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São José dos Campos, BR · 2002–? · disbanded
Brutal death metal band from São José dos Campos, São Paulo, formed in 2000 by guitarist Alexandre Augusto, drummer Leonardo Mancilha, and bassist/vocalist Luiz Jr. Their debut album Penetrating in Your Abdominal Cavity, self-produced and released in September 2012, was followed a decade later by Neuropsychological Dominance of the Unconscious (2022).
Berisso, AR · 2016–? · disbanded
Rekt is a brutal death metal and goregrind act from Berisso, Argentina, whose members recorded under the handles copromauro (vocals), felipe (bass), fede (drums), and domusmono (guitars). Their self-titled debut album, released on February 27, 2021, was tracked across multiple Buenos Aires locations — drums at Lucas Hulman's studio, vocals at Dojo 477 in La Plata, and guitars and bass in Berisso — with mixing and mastering handled by Domus Mono. The band split up after the release.
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Repulsive Humanity is a brutal death metal band from Valparaíso, Chile, formed in 2022. The trio released their debut EP "Purge the Grotesque Consequences of Humanity" in 2024 and contributed the track "Horrendous Visceral Deformity" to a "Sick Musik to Your Guts" compilation the same year. Their lyrical themes focus on gore, torture, and suffering.
Salvador, BR · active
Brutal death metal and grindcore band from Salvador, Bahia, formed in 2009 under the name Gutrender before adopting their current name. The lineup of Caio Rohr on vocals, Diego Fleischer on guitar, Derick Alcântara on bass, and Márcio Jordanne on drums released the mini-CD Execrate in 2009 and the full-length Misbegotten in 2014, both centering on gore-themed lyrics. Their later material appeared on Guttural Brutality Productions, including the album Intense Sensations in Self Mutilation.
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.

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