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Teresina, BR · active
Death/thrash metal solo project from Teresina, Piauí, run by Stephen Lemos, who handles all instruments and vocals. Lemos revived the project in 2018 after an eleven-year hiatus from its original 2007 formation, releasing the Primeira Demo in 2019 and the self-titled EP in 2023, with lyrics focused on political and religious criticism.
Osasco, BR · active
Death/thrash metal band from Osasco, São Paulo, operating under the name Metargon from 1985 to 1987 before adopting the Skullkrusher name. Active from 1987 to 1994 and reformed in 2015, the band recorded a debut album at Estúdio J.G. in Belo Horizonte in March 1992 that was never officially released.
Campana, AR · 2013–present · active
Skullmasher is a death-thrash metal band from Campana, Buenos Aires province, Argentina, operating as an independent act since their formation in 2013. The band released "Death Follows Your Steps" in January 2013 and followed it with two releases in June 2015: "Human Slaughterhouse" and "Wrath of the Fallen Gods." Their music blends death and thrash metal elements with black metal influences, placing them within Argentina's underground extreme metal scene.
Santiago, CL · active
Skullpture is a death metal band from Santiago, Chile, active since 2009, with early material leaning into death/thrash territory before shifting toward a more purely death metal sound. The band's themes span death, gore, and horror, placing them firmly within Santiago's longstanding extreme metal underground.
Puerto Montt, CL · active
Sombras y Fuego are a death/thrash/black metal band from Puerto Montt, Chile, formed in 2017. They released their debut demo "Tiranía oculta" in 2020, a three-track recording that introduced their aggressive, multi-genre attack.
La Serena, CL · active
Somnio are a death/doom metal band from La Serena, Chile, formed in 2011. Their lyrical themes center on ecological and social disaster, oppression, and religion, and they released early demo recordings in 2012 under the title "El cielo se ha vuelto negro."
João Pessoa, BR · active
Gothic death metal band from João Pessoa, Paraíba, formed in January 2000. The band released the debut demo Poems of Love… Poems of Pain… in 2001, followed by the debut full-length When Flesh Becomes Spirit in 2007, produced by Marcello Pompeu and Heros Trech (Korzus) with artwork by Gustavo Sazes, and the second album Of Everything That Hurts in 2013 on Eternal Hatred Records. The current lineup includes vocalist Rodrigo Barbosa, guitarist Andrei Targino, and drummer Eduardo Vieira.
Rio Grande, BR · active
Death/black metal band from Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, whose debut album From The Spilled Blood was released in 2014 on Cianeto Discos, with members Christopher Abel on vocals and guitar, Bruno Gonzalez on guitar, and Daniel Vilanova on drums. The band self-described their sound as 'Pampa Metal', drawing lyrical themes from the history, cultural heritage, and gaucho identity of southern Brazil, with guest appearances from Marcello Caminha and Bruno Moritz on the debut.
São Paulo, BR · active
Death/doom metal band from São Paulo, formed in 1996 as a side project by André Pinheiro (guitars and vocals) and Felipe Zagreus (drums and vocals), both members of the black metal band Nocternity. The band recorded and released one demo-tape, Voyeur, in June 1997 at Mr. Som Studio in São Paulo — a four-track release featuring the songs Escapism, Aurora, Voyeur, and Epilogue — and split up without recording any further material.

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