Lacktor are a death/thrash metal band from Antofagasta, Chile, whose name is drawn from the Kunza word for "famine" — a language spoken by the Likan Antai, a pre-Hispanic civilization of the Atacama region. Combining old-school Swedish death metal with thrash, crust punk, and traces of black metal, the band delivers lyrics in Spanish addressing famine, social criticism, and historical colonialism. They released their debut full-length Hambruna in 2019 through Organic Waves Studios, followed by Legado in 2022.

Lacrima Mortis is a doom/death metal quintet from Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil, formed in 2016 and known for a theatrical, ceremonial aesthetic that includes robed stage attire inspired by acts such as Sunn O))). They debuted with the EP Optare Mortem in 2017 before releasing their first full-length, Posthumous, through German label Talheim Records in 2020, a nine-track, 48-minute record featuring weathered death growls, Gregorian chants, and guest vocalist Laurent of French band Mourning Dawn.

Lady Mortis is a doom/death metal project from Valinhos, São Paulo, Brazil, active since November 2017 and rooted in funeral melancholy with Portuguese-language themes of darkness and existential grief. The band has released several recordings including the EP Exiled from the Light and singles such as Snow Tears (2022), Winter Farewell Poem, and Darkened Emotions, building a catalog of slow, elegiac compositions.

Lamentos is a melodic doom/death metal duo from Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, comprising John Silva (all instruments, mixing, and mastering) and Paulo Brasil (vocals), whose Portuguese-language lyrics explore anguish, hopelessness, and existential reflection. The band released their debut full-length O Livro Proibido on June 17, 2023, through Abismo Metal Store, Sangue Underground Records, and Black Moon Records, with a physical edition limited to 200 copies.

Land of Tears is an old-school death metal band from Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with roots tracing back to 2000. Drawing on influences such as Bolt Thrower, Entombed, and Dismember, the band released their debut album "The Ancient Ages of Mankind" in 2014, which led to a European tour through Germany, Belgium, Holland, and Poland. The band returned in 2022 with a reformed lineup after a break in activity beginning in 2018.

Larvae are a death metal band from Concepción, Chile, operating within the long-established extreme metal scene of the Biobío region. The band released the full-length Entitled to Death in April 2023, documented on the Encyclopaedia Metallum under band ID 3540466302. They play straightforward death metal in the old-school tradition.

Leprovore is a death metal band from Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, formed in 2022 and signed to Dark Recollections Productions. The band's debut recording "Horrorreahction" was tracked at SD Studio in Salvador and features three tracks including "Epidermal Liquefied Necrosis" and "Epidemic Damnation." Their lyrical themes center on horror, death, blasphemy, and zombie cult.

Lesa-Pátria is a death metal band from Guará, Distrito Federal, Brazil, formed in 2021. Their debut album "Distopia," released on September 25, 2021, contains eight tracks with overtly political titles including "Atrocidade Federal," "Cidadão de Bem," and "Caos e Reeleição," reflecting themes of anti-fascism, genocide, and war. The band operates as an independent act and maintains active profiles on Bandcamp and Spotify.

Lethal Infection are a black/death/thrash metal band from Santiago, Chile, who began releasing material in 2017 with the demo Holy Pervertor and quickly followed it with a second demo, The Chant of the Black Prophecies. The band appeared on the split CD Morbid Chants from Southamerican Abyss alongside Putrid, released through Morbid Skull Records.