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Temaukel is a Chilean black metal and ambient solo project from Santiago, active since 2005 and drawing on themes rooted in ancient Chilean indigenous cultures. The project released its debut full-length "HAIN" in 2024, preceded by a string of singles including "Hijo de la roca" and "The Infinity of Numbers."
Black metal band from Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo, formed in 1994. The band contributed the track "El frio nascimiento de uma era de trevas" to the 2001 cassette compilation Southern Nightmare... the Fist Tentation, released by Words of Evil, and "Last Sunset of a Dark Milenium" appeared on the compilation Pure Fucking Black Metal via Nuktemeron Productions.
Doom/black metal band from Fortaleza, Ceará, formed in 2006, featuring members performing under the names Mictantecutli, Loki, Gylve, and Luciferiano. The band released the demo Ritos, Sacrifícios e Glória in 2008 and appeared on the 2014 four-way split Tenebras Nigrum Malefici Paganus alongside Nocturne Sortilege, Féretro Avernal, and Nomades, released by Cursecandle Records in a limited edition of 500 copies.
Tenebree is a black metal band from Talca, Chile, founded in 2014 by multi-instrumentalist Neguss, who was later joined by Tralkan, MathL, Iskandar, and Chkngr. The band released its debut full-length "Infinito honor de existencia" in 2017, followed by "Errante herejía" in 2020 through Chilean label Australis Records.
Black metal band from São Paulo, formed in 2005, active through approximately 2016. Their primary documented release is the split Necromantheon, shared with fellow São Paulo act Obscurys, issued on December 20, 2012 by Black Candle Records in a limited edition of 200 copies.
One-man atmospheric black/death/doom metal project from Santa Catarina, Brazil, active since 2023. The project released two full-lengths in 2023: Post Mortem Vortex (February 26, Podreira Records) and A Morada de Plutão (July 2), with themes centered on solitude, the cosmos, and existential dread.
Death/black metal band from Rio de Janeiro, formed in 2019 by members performing under the names Nekrolater 666 (vocals, guitar), Warhate 666 (bass), and Abyss 666 (drums), continuing under a new name after the dissolution of their prior project Bestial Mölestor (2010–2019). The band released the compilation Compendium Diaboli (Vicarius Filii Satani / The Malefic Vomit of Satan) on August 15, 2019.
Black metal band from Rio de Janeiro, active from 2013 until splitting up sometime after 2014. Their primary documented release is the three-track EP Descendere, issued August 5, 2014, and available through their Bandcamp page.
One-man black metal project from São Paulo, formed in 1995 by the sole member Warwolf, who also performs in the Brazilian act Evil. Thallium released the demo Gèvaudan, the full-length A Howling from a Thousand Years (2002), and the album Armanenschaft (2008), the latter drawing on the esoteric writings of Guido von List and citing early Polish black metal acts such as Graveland, Infernum, and Veles as primary influences.
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