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Buenos Aires, AR · 2013–present · active
Fisura Craneal is a brutal death metal band from Buenos Aires whose lineup includes Pavlo, Mario, Fede, and Visiones. They released their debut "La Logia del Mal" in February 2013, and followed it with "Desobedientes Oms" in March 2015 — a live recording captured at the sixth edition of the Slaughter Metal Fest in Pilar in December 2014.
Feira De Santana, BR · 2024–present · active
Gorencephalic is a brutal death metal band from Feira de Santana, Bahia, formed by experienced musicians drawn from the Bahian underground scene, including members of Deformity BR and Sower. The band released their debut EP, Gore of the Forgotten, in December 2024 through iHell Productions, Abismo Metal Store, and No Salvation Records, with lyrics exploring the disturbing history of experimental asylum treatments.
Maceió, BR · 2013–present · active
Goreslave is a brutal death metal band from Maceió, Alagoas, with roots in the northeastern Brazilian underground metal scene dating back to 1999. The band appeared on the compilation Rock Soldiers Vol. 5 (released by UGK Discos in 2000) with tracks including "Condemned to Eternal Anguish" and later signed to Symbolic Records.
Rio de Janeiro, BR · 2012–present · active
Gutted Souls is a technical and brutal death metal band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, formed in 2012. The band released their debut demo EP Unconscious Automaton in 2012 and followed it with the full-length The Illusion of Freedom in 2017, with a further promo release Organic Portal appearing in 2019. Their lyrical themes draw heavily from psychology, politics, and critiques of social control.
Rio de Janeiro, BR · 2015–present · active
Handsaw is a technical brutal death metal band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, formed in 2011 and currently active after a hiatus. The band released their debut full-length album Ogre in June 2015, recorded at Kolera Studio in Rio de Janeiro, showcasing a combination of technical precision and brutal aggression. Their lineup includes Edson Baros on vocals, Gabriel Gomes and Leandro Rodrigo on guitars, Romulo Estige on drums, and Ricardo Amorim on bass.
Lajeado, BR · 2002–present · active
Harmony Fault is a goregrind and brutal death metal band from Lajeado, Brazil, active since 2002 and dedicated to splatter-themed extreme music. The band released their debut demo Pedaços de Carne Podre in 2002, followed by the full-length Rotting Flesh Good Meal in 2011 and Savage Horror Dementia in 2014, the latter recorded at Beto Estudio in Lajeado. Their 2024 release Gore Beyond Blood, issued through Old Grindered Days Records, featured the lineup of Calebe, Guilherme, Pulga, and Monteiro.
VE · active
Human Annihilation is a brutal death metal band from Valencia, Venezuela, formed in 2018. The band has released the 2018 EP "Buried Alive" and the 2020 EP "War Inside", delivering brutal death metal rooted in themes of aberrations, madness, and the human condition. They remain independent and active on the Venezuelan extreme metal underground.
Buenos Aires (early); Buenos Aires, AR · 2023–present · active
Human Meat Grinder is a Buenos Aires-based slam and brutal death metal project formed in 2023, driven primarily by multi-instrumentalist Vera Arianna Stork with Lord Swine contributing vocals. The band released their debut full-length "Relentless Human Nullification" in March 2023 and followed it with the EP "INHUMAN" in February 2025.
Valdivia, CL · 2017–? · disbanded
Inhuman Entity was a brutal death metal band from southern Chile, formed around 2016–2017 by vocalist Raul E. Gonzalez, guitarist Gonzalo Sanchez (also of Carniceria Grotesca), and drummer Manu Acevedo (also of Hail Caligula). The band released their sole EP Kingdom of False Divinity in May 2017 through Rotten Music, a four-track slab of brutal death metal with goregrind elements drawing on both old-school and contemporary influences from the international extreme metal underground.

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