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Brasília, BR · active
Death metal and hardcore band from Brasília, DF, formed around 1993. Their debut full-length Hell is Here — 13 tracks recorded in 2005 and mixed in 2006 — was launched at a release show at Blackout Bar in Brasília on November 1, 2008, alongside local acts Violator, Death Slam, and Cabrunco; the album includes a cover of "Stage" by English death metal band Benediction.
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Segregación Primordial is a death metal band from Temuco, Chile, active since 2011. The band released their debut full-length, Visiones al límite del universo, in 2013, followed by a second full-length titled I in 2016, with lyrics exploring themes of chaos, spirituality, anti-creationism, and the occult.
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Sepulchral Rites is a death metal band from Santiago, Chile, formed in 2017. The band has released material including the Demented Rites demo (2017) and appeared on the Skin Deep 5-Way Split CD (2021), and subsequently released the Death and Bloody Ritual EP in 2021 through German label Dunkelheit Produktionen.
Recife, BR · active
Death metal band from Recife, Pernambuco, formed in 2015 by members already active in the northeastern underground. They debuted with the mini-LP Everlasting Morbid Delights in 2017 and released their first full-length, The Return from a Sepulchral Rest, on March 25, 2024, featuring a five-piece lineup including Tenebrarum on vocals and Pestmeester on guitars and keyboards.
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Serpent Christ is a death metal band from Punto Fijo, Falcón, Venezuela, active since 2005. The band released two full-lengths on their own — Ten Lies and Seven Glories (2006) and Mortuus in Anima (2008) — with lyrical themes centered on evil, anti-Christianity, and brutality. Their Bandcamp page confirms Venezuelan origin and hosts the Codex Abominatvs release.
Cuiabá, BR · active
Death metal and hardcore band from Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, formed in 2022 by Luiz Magrão (bass), Fabricio Roder (drums), Edir Manzano (guitar), and Carlão Eckert (vocals), with a stated aim of strengthening the Cuiabá underground scene. They released the EP HATE in 2025 and the single "Black Mirror," whose music video was featured on Hardcore Worldwide in August 2024.
Porto Alegre, BR · active
Death metal and grindcore band from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, active from 2011 until splitting up in 2019. The band released a series of self-produced recordings including the demo Fallout (2011), Songs Thou Shall Worship (2012), Fonograms of Terror and Violence (2012), Natura Humana Abraxas – First Movement (2013), and We Are the Plague (2015), documenting a run of anti-human hardcore punk-inflected extreme metal.
Guarulhos, BR · active
Death metal and hardcore band from Guarulhos, São Paulo, formed in 2020, with a lineup of Vicente Moreno on guitar and vocals, Kleber Hora on guitar, Tiago Grilli on bass, and Osmar Jr on drums. The band released a self-titled EP through their Bandcamp page and made their live debut at NVS Studio & Pub.
São Paulo, BR · active
Thrash/death/grindcore band from São Paulo, active from the early 2000s until splitting up. The band released the 14-track full-length Traitors Execution in December 2002 on Hate Storm Records.

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