Akallabêth was a folk metal band from Aracaju, Sergipe, whose very name comes from J.R.R. Tolkien's account of the downfall of Númenor — a fitting tribute for a band weaving fantasy-literary themes into their heavy sound. Active in the 2010s before splitting up, they were one of the few extreme metal acts to emerge from Sergipe's underground scene.

Arandu Arakuaa is a folk metal band from Brasília, Brazil, founded by guitarist Zândhio Aquino, who began composing songs in Old Tupi around 2008 and released the band's first EP in 2012. Their name means "knowledge of the sky cycles" in Tupi-Guarani, and their music fuses heavy metal with Brazilian indigenous traditions, incorporating the languages and musical styles of the Tupi, Xerente, and Xavante peoples. Their discography includes the albums Kó Yby Oré (2013), Wdê Nnãkrda (2015), Mrã Waze (2018), and Ainãka (2022).

A folk metal band from Bragança Paulista, São Paulo state, formed in 2018. Rooted in the tradition of Brazilian folk metal that blends heavy guitar work with indigenous and regional musical elements, Atarka are part of a broader wave of folk metal acts emerging from the interior of São Paulo state in the late 2010s.

Briselas is a folk metal band from Temuco, Chile, formed in July 2004 following the dissolution of another Temuco act, with a lineup that incorporates violin, flute, and keyboards alongside electric guitars. Drawing on Celtic folk influences and Chilean and Mapuche mythology, they released ...más Allá del Sol in 2010 and the twelve-track album Tierra de Poetas through Pewmawe Producciones in 2019.

Buaiteoir is a folk metal band from Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, active since around 2013. The band is distinctive for building their sound around Celtic folk instruments including the tin whistle, bodhrán, and hurdy-gurdy, releasing the EP "Tionscnamh" in 2014 and the single "Caoineadh" in 2017.

Cernunnos is a folk metal band from Buenos Aires, Argentina, formed in 2012 by Pablo Schivo following the dissolution of his previous project Warknight. They released their debut EP "Mother Earth" in 2013 and their first full-length album "Leaves of Blood" in 2016 through DarkTunes Music Group, followed by the acoustic EP "From Roots" in 2018 and their second album "Capricornvs" in April 2021. The band's sound blends heavy guitars with Celtic and medieval European influences, featuring traditional instruments including bouzouki, flute, and hurdy-gurdy.

Conxuro is a folk metal band from Mar del Plata, Argentina, formed in 2007 and built around a full ensemble that includes guitars, bass, drums, keyboards, violin, and flute. The band released La Rueda de la Fortuna in 2012 and their second album Fuego Interior in 2017, recorded at Estudio Mix in Mar del Plata, with vocalist Agustin Raimondi fronting a lineup that has featured members such as Valeria Barbas on flute and Daniela Nazar on violin.

Excisio is a black doom metal band from Suzano, São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 1999 by Ricardo Santos, whose compositions draw inspiration from the fantasy and horror literature of Tolkien, Lovecraft, and Poe. The band self-released the demo "Dark Chamber Symphonies" in 1999 and the demo "Lost Kingdoms" in 2001, later issuing a split with LALSSU titled "Like Ashes Carried by the Wind" in 2021.

Futhärk is a folk metal band from Guarapuava, Paraná, formed in June 2013, blending heavy metal with influences drawn from Viking, Celtic, and indigenous South American cultures. The band, whose name derives from the runic alphabet, performed at Guarapuava Rock City 2019 and completed recording of a full-length album in 2021. Their lineup has included guitarist Guilherme Wichinhoski, drummer Felipe Raul Rachelle, and guitarist Pedro Wünsch among its members.