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One-man doom/death metal project created by Bruno Zr in Barbacena, Minas Gerais, Brazil, formed in 2019. The debut album Isolation was released in December 2020 and contains five tracks, including 'The Ward Pt.1,' which addresses the psychiatric hospital atrocities committed in Barbacena from the 1960s through the 1980s — an event documented in Daniela Arbex's book and sometimes called the 'Brazilian Holocaust,' in which more than 60,000 people died.
One-man death metal project from Caetité, Bahia, Brazil, founded in early 2024 by guitarist Eduardo Henrique Dias (known as Eddie). The debut album Gateways of Purgatory was released on November 30, 2024, an eight-track record drawing influence from Death, Carcass, Obituary, and Vomitory.
Black/death metal band from São João da Boa Vista, São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2019. The quintet — Guilherme Melo (vocals), André Guimarães and Luiz Fernando Matiello (guitars), Guilherme Mendes (bass), and Leonardo Michelazzo (drums) — released their debut full-length Prophecies of Plague in June 2020, drawing on themes of the Black Plague, religious abuse of power, and cosmic horror. Their second album IX followed in 2022, a nine-track record released independently on Bandcamp and streaming platforms.
Thrash/death metal band from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, active since 2008. The band, built around vocalist and guitarist Fabbio Webber alongside drummer Everson Krentz and bassist Gustavo Stuepp, released their third album Beyond the Violence in 2012 on Voice Music. The record marked a more mature phase for the band, which had roots going back to an earlier incarnation called Morbid active in the early 1990s.
Sacras is a death metal band from Buenos Aires, Argentina, who self-released their debut demo in January 1994, featuring tracks such as "Aproximandonos al fin," "Rey de Reyes," and "Nosferatus." The band has remained an independent act throughout their career and made their demo available for free digital download through their Bandcamp page.
Sacred Rituals is a death metal band from Santiago, Chile, formed in 2023. The band released their debut EP Cargando Balas in January 2023, followed by the split Al filo del corvo in 2024.
Black/death metal band from Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil, with roots going back to 1989 when the original lineup recorded the demo Corpus Christis. After years of inactivity, Sacristia re-emerged and released False Preacher on April 16, 2020 via Voz da Morte Prod, a four-track MCD that included three previously unreleased studio recordings alongside a live version of the title track.
Sadomantik is a death metal band from Viña del Mar, Chile, active since 2021. They released their debut demo in March 2023, a four-track recording with lyrics exploring themes of sadomasochism, occultism, and lust.
Grindcore band from Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, formed in 2019 by vocalist Vinicius Braga, guitarist Alice Vitoriano, bassist Marcos Correa, and drummer Linnu Rodrigues. The band released Somos Nós a Doença in 2021 and followed it with Ensaio Sobre a Má Vontade in June 2024, a 22-track album recorded at Quarto do Pânico studio in Manaus addressing capitalism, police violence, and life in the Amazon's largest city. The band split up after completing Ensaio Sobre a Má Vontade.
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