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São Paulo, BR · 2016–present · active
Dark Devotion is a melodic death/black metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2016. Their debut release "Loss," issued in January 2016, blends death and black metal elements and is available on Bandcamp with tracks including "Marcha Fúnebre" and "Grief, Pain and Despair."
Manaus, BR · 2024–? · disbanded
Dark Empire is a black metal band from Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, listed on Metal Archives as a split-up act. The band operated independently in the Brazilian underground black metal scene.
Londrina, BR · 2015–? · disbanded
Dark Flames is a black metal band from Londrina, Paraná, Brazil, with lyrical themes drawing on paganism and Satanism. The band released material through Goat Music Records before splitting up.
Rio de Janeiro, BR · 2011–present · split-up
Dark Forest is a black metal band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, active during the early 2000s and now split up. Their lyrics dealt with themes of Satanism, anti-Christianity, misanthropy, and suicide, and the band released material through the Curse of KvN Sadistic label, with recordings later compiled on "The Early Days."
Valinhos, BR · 2009–present · active
Dark Isolation is a one-person ambient black metal project from the São Paulo state city of Valinhos, Brazil, formed in 2009. The project blends oppressive black metal with dark ambient textures around themes of suffering, sorrow, and death. Releases include the albums "Nebel Leichenhalle" and "The Fragrance from Decomposed Flowers," as well as the 2024 EP "Remnants of Distress."
São Paulo, BR · 2017–present · active
Dark Malediction is a black metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, that originated as a solo project in 2007 before becoming a full live ensemble around 2016–2017. The band pursues themes of anti-Christianity, extinction, anti-humanism, and war, drawing from the raw South American black metal tradition. Their releases include "Infernal Blitzkrieg" and "The Fall of Christianity."
Contagem, BR · 2002–? · disbanded
Dark Opus was a black metal band from Contagem, in the greater Belo Horizonte area of Minas Gerais, Brazil, formed in 2002 and now split-up. The band's lyrical themes centered on anti-Christianity, occultism, darkness, death, and war. They released two demos during their activity: "Raise Your Weapon Against the Christianity" (2004) and "Diabolus in Musicka Rites" (2011).
Mirassol (early)/São José do Rio Preto (later), BR · 1996–present · active
Dark Paramount is a long-running black and doom metal band from Mirassol and later São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo state, Brazil, founded in 1993 and self-described as playing "Perverse Necro Sadistic Black Doom Metal." The band built an extensive underground catalog through the 1990s and 2000s including demos such as "Yarva Archaeus Daemonicus" (1996) and "Black Phallus" (1997) and full-lengths "When Thy Kingdom Rise" (2000) and "...Reverence" (2002), before returning with the album "Factor Obscurus" via Vacula Productions in 2017.
Padre Hurtado, CL · 2023–present · active
Dark Seducer is a blackened thrash metal band from Padre Hurtado, in the Santiago Metropolitan Region, signed to Sick Rites Records. Their debut EP 'Divinidad Mortal', released on February 11, 2023, was produced and mixed by Luis Zuñiga at Sala Soul Music in Peñaflor, with drums tracked at Pajarera Estudio in Isla de Maipo.

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