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Curitiba, BR · active
Brutal death metal band from Curitiba, Paraná, founded in 1993 by A. Mauricio Laube (guitar), Silvio Knop (bass), Giovanni Schneider (vocals), and Osvalnir Vieira (drums). After multiple lineup changes the project became Laube's sole vehicle from 2002 onward; he released the Majesty demo in February 1995, the full-length Bloodshedding in 2011, and Monolithic Insanity in 2016, performing and producing all instruments himself.
Mendoza, BR · 2026–? · disbanded
Self-Mutilation is a brutal death and slam metal band from Mendoza, Argentina, that released their debut album "Horrendous Anomalies" in November 2019 through Grinder Cirujano Records, with international distribution handled by Sevared Records in the USA and Rapture Records in Brazil. The seven-track record placed the band within the tight-knit South American slamming brutal death scene.
Mendoza, AR · 2026–present · on-hold
Self-Mutilation is a brutal death and slam metal band from Mendoza, Argentina, that released their debut album "Horrendous Anomalies" in November 2019 through Grinder Cirujano Records, with international distribution handled by Sevared Records in the USA and Rapture Records in Brazil. The seven-track record placed the band within the tight-knit South American slamming brutal death scene.
São José, BR · active
Brutal death metal and grindcore band from São José, Santa Catarina, formed in 2003, with a rotating lineup that has included Ricardo on vocals and drums, Hudson on guitar and vocals, and Murilo on drums across multiple tenures. The band released Grindcore Attack in 2017, Tempos Sombrios in 2019, and Dissonância Cognitiva Coletiva in 2024 through Terceiro Mundo Chaos Discos and Rotten Foetus Records.
Mendoza, AR · 2019–present · active
Septicemia is a brutal death metal band from Mendoza, Argentina, whose gore-themed lyrical approach places them squarely in the most extreme end of the local underground scene. The band released a demo in 2011 and contributed the track "Manifiesto de muerte" to the Sick Musik to Your Guts Vol. 5 compilation in December 2021.
Lima, PE · active
Sexual Defecation is a brutal death metal band from Lima, Peru, formed in 2023. The project released its debut demo "Demofecation" in December 2023, a six-track offering of dense, aggressive material with Spanish-language song titles. The band operates in the tradition of Lima's underground extreme metal scene and makes their music available as a free download on Bandcamp.
Belém, BR · active
Brutal death metal solo project from Belém, Pará, created in 2018 by Ivan Guilherme, who also performs in the bands Sodomizer and Granny Fucker. The project has released multiple recordings including 'Insatiable Necrophilia' (2022) and 'Cadaveric Abyss of Sorrow' (2023), with lyrical themes centered on gore, death, and agony.
Simões Filho, BR · active
Slam/brutal death metal band from Simões Filho, Bahia, formed in 2015, with a multi-vocalist lineup including Iago Gonçalves and Murilo Ribeiro fronting a rhythm section anchored by Márcio Jordanne on drums. Their discography includes the debut full-length The Gore Kitchen of Massacre Food (June 28, 2019) and the follow-up One Shot...One Kill (2023).
Río Grande, AR · 2013–present · active
Spontaneous Combustion is a brutal slamming death metal band from Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego — one of the southernmost cities in the world — making them one of the most geographically isolated extreme metal acts in Argentina. The band released the EP Ignición, which is catalogued on Encyclopaedia Metallum and distributed through Grinder Cirujano Records.

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