from Magic: The Gathering lore, with tracks like "The Coming of Iona" and "Gates of the Mindless Temple" treating the game's mythology as genuine mythological source material.
São Paulo, BR · 2019–present · active
A RABM (Red and Anarchist Black Metal) solo project fusing atmospheric black metal with environmentalist and indigenous rights themes, releasing "Ocaso" and "Apodrecendo a Terra" in 2021 via Subsound Records. The project collaborated with fellow São Paulo act Kaatayra on a split in 2023, with a track drawn from Darcy Ribeiro's 1974 novel, blending politically charged lyricism into its anguished, depressive sound.
Copiapó, CL · 2017–present · active
Pillars of Mountains is an atmospheric black metal solo project from Copiapó, in Chile's Atacama region, founded in 2016 by Ricardo Gallardo, who handles guitars, bass, synth, and lyrics, with Bryan Svank contributing vocals. The project explores themes of nature, astral travel, and the universe across two albums, Distance (2018) and Elevation (2019), both released through Desolated Woods Records.
Minas Gerais, BR · 2018–present · active
One-person atmospheric black metal project from Minas Gerais created by composer and multi-instrumentalist Limac, who released the self-titled debut demo in September 2018. The second album The Days Were Like This followed in June 2021 through Nomade Records, Black Hearts Records, and Old Metal Rites, recorded at Tempest studio in Minas Gerais.
VE · active
Roraima is an atmospheric black metal band from Caracas, Venezuela, formed in 2014 and signed to BMC Productions. Named after the famous tepui on Venezuela's southern border, the band draws heavily on indigenous Venezuelan landscapes and folklore — albums such as Auyantepuy (2017), Autana (2018), Caribay (2022), and Caribe (2023) each take their titles from the country's natural and mythological heritage. Beginning as a largely instrumental project, the band later incorporated themes of nature and folk legend across a prolific run of full-length releases.
Rio Grande do Sul, BR · active
Atmospheric black metal solo project from Rio Grande do Sul, handled entirely by Ângelo Vidor. Active since 2023, the project released the singles Aurørium and Astraflame, operating with an independent, self-released approach.

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