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Nekropsalms is a death metal act from Betim signed to Headbanger's Behavior, dealing in themes of anti-Christianity, occultism, and apocalyptic violence. The band emerged in 2023 and operates squarely within the old-school Brazilian death metal tradition.
Originally operating under the name Interior Soul before adopting the Nephasth moniker in 1999, this death metal unit built an early reputation through tape-trading alongside peers like Krisiun and Rebaelliun, and landed on Relapse Records' influential Brazilian Assault compilation. Their 2001 Mercenary Musik debut Immortal Unholy Triumph established their relentless approach, followed by the technically sharpened Conceived by Inhuman Blood in 2004 before the band dissolved in 2005.
One of São Paulo's most enduring extreme metal acts, Nervochaos have been churning out abrasive, chaotic death metal since 1996, with a catalog spanning ten studio albums and drawing influence from Morbid Angel, Vader, and Sinister. Their 2022 album All Colors of Darkness, released via Emanzipation Productions, is their tenth full-length and keeps the formula intact: satanic lyrical themes, brutal atmosphere, and a technical backbone refined over nearly three decades.
Nervosa is an all-female thrash metal band founded in São Paulo, Brazil in 2010 by guitarist Prika Amaral and drummer Fernanda Terra, with Fernanda Lira joining shortly thereafter on bass and vocals. Their debut Victim of Yourself (2013) announced a relentless, Teutonic-influenced thrash attack, and the band sustained momentum through Agony (2016) and Downfall of Mankind (2018) despite numerous lineup changes. Amaral has helmed the project through multiple roster shifts, continuing into the Napalm Records era with Perpetual Chaos (2021) and Jailbreak (2023).
Neural Abyss play old-school death metal rooted in misanthropy and nihilism, with a sound that draws on the early Brazilian death metal tradition. The Campina Grande three-piece — Vitor Giovanni on bass and vocals, Luênya Van Ripper on guitar, and Relrys Silva on drums — released their debut full-length Everything Is Over in late 2025 via My Dark Desires Records.
Neural Death is a young death metal outfit from Franca whose 2024 demo Guerras announced their arrival with three tracks of blunt, unpolished brutality. The trio — Aladdin on guitars, Iury on drums, and Sarthory handling bass and vocals — recorded the demo at Sala 7 studio and released it in early 2024.
Nightmare Slaughter deliver old-school death metal with a deeply occult bent, drawing on Thelema, Kabbalah, and Mesopotamian mythology across their lyrics. Their 2017 EP "The Quintessence of the Incomprehensible" introduced the project, and the 2021 full-length "Worm Kabbalah" solidified their sound — dense, deliberate, and reminiscent of early Vader and Gorguts.
Nigrae Lunam is a doom/death duo composed of vocalist Paulo Brasil and multi-instrumentalist Kastiphas, whose music explores occult feminine mythology — particularly the figure of Lilith — through slow, suffocating riffs and bleak atmospherics. Their 2020 debut album "Lilith Regnator Est" was recognized by metal press as one of the standout Brazilian extreme metal releases of that year.
Nigromancia is a death/thrash metal band from Paine, south of Santiago, formed in 2019 by members performing under names including Black Caracalla, Yllaw Vomit, Rotten Serpent, and Dismember. Drawing from occultism and old-school death metal traditions, the band released the EP Hidden Rituals through Burning Coffin Records in 2021, followed by the full-length Vortex of Existence in 2023, both rooted in a sound likened to Pestilence, Entombed, and Excoriate.
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