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Grand Bourg, AR · 2017–present · active
The Killing is a death metal and grindcore band from Grand Bourg, Buenos Aires, formed in 2017. The band released their debut EP "...y Muerte Para Todos" in September 2018, a five-track record recorded at FDM Studios and mixed at Music City Amberes in Belgium. The release draws on themes of social violence and political corruption, with a relentless blend of grinding riffs and blastbeat-driven aggression.
Rio Claro, BR · active
Death metal band from Rio Claro, São Paulo, active since 2025. The band released a self-titled debut EP in 2024 with five tracks: "Evil," "Bloody Cross," "Stronger Than You," "A Monster In The Park," and "Priest From Hell."
CO · active
The Mythology is a death metal band formed in 2009 in Medellín, Colombia, combining classic extreme metal elements with technical and melodic modern sounds around themes of mythology, darkness, and death. The band has released three full-lengths — "Flesh of God" (2020), "New Era in the Sky" (2021), and "In Tesla Evil Garden" (2022) — with vocalist Alexis Molina as the longest-tenured member.
Arica, CL · active
The Noise Bastards are a death metal and grindcore band from Arica, Chile, active since 2013 and signed to House Gore Records. The band released their debut full-length No más dios in 2020, with lyrical themes addressing social issues and politics, and have since recorded live albums documenting performances in Chile and Peru.
Caxias do Sul, BR · active
Death metal band from Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, formed in 2002. They released their debut album Chaotic independently in 2012, followed by The Growing Evil in 2017; the band later relocated to London before splitting up.
São Paulo, BR · active
Death metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, active since 2021, signed to Eternal Hatred Records. The trio — Glycon Murmur (vocals), Dalvan Terlan (guitars), and Walber Galletto (bass) — released Still Remains Rotten in 2022 and followed it with Void Absolute in 2023.
CO · active
The Scum are an old school death metal band from Manizales, Colombia, originally formed in 2013 under the name Scum before rebranding in 2017. They released their debut full-length Ashen in 2018 on In Fastu Negas, followed by the album The Hunger in 2022, both rooted in classic death metal themes of horror and mortality.
Osasco, BR · active
Black metal band from Osasco, São Paulo, founded by vocalist and bassist Cláudio Monteiro in 1993. After several demos including the live-recorded Malefik (1994), the band released the 7-track EP Your Belief in 2011 through Miceli Records of the Netherlands, with a lineup that included Francisco Monteiro and Jaime Reis on guitars and Julio César on drums.
San Miguel, AR · 2017–present · active
Tiburón Peregrino is an instrumental extreme metal project from San Miguel, Buenos Aires, founded in 2017 by multi-instrumentalist Rodrigo "Calo" Calónico. The project is named after the basking shark and channels its oceanic theme across a prolific catalog, including "La fosa de las Marianas" (October 2017), "MEG" (July 2018), and "Forever gran tiburón" (March 2019). Calónico handles guitars and drum programming, having released over fifteen studio albums as of the band's documented output.

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