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Santos, BR · active
Death/thrash metal band from Santos, São Paulo, formed in 2020 by vocalist Vitor Rodrigues and guitarist Mauricio Nogueira, both veterans of Torture Squad. The band released their debut EP in October 2020 and followed it with the full-length Sacred Legacy on December 3, 2021, recorded and mixed at Estúdio Casa 39 in Campinas, with drummer Rômulo 'Minduim' Jorge (Ave Noturna) and bassist Vinnie Savastanno completing the lineup. The band went on hold after the release but remains listed in the Brazilian underground scene as a project of established veterans.
Quilicura, CL · active
Speed metal power trio from Maringá, Paraná, featuring Barth on bass and vocals, Léo on guitar and vocals, and Maka on drums. The band recorded their Madness EP in 2018 at Estúdio Vox in Maringá, a five-track release drawing on Motörhead, Venom, and d-beat hardcore influences.
Rio de Janeiro, BR · active
Death/thrash metal band from Rio de Janeiro, formed in 2014 by brothers Diogo Cabral (Dyd Bastard, vocals and guitar) and Gabriel Cabral (Bitch Hünter, drums). Their debut full-length Skulls, Horns & Lust appeared in 2017, followed by March of Death in 2020 on Crionics Records, with the band citing Venom, Celtic Frost, Slayer, and Sodom as primary reference points.
Belém, BR · active
Death/thrash metal band from Belém, Pará, formed in 2013, previously active as Attomic Force from 2012 to 2013. Their debut EP Beyond the Aeons of Death was released on April 4, 2018, a six-track, 24-minute record distributed independently through Bandcamp.
São Paulo, BR · active
Death/black/thrash metal band from São Paulo, formed in 2022, comprising Bataille N.Z.F.E.D.K. on drums, Bloodshed SS on guitars, and Scytherman 1150 on vocals and bass. Their debut EP Imperial Genocide was recorded and mixed at Krypta Bestial Studios by Mallus and released on October 31, 2022 through Black Hearts Records; the four-track release uses cover artwork derived from Pedro Américo's 1871 painting Batalha do Campo Grande.
Salvador, BR · active
Death/black metal band from Salvador, Bahia, formed in 2001, active through 2008 on Dynamo Records. Their 2005 self-titled album features ten tracks including "Murderers in the Name of God," "Laid in Ashes," and "Pestilence of the Limbo," with vocalist Arnaldo Asmodeus, drummer Thiago Nogueira, bassist Joel Moncorvo, and guitarists Tony Assis and Daniel.
San Salvador de Jujuy, AR · 2019–present · active
Vadra is a death/thrash metal trio from San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina, comprising Marko on guitar and vocals, Martín on bass, and Montyz on drums. The band recorded their EP "En las profvndidades del horror" between May and July 2019 at a home studio in Jujuy, with mixing and mastering handled at Kueva Studio in Salta; the release appeared in 2020 on the Corpse Print label in digipak CD format.
Maceió, BR · 2021–present · active
Vastarien is the solo project of Maceió-based multi-instrumentalist Rodrigo Lacerda, who handles all instruments, vocals, and production himself. Formed in 2021, the project works a seam of death, doom, and black metal saturated with themes of pessimism, anti-natalism, and cosmic horror — documented across the debut album nothing HAS to be (March 2021) and the two-track EP Cadaveric Fauna / Derealization, self-recorded at Sempiternum Studios in Maceió and released in March 2023.
Santa Maria da Vitória, BR · 2025–present · active
Veltharion is a death/black metal band from Bahia, Brazil, consolidated in late 2025 and comprising Ana Falcão, Fábio Nephilim, Bruno Freire, and Danton Tyrannizer — musicians with prior experience in outfits such as Dark Heaven, Diabolic Empire, and Iron Wolves. The band released their debut single "Sustained By Suffering" in January 2026 and announced their first full-length album "Black Hole's Dance" for April 17, 2026 via Sangue Frio Productions, exploring themes of ego, existential nihilism, and criticism of religious manipulation.

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