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Nova Friburgo, BR · 2024–? · disbanded
A short-lived melodic death/doom metal project from Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro state, that formed and split up within 2024. In that brief window they released the album Ephemeral, a record framed philosophically as reflections on impermanence, featuring tracks like Epitaph, Dawn Behold the Mourning, and Denouement.
Rio de Janeiro, BR · 2022–present · active
A Rio de Janeiro outfit formed in 2022 that blends crushing doom and sludge metal with atmospheric black metal textures, releasing material including the demo "Oblivion" and the album "Luz No Fim Do Túnel." The band takes its name from the video game Outer Wilds, reflecting an exploratory aesthetic built on slow, heavy riffs and bleak atmosphere.
Quilmes, AR · 2010–present · active
Aceldama is a stoner/doom duo from Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina, built around guitarist and vocalist Ayatola el Infame and drummer El Musulmán. Their 2023 release "Demasiado tarde..." — recorded at El Portón studio — stretches across four sprawling tracks including the ten-minute closer "Estramonio," sitting comfortably in the heavy psychedelic and doom tradition. The album's full subtitle, referencing being "too late to think about God," signals the band's bleak, riff-driven worldview.
BR · 2024–present · active
Acid Funeral is a Brazilian black/doom metal duo formed in 2024, consisting of vocalist Niili and multi-instrumentalist Billy Grind. Released through the DIY label Podreira Records out of Catanduva, São Paulo, their debut EP "The Doom Cult" (2024) fuses corrosive black metal atmosphere with slow doom riffing under the self-described banner of "Doom Rituals on Acid."
Lages, BR · 2018–present · active
Acidemia is a stoner/doom trio from Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil, formed by Henrique Soares (bass/vocals), Mateus Varela (guitar), and Thiago Granetto (drums), drawing heavily from Electric Wizard and Monolord. Their 2021 album Podridão marked a shift toward compositions entirely in Portuguese, blending sludge-inflected doom with psychedelic heaviness across seven tracks. The band has been featured on the Weedian-curated Trip to Brazil compilation, placing them among the notable voices in Brazil's growing stoner/doom underground.
Araraquara, BR · 2000–present · on-hold
Adagio is an atmospheric death/doom metal band from Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil, active from the mid-1990s through the early 2010s before going on hold. Their 1999 album "Romantic Serenades", released on Megahard Records, epitomizes their mournful, melancholic approach that blends death metal heaviness with slow, grief-laden doom atmospheres.
Rio de Janeiro, BR · 2020–present · active
Agape is a black/doom metal band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, formed in 2020. Drawing on themes of the human mind, inner darkness, and resilience, the band merges the slow, crushing weight of doom metal with the cold, abrasive textures of black metal. They are part of Rio de Janeiro's active underground extreme metal scene, operating independently.
Blumenau, BR · 2007–present · active
Death/doom metal band from Blumenau, Santa Catarina, regarded as one of Brazil's leading acts in the progressive death-doom space. Their sound blends melancholic, somber atmosphere with a mix of powerful growls and clean vocals, as heard on their albums including 'Mankind's Glory' and the 2023 release 'We Don't Know What We Have Become', which pushed further into progressive territory.
Natal, BR · 2014–present · active
Albor is a doom metal band from Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, formed in 2014 and active in the northeastern Brazilian underground scene. Their music draws on the slow, heavy, and mournful traditions of the genre, representing a rare outpost of doom metal in a region of Brazil better known for extreme and thrash styles.

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