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Tubarão, BR · 2023–present · active
Deadnation is a death metal band from Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Brazil, playing old-school death metal with a strong Swedish influence, drawing heavily from 1990s acts such as Dismember and Entombed and employing the Boss HM-2 pedal for that classic chainsaw guitar tone. They released their debut album "Following the Path of Death" in March 2023, featuring eight tracks of brutal, riff-driven death metal. The band has been active on the Santa Catarina metal circuit, appearing at events such as Bruxa Fest alongside other regional acts.
Curitiba, BR · 2017–present · active
Death Chaos is a death metal band from Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, formed in 2017 and signed to Polution Records. The band draws on themes of death, horror, and serial killers, and has released albums including "Bring Them to Die" (2018) and "Conjuration of the Dead" (2021), while also appearing on multiple Brazilian metal compilations.
São Paulo, BR · 2020–present · active
Death Conspiracy is a technical death metal band from the greater São Paulo area of Brazil, formed in 2020, citing influences such as Death, Necrophagist, Decapitated, and Spawn of Possession. Their debut EP "Intolerance," released in December 2020, received recognition from Brazilian metal press for its complex, brutal arrangements and lyrics addressing conspiratorial and socio-political themes.
Santa Catarina, BR · 2022–present · active
Death Mist is a Brazilian death-punk project formed in 2022 in Santa Catarina, blending psychedelic death metal with punk and post-punk influences in a style the band describes as "death n' roll." The band released the "Death Punk Massacre" EP in June 2023, and a compilation of their first five releases titled "A Year of Massacre" was issued by Ultra Gash Records in 2024.
Brasília, BR · 1993–present · active
Death Slam is a veteran grindcore and death metal band from Taguatinga, near Brasília, Brazil, active since the early 1990s and one of the longest-running extreme acts from the country's capital region. The band has released albums including "Smash the Power" (1998) and "Brazilian Disaster" (2004) and engages with political themes throughout their discography, with members including vocalist Fellipe CDC, guitarist Adélcio, bassist/vocalist Itazil, and drummer Ademir.
Santiago, CL · 1989–present · active
Death Yell formed in Santiago in the late 1980s and recorded their 1989 demo 'Vengeance from Darkness' at Procor Studios, a release that achieved cult status in the global underground and led to split releases with Finland's Beherit and the Morbid Rites 7" on Seraphic Decay Records in 1992. After disbanding in 1991, the band reactivated and returned with the full-length 'Descent into Hell' in 2017, followed by the 'Asmodeus' Disciples' demo and the LP 'Demons of Lust' in 2025. Their sound draws on the raw, violent tradition of South American death and black metal, with clear debts to Brazilian extreme acts of the same era.
Assis, BR · 2022–present · active
Declínio is a black/death metal trio from Assis, São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2022, with members drawn from the bands GURO, REIKETSU, and YALDABAOTH. The band blends influences from grind, doom, and post-metal alongside extreme metal, channeling themes of mental chaos and death. They released the album "Natureza Estatal" in 2022 and a second record, "Talking With Ghosts," on their Bandcamp page.
São Luís, BR · 2021–present · active
Deep Hatred is a death metal band from São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil, originally formed in 2018 and reconstituted as a quintet in 2021 with a revised lineup. The band draws on both old-school and brutal death metal and addresses themes of humanity's worst deeds through a sound they describe as grotesque and direct. Their EP "Virus Hominum" was produced at KM4 Studio and released in August 2022 through Anaites Records and Metal Island.
Americana, BR · 2018–present · active
Deep Memories is a melodic doom/death metal one-man project from Americana, São Paulo, Brazil, created by musician and producer Douglas Martins. The debut album "Rebuilding the Future" was released in 2018 simultaneously in Brazil, Japan, and Russia, and the second album "Why Do We Suffer?" followed in September 2022. In April 2023, Martins expanded the project to a live band and performed alongside Portugal's Moonspell.

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