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João Pessoa, BR · 2012–present · active
Thrash/death metal band from João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil, formed in 2012. Operating out of one of Brazil's northeastern cities, Behest delivers aggressive, riff-driven metal that blends the velocity of thrash with the heavier tonality of death metal, contributing to the underground extreme scene of the Paraíba state.
BR · 2020–present · active
Brazilian black/death metal project formed in 2020, released via WarCore Records, featuring the duo of Tormentor on all instruments and Necromaniac on vocals. The band channels the raw, occult-drenched collision of black and death metal that defines much of the South American extreme underground, operating with a two-piece war-metal austerity.
Suzano, BR · 2011–present · split-up
Benefactor was a death metal and grindcore band from Suzano, São Paulo, Brazil, active from 2011 until their split-up. The band operated in the extreme metal underground of the greater São Paulo area, blending the brutality of death metal with the speed and aggression of grindcore. They self-released material through Bandcamp during their active years.
Berazategui, AR · 2017–present · active
Beraza Chainsaw Massacre are a death metal band from Berazategui, on the southern outskirts of Greater Buenos Aires, active since 2017. They released their album Premeditación y alevosía in October 2018, announcing themselves as a brutally focused act in the Buenos Aires underground death metal scene. The band continues to release music independently through their Bandcamp page.
São Paulo, BR · 2013–present · split-up
Berith is a Christian death metal band from São Paulo, Brazil with roots going back to the early 1990s under the name Devilcrusher before adopting the Berith name. The band explored themes of Christianity, sin, and repentance through a death metal framework and released material on Extreme Records during their active years. After splitting up and reforming multiple times, they are currently listed as split-up on the Metal Archives.
Fortaleza, BR · 2020–present · active
Berserk is a death metal band from Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, formed in 2020. The band operates in the extreme metal underground of northeastern Brazil and self-releases material through Bandcamp. They contribute to a growing death metal scene in Ceará, a region less commonly associated with the genre compared to São Paulo or Rio de Janeiro.
BR · 2022–present · active
Bestial Nuclear Atrocity is a Brazilian black/death metal band formed in 2022. They released "Holocausto Podre e Profano da Desolação" in September 2022, a recording mastered by Filipe Silva that places the band within Brazil's underground bestial black/death metal tradition.
San Antonio Oeste, AR · 2021–present · active
Bestial Profanation is an old school death metal band from San Antonio Oeste, Río Negro, Argentina, formed in 2021 by guitarist and vocalist Matias Carrasco alongside bassist Cristian Sarmiento, drummer Alexis Basanta, and rhythm guitarist Alexander Alonso. The band released the three-track EP Legion of the Undead in 2021, followed by their debut full-length Sanctuary of the Living Dead in January 2022 through Argentine label Putrid Records. Their sound draws on the rawness of Autopsy alongside Swedish and Floridian death metal influences.
São Cristóvão/Aracaju, BR · 2020–present · active
Bestialgoat is a two-piece war metal act from São Cristóvão/Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil, formed in 2020 by I. Lead Injektor (guitars/bass) and A. Mutilator (vocals/drums). The duo has been noted as a standout in the new wave of Brazilian bestial black metal, releasing the full-length "Infernal Goat Extermination" in 2024.

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