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Bento Gonçalves, BR · 2006–present · active
Lethal Sense is a death metal band from Bento Gonçalves, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, playing a raw and brutal style the band describes as mixing death metal with violent splatter. They released the EP "The Trip" in 2012, a five-track recording featuring tracks such as "Human Flesh" and "Rotten Blood".
Valdivia, CL · active
Lignum Mortis is a one-man black and doom metal project from Valdivia, in southern Chile, that merges sounds drawn from death metal, black metal, and dark ambient to create densely layered sonic landscapes. The project's self-titled debut was released in 2015 as a limited CD-R run of 30 copies before being made available digitally, followed by Vacuum Inferno in 2022 and Lignum Mortis II in December 2025. All music, recording, mixing, mastering, and artwork are handled entirely by the sole member.
Caxias do Sul, BR · 2022–present · active
Litosth is a melodic black/death metal band from Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, formed in 2016, featuring members who have also played in prominent Latin American black metal acts including Patria, Mysteriis, Swords at Hymns, and Dark Celebration. The band released their second full-length album "Farther From the Sun" in 2022, recorded at Dead Marshall Records, blending the melancholy of black metal with atmospheric death metal. Their third full-length "Cesariana" followed in February 2024 through Personal Records.
Santiago, CL · 2018–present · active
Llankazo is a black/death metal band from Santiago, Chile who released their first demo rehearsal in October 2018 before putting out their self-titled debut full-length in May 2021. Their sound blends black, death, and thrash metal influences within the underground extreme metal tradition of the Chilean capital.
Franca, BR · 2018–present · active
LoneHunter is an extreme death metal band from Franca, São Paulo state, Brazil, formed in 2018. The band released the five-track EP "Beyond the Portals of Death" in October 2018, blending symphonic and brutal death metal elements across a twenty-minute runtime. Their music is available on Bandcamp, Spotify, and SoundCloud.
Rio de Janeiro, BR · 2018–present · active
Loneshore is a melodic progressive doom/death metal band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, known for weaving post-rock atmospherics and unconventional song structures into heavy, melancholic soundscapes. Their debut album "From Presence to Silence", written and recorded across multiple Rio studios between 2015 and 2017, was released in September 2018 through BadMoodMan Music to strong critical reception. The album is frequently compared to the work of Daylight Dies and Opeth, and was cited as one of the finest doom releases of 2018.
Quito, EC · active
Lord Devastador is an Ecuadorian black/death metal solo project with roots stretching back to Quito in 1996, when it was active as a band before disbanding in 2000 and relaunching as a one-man outfit. The project's 2014 release "Infernal Holocaust" compiled two unreleased demos from 1998 and 2000 with remastered sound, showcasing a raw, Deathrashing Metal style sung entirely in Spanish.
São José dos Campos, BR · 2021–present · active
Los Suffers is a doom/sludge/death metal trio from São José dos Campos, Brazil, consisting of Luiz Dias (vocals/guitar), Jean Carreira (bass), and Brendan Kitchen (drums). The band released their debut full-length "Quando A Chama Se Apaga" in March 2022, a six-track album spanning over fifty minutes of heavyweight doom recorded at AS Studio in São José dos Campos. The record drew praise from the international doom and stoner metal press, with Doomed and Stoned highlighting it as a standout entry in Brazil's underground heavy scene.
Bogotá, CO · active
Lostrahuman is a death metal band from Bogotá, Colombia, formed in 2022, featuring Diego Meneses on vocals, Jaime Briceño on bass, Ivan De Avila on drums, and Alex Gomes and Alexander Torres on guitars. The band released their debut EP "Wrath of the Lamb" in 2022, with lyrical concepts exploring the individual human experience against socioeconomic and political inequality through satirical and horrific allegory.

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