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São Paulo, BR · 2022–present · active
Infortuno is a death/doom and hardcore band from Piracicaba, São Paulo, formed in 2022, featuring vocalist Bruno Lucas, guitarist Rodrigo Santos, bassist Bruno Reina, and drummer Bruno Lanza. The band released their debut EP, Decadent Vindication, in January 2023, a five-track record blending sludgy riffs and doomy breakdowns with NYHC-influenced drum grooves. They followed it in 2024 with Covenant of Dissent, a split release with Counterraid.
Fortaleza, BR · 2014–present · split-up
Insanity was a death/thrash metal band from Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, formed in 1989 under the name HON (Hexistence of Noise) by bassist/vocalist George Frizzo and guitarist Alberto Lopes before adopting the Insanity name later that year. The band released the demo "In Search of Reason" in 1990, recorded at Proaudio Studios in Fortaleza, and later issued the full-length "Phobia" in 1993 through Muvuca Records before splitting up in 2003.
Porto Alegre, BR · 2021–present · active
Insanity Seas is a doom/death/sludge metal project from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, conceived by Henrique and Love Streit and active since 2021. Drawing lyrical inspiration from the cosmic horror fiction of H.P. Lovecraft, the band channels oppressive, slow-grinding riffs into an atmosphere of dread rooted in Lovecraftian mythology.
Teresina, BR · 2021–present · active
Into Morphin is a death/black metal band from Teresina, Piauí, Brazil, active since 2021. The band's confirmed lineup includes Mvreisc on vocals, Yansilva and Padua Belo on guitars, Maxribeiro on bass, and Helio on drums, making them one of the few extreme metal acts operating out of Brazil's northeastern state of Piauí.
Porto Feliz, BR · 2016–present · active
Inverted Cross Cult is a death/doom/sludge metal band from Porto Feliz, São Paulo, Brazil, featuring Diego Rodrigues on vocals and guitar, Guilherme Hespanhol Rufus on guitar, Viny Bial on bass, and Henrique Antunes on drums. The band released their self-titled debut album in October 2016, followed by the demo "Beyond the Towers of Silence" in 2018, with lyrical themes drawing from occultism, H.P. Lovecraft, and horror.
São Paulo, BR · 2014–present · active
Jupiterian are a sludge/death/doom metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2013, known for crafting an oppressively heavy sound that fuses cavernous death doom with oozing, soul-crushing sludge. Their debut EP Archaic arrived in 2014, followed by the full-lengths Aphotic (2015) and Terraforming (2017), before they signed to Transcending Obscurity for Protosapien (2020), widely praised as their most focused and accomplished record.
Neuquén, AR · 2021–present · active
Kadavro is a death/thrash metal band from Neuquén, Argentina, whose members perform under pseudonyms El Cadaver, G.G, Machacador, and Weedfinder. They released two records in 2021 — Evil Entities from the Hidden Past through Evil Damnations Records, and Paladar Negro — before following up with Procession of Evil in 2024.
Salvador, BR · 2019–present · active
Keter is a death/thrash metal band from Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, featuring vocalist Bawdy, guitarists George Lessa and Yury Duplat, bassist Fagner Nascimento, and drummer Renato Corpse. The band released a self-titled demo in 2008 and the live EP Caçadores das Trevas in 2009, and was elected the best metal band in Bahia by readers of Whiplash in 2010. They also contributed a track to the Headhunter D.C. tribute compilation A Deathmetallic Brotherhood in Darkest Mourning for God (Mutilation Productions, 2016).
Campina Grande, BR · 2015–present · active
Krueger is a death/thrash metal band from Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil, formed in 1987. The band's lineup has included Adriano Caminha on vocals and guitar, Zé Carlos on bass, and Maurício Mocardo on drums, and they released the full-length "Turn On to Death" in 2001 through Destroyer Records, recorded at Prosound Studio in Campina Grande.

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