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Black metal band from Campinas, São Paulo, formed in 2008 and still active. Their lyrical focus centers on war and blasphemy, rooted firmly in the raw, anti-religious spirit of the Brazilian black metal underground, and they have released material through Alcatéia Distro.
Black metal band from São Paulo formed in 2018, whose name translates roughly to 'omen' or 'ill omen' in Portuguese. They pursue a misanthropic, satanic-tinged style within the Brazilian underground black metal tradition, with their Bandcamp page operating under the handle 'mauagouro' ('bad omen').
Raw black metal duo from São Paulo, active from 2008 to around 2016, with a two-piece lineup of Perverso Oculto on vocals and drums and Baphomenum Antichrist on guitar and bass. They released two demos — 'Reino dos Mortos Lua Sombria' (2003) and 'Ritual de Sangue' (2007) — steeped in Satanic and hateful themes typical of the Brazilian underground black metal kvlt tradition.
Ajayu is a black metal band from El Alto, Bolivia, signed to Infernal Possession Productions. Their self-titled full-length, released in 2017, is described as a work drawn from the soul exploring the complex nature of human emotion, placing them within a small but active circle of extreme metal acts operating out of Bolivia's high-altitude urban centers.
Aka Funeral is a black metal band from Belo Horizonte founded in 2014, centering their work on Luciferian Gnosis, occultism, and philosophy. Their debut album "Stormy Tide" (2016) was recorded at Riff Studio with a logo designed by Christophe Szpajdel, and they followed it with the full-length "The Endless Eye" (2019) released through Songs for Satan on a limited pressing of 500 copies.
Akerbeltz is a black metal band from Contagem/Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, formed in the mid-1990s and drawing explicitly on the old-school traditions of Bathory and Hellhammer. They released "Therion Rising" in 1999 on Cogumelo Records — one of Brazil's most storied metal labels — and returned with "Akerbeltz Coven Rising" in 2011, maintaining their Satanic and pagan black metal aesthetic across both records.
Akuã is a black metal project from São Paulo formed in 2018, whose name draws from indigenous Brazilian cultural and linguistic heritage — aligning them with a wave of Brazilian acts that channel native spiritual and pagan themes through the black metal form. Operating in the underground since their formation, they are part of São Paulo's diverse and sprawling extreme metal scene.
Alocer was a black metal band from Sorocaba, São Paulo, active from 1999 until splitting up in the 2000s. Their Bandcamp catalog includes releases such as "The Victory of Darkness Riders," "By Triumph of the Eternal Conquest," and the "Darkness Valleys" demo, all bearing the dark, conquest-themed atmosphere typical of Brazilian underground black metal.
Alone with Whores is a black metal/grindcore band from Catanduva, São Paulo, formed in 2023 and released on the local D.I.Y. imprint Podreira Records. Their self-titled 2023 EP blends the abrasive speed of grindcore with black metal rawness, representing the underground noise scene of the interior of São Paulo state.
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