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Franco da Rocha, BR · active
One-man medieval black metal project from Franco da Rocha, São Paulo, formed in 2022, with all music and lyrics written by the sole member Dracul. The debut demo Minha Hora Chegará, released July 22, 2022, contains six tracks including "Dies Irae," "Criaturas da Noite," and the Art Malefica-composed closer "O Ancestral."
São Paulo, BR · active
Black metal band from São Paulo formed in 1998, releasing a string of albums through the mid-2000s including Discord Is Our Impulse, Anarchy Is Our Revolution (1999), Dominium (The Torment To He) (2002), and The Beginning of Chaos (2003) before going inactive in 2006. The band reformed in 2020 and released Imperium Lucifer in 2023, resuming activity after nearly 15 years of silence.
Salvador, BR · active
Death/black metal band from Salvador, Bahia, formed in 2001, active through 2008 on Dynamo Records. Their 2005 self-titled album features ten tracks including "Murderers in the Name of God," "Laid in Ashes," and "Pestilence of the Limbo," with vocalist Arnaldo Asmodeus, drummer Thiago Nogueira, bassist Joel Moncorvo, and guitarists Tony Assis and Daniel.
Goiânia, BR · 2016–present · active
Uraeus is a Brazilian black metal band whose lineup includes Doom-Rá on guitars and vocals, Mallignus on guitars, and Lestat on bass. The band has released two full-lengths — "A Serpente Triunfante" (2009) and "Ritual das Chamas Ocultas" (2012) — alongside a series of demos and splits, maintaining a raw and satanic black metal aesthetic throughout their career.
Novo Hamburgo, BR · 2018–present · active
Urano is a black metal project from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, operating in an elite black metal and industrial war metal vein. Their discography includes "URÂNIO" (2019), "GENO-EXTER" (2020), and "U235" (2022), produced at Lunar Eyes Studio under the direction of Uran Cerebren.
Buenos Aires, AR · 2013–present · active
Vahévahian is a black metal project from Buenos Aires, Argentina, helmed by the musician known as Tantalvs, whose work draws on Armenian mythology and history for its lyrical and conceptual framework. The project released the cassette EP "Vishabakagh" in 2013 — its title referencing the Armenian mythological dragon-slayer — followed by the cassette EP "Wrath of Baalshamin" in 2015, both issued in limited physical editions.
Taboão da Serra, BR · 2022–? · disbanded
Vampiroteutis Infernalis was a solo black metal project from Taboão da Serra, São Paulo, Brazil, operated entirely by the musician known as Old (Freak Funebre). The project released a self-titled cassette in 2022 — limited to 50 copies — consisting of two sprawling tracks of approximately twenty-two and twenty-three minutes each, before going defunct.
Nova Friburgo, BR · 2025–present · active
Vargr Nocthyrr is a black metal project from Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, operating under the name Carlos Misanthropic and signed to Depressive Illusions Records. Their 2025 debut Revelations Through Fang and Blood is structured as a three-part ritual — the wolf, the vampire, and the blood oath — drawing on Satanic, Luciferian, and lycanthropic imagery across its three compositions.
AR · 2024–present · active
Varúlfr is a one-man pagan black metal project from Argentina, active since 2024, with the same individual also running the black metal solo projects Blodmåne and KALDR. The project's debut release "Old Curse," issued on June 8, 2024, is a three-track EP featuring songs including "The Rebirth of the Heraldic Wolf" and "Dark Spells of an Enchanted Sword."

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