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Raiken is a melodic death and thrash metal band from Brasília active since at least 2019, with a lineup of Ricardo Leite on bass and vocals, Cristiano Marques and Leonardo Pacheco on guitars, and Daniel Neves on drums. Their five-track EP Shattered Shield, released on March 20, 2026, moves across melodic death metal, thrash, and epic heavy metal and was independently produced by the band.
Crossover/thrash band from Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro state, formed in 2010 by vocalist George Campos, guitarist Giovane Henriques, bassist Matheus Fernandes, and drummer Argron César. The band released the demo Massacre Urbano in 2010 and their debut full-length Pesadelo Brasileiro in August 2017, recorded between October and December 2015 at Studio Hammer in Campos dos Goytacazes.
Death/doom metal band from João Pessoa, Paraíba, formed around 2010, whose lyrics draw on Buddhist philosophy, Hindu mythology, and themes of psychological despair. The band released the EP As Beauty Springs From Mud… in 2010, combining mid-paced death metal with doom and melodic death elements alongside dreamlike instrumental passages. They later relocated to Oldenburg, Germany, where they continued as an active act.
Death/thrash metal band from Joinville, Santa Catarina, founded by guitarist Edson Souza and bassist Andrei Ruan de Souza, with drummer Claudio Wurfel completing the lineup in 2015. The band released Stream of Excrements in October 2016 and NECROPOLIS in October 2020, drawing from the classic death and thrash metal of the 1980s and 1990s.
Death/thrash metal band from Belém, Pará, active from 1993, with a lineup that included vocalist Everaldo Nascimento, guitarists Luciano Arakaty and Espeto Alfaia, and bassist Marcão Karas. Their album Ancient Glorious Death compiles studio recordings from 1993 and 1994 made at Estúdio Edgar Proença (FUNTELPA) in Belém, along with live material from 2001.
Death/thrash metal trio from São Paulo, formed in 2013 by Léo Morales on bass and vocals, Lucas Putini on guitar, and Davi Menezes on drums. The band released the six-track debut EP Rot in Pieces in 2015, described by Brazilian metal press as fast, heavy, and rooted in old-school death metal references.
Bestial war death/black metal band from Belém, Pará, Brazil, formed in 2020, releasing the full-length Infernal River of Blood in June 2021 and the demo compilation Return to the Dark Ages later that year, both recorded at GoreZone Home Studio in Belém. The band has accumulated eight releases on Bandcamp spanning demos, live recordings, and studio material.
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