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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.
Distrito Federal, BR · active
Death/thrash metal duo from Brasília, formed in 2020 by Iury Morais (drums and vocals) and Gabriel Zenön (guitars and bass). Their debut EP Sign of Hatred was released on June 2, 2020, mixed and mastered by Morais at Witchtrap Studios, and includes a cover of Diabólico e Sinistro by Bispo Bizarro.
João Pessoa, BR · active
Death/thrash metal band from João Pessoa, Paraíba, formed in 2006 as a power trio comprising Ricardo "Grind" Henrique (bass/vocals), Osmair Luiz (guitars), and Vitor "Vespa" Alves (drums). The band released the full-length Living in Terror independently, followed by Narrations of Human Insanity in 2024 through a consortium of Brazilian labels including Blizzard Records, Capa Preta Records, and TGR Sounds.
Santiago, CL · active
Terror Society is a death/thrash metal band from Santiago, Chile, formed in 2013 and signed to Chargola Rec & Prod. The band built their catalog through a series of demos and EPs before releasing their debut full-length "There's No Tomorrow" in 2022, followed by "The Scars of Mankind" in 2025.
Rio de Janeiro, BR · active
Death/black metal band from Rio de Janeiro, formed in 2019 by members performing under the names Nekrolater 666 (vocals, guitar), Warhate 666 (bass), and Abyss 666 (drums), continuing under a new name after the dissolution of their prior project Bestial Mölestor (2010–2019). The band released the compilation Compendium Diaboli (Vicarius Filii Satani / The Malefic Vomit of Satan) on August 15, 2019.
Federal District, BR · active
Death/doom duo from Brasília, formed in 2020 by guitarist and vocalist Rogério Marques (ex-Embalmed Souls) and guitarist and producer Lucas Santiago. The band debuted with the five-track EP First Act on March 20, 2020, with Lucas Santiago handling bass and drums on the recording and Fábio Herenio of Apostasis contributing a guitar solo; their debut full-length Winter of the Soul followed on July 22, 2022.
Belo Horizonte, BR · active
Death/thrash metal band from Belo Horizonte formed in 2020 by Jairo "Tormentor" Guedz, who played guitar on Sepultura's Bestial Devastation (1985) and Morbid Visions (1986). The band released their debut album Antichrist Reborn in April 2022 on Alma Mater Records — mixed by Peter Tägtgren at The Abyss Studio and featuring guest appearances from João Gordo (Ratos de Porão) and Alex Camargo and Moyses Kolesne (Krisiun) — and followed it with A Mass to the Grotesque in May 2024, with cover art by Dan Seagrave.
Rio de Janeiro, BR · active
Death/black metal band from Rio de Janeiro summoned in 2005, operating under a framework of Satanism, blasphemy, and war, with multi-instrumentalist Nekrotizer as the central figure. Their debut full-length Thy Infernal Coronation was released in 2008 — recorded, mixed, and mastered at Fast Forward Studio in Rio de Janeiro — and the band has remained prolific, issuing records including Daemoniacal Terror (2019), Nekrolatreia (2021), Satankorps (2022), Trivmfyre (2023), and Arsenal Infernal (2024).

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