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A three-piece black metal band from Teresina, Piauí, in northeastern Brazil, formed in 2011 and devoted to the rawer, more primitive sound of 1980s black metal. Their 2017 debut album "Cold Embrace" — recorded at Orange Studio — showcases a sound that leans on lo-fi atmosphere, with lyrics inspired by nihilism, 18th-century poetics, and primitive culture. The band features Mephistopheles on guitar, Sadist on drums and vocals, and Poet on bass.
A black metal project from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, active briefly from 2018 before disbanding. The state has a deep tradition of underground extreme metal — home to Krisiun, Brutal Morticínio, and numerous other acts — and Antigo represents a later generation of that regional underground. Details on the project's lineup and releases are sparse, reflecting the deeply DIY and underground nature of the Brazilian black metal scene in the southernmost state.
Antropofectus is a death/black metal project from Magé, in the Baixada Fluminense region of Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, formed in 2021 and currently on hold. Blending the aggressive tremolo-heavy assault of black metal with the low-end brutality of death metal, the project is part of Rio de Janeiro's active underground extreme metal network. They released music independently through Bandcamp.
Apoka is a black metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, active since 2020 within the city's dense underground extreme metal community. Their sound draws on the rawer, uncompromising traditions of the genre that have long flourished in southeastern Brazil.
Apokalyptisk Framtid is a black metal/noise/punk project from Catanduva, São Paulo state, formed in 2023. Their approach fuses the ugliness of raw black metal with punk and noise abrasion, and they have already appeared on split releases within the Brazilian underground, including the 2026 "Friends of Evil" split alongside Mortuário A.D., Mourning Souls, and Pugnax.
Aquelarre was a black metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, active in the underground scene and aligned with themes of Satanism, anti-Christianity, and hate in the tradition of South American raw black metal. They contributed a track to the Times of War - A Tribute to M.M.D.C. compilation before splitting up, leaving a small but ideologically committed footprint in the São Paulo scene.
Aqueronte is a black metal band from Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, part of the city's long-running extreme metal underground. Their approach is rooted in raw, traditional black metal with an uncompromising aesthetic, operating within a regional scene that has produced influential acts like Amen Corner and Blackmass. The band draws influence from classical composition alongside classic and contemporary black metal.
Ar da Desgraça is a black metal band from Timbó, Santa Catarina, Brazil, whose name translates roughly to "air of misfortune." Their discography, including Praeludium Tenebras (2017) and Enigmática Perpétua Sinfonia (2020), explores themes of death, hatred, darkness, and melancholy within a raw, underground black metal framework. The duo features Peste Negra on vocals and guitar alongside Algoz on drums.
Arab Zaraq was a Brazilian black metal project active briefly in 2024 before splitting up, leaving minimal documentation in the underground. The name echoes the Qliphothic concept of A'arab Zaraq — the ravens of dispersion — a recurring reference point in occult black metal. Their release exists as a short-lived contribution to Brazil's prolific raw black metal underground.
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