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Bogotá, CO · active
Abhorrent Spawn is a Brutal Death Metal and Grindcore band from Bogotá, Colombia. The band released two EPs in quick succession — A Creepy Bald Man Eating Spaghetti in 2023 and Nice to Meat You in 2024 — establishing themselves as part of Bogotá's extreme metal underground.
Brasília, BR · 2017–present · active
A death metal and grindcore band from Brasília formed in 2017, operating in the tradition of Brazilian extreme metal with the short, brutal blasts characteristic of the grind style. Working out of the country's capital — less historically prominent in extreme metal than São Paulo or Belo Horizonte — the band contributes to a growing underground scene in the city.
Rio de Janeiro, BR · 2000–present · active
Grindcore band from Rio de Janeiro formed around 2000, active intermittently since with a resumed presence from 2015 onward. Singing predominantly in Portuguese, their lyrics take on social and political themes — anti-war, anti-prejudice, environmental devastation — delivered over tight, blast-driven grind across releases including the demo 'Evergrind', the LP 'Ruptura', and the 2017 EP 'Infrator'.
Paraiba, BR · 2025–present · active
Grindcore band from Paraíba formed in 2024, self-described as inspired by 'eardrum-destroying' grind acts. In their short existence they have already released a split with Abissal and contributed to the Incorruptible Project split, playing unpolished, raw grindcore in the vein of classic old-school grind.
Buenos Aires, AR · 2017–present · active
Agroterrorism is a death metal and grindcore band from Buenos Aires, Argentina, formed in 2017 and active in the city's extreme underground scene. The band has self-released a series of EPs titled Tentacle, Muzzle, and Tusk, each maintaining the brutal and concise format typical of the grindcore genre. Their output reflects the raw, caustic energy that characterizes Argentina's death-grind underground.
BR · 1992–present · active
Akraniuum is a Brazilian death metal and grindcore band active since 1992, making them one of the longer-running acts in Brazil's extreme underground. Their three-decade career places them in the same generational wave as the country's foundational extreme metal groups, combining the blasting brutality of grindcore with the riff structures of death metal.
Santiago, CL · 2013–present · active
Alaridos are a grindcore band from Santiago, Chile, formed in 2013, with a lineup featuring Daniela on vocals, Erik on drums, Alberto on bass, and Alejandro on guitar. The band has released four recordings: the debut full-length Ciudad Paranoia (2013), Vida Sangre y Dolor (2014), a split with Richard Harrison (2017), and Horca (2021), which was tracked at Lion's Roar Studio in Peñaflor and mixed by Cristian León. Their Bandcamp presence under the tag "Grindcore y Muerte" reflects the band's dual grindcore and death metal influence.
Ouro Branco, BR · 2021–present · active
Alien's Purger is a grindcore/death metal band from Ouro Branco, Minas Gerais, Brazil, formed in May 2021 by guitarist Marcão Mamute, vocalist Daniel Índio, and drummer Ildegrind. Their debut full-length "The Korotian's Saga" (2023), released via The Hills Are Dead Records, is a 20-track, 25-minute concept album built around the band's signature themes of aliens and cigars — absurdist subject matter delivered with blasting, no-frills grindcore brutality. The record was engineered and mixed by Bruno Bassani, who also contributed additional instrumentation to the recording.
Catanduva, BR · 2023–present · active
Alone with Whores is a black metal/grindcore band from Catanduva, São Paulo, formed in 2023 and released on the local D.I.Y. imprint Podreira Records. Their self-titled 2023 EP blends the abrasive speed of grindcore with black metal rawness, representing the underground noise scene of the interior of São Paulo state.

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