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Rio de Janeiro, BR · active
Progressive death/groove metal band from Rio de Janeiro, formed in 2018 by vocalist and guitarist Alexandre Castellan. Their debut album In Chaos We Trust (2018) featured guest drumming from Kevin Talley (Chimaira, Suffocation, Six Feet Under), and their second album Psychonaut (2024), mastered by Mark Lewis, drew lyrical inspiration from Carl Jung, shamanism, and alchemy.
Paraná, AR · 2013–present · active
Skyborn's is a heavy and groove metal band from Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina, with a lineup of brothers Santiago Vélez (guitar and vocals) and Agustín Vélez (bass and vocals), alongside Tomás Bianchini on drums and Lucio Arduino on guitar. The band released two demos — "Mentes en Destrucción" (2014) and "En Condena" (2015), recorded at FabUrcSA Studios and Stopway Productions — and have been featured on multiple Paraná Bandas regional compilations. Citing Metallica, Pantera, and Motörhead as influences, they have remained an active presence in the Entre Ríos regional metal scene.
Lavras, BR · active
Melodic death/thrash/groove metal band from Lavras, Minas Gerais, founded in early 2012 by guitarists Renan Seabra and Beto Siqueira. The band released the three-track demo Perpetual on July 2, 2013, and followed it with the independently produced full-length No More Silence in 2015, recording the album after winning the Tenda Combat award at the 2014 Roça n' Roll festival.
San Carlos de Bariloche, AR · 2018–present · active
Stonegrunger is a heavy/groove metal band from San Carlos de Bariloche in Argentine Patagonia, known for a prolific run of numerically titled EPs: UNO (2017), DÚO (2019), TRY (2021), QAT (2023), and KIN (2024). All releases are self-published through their Bandcamp page, and the band sings in Spanish.
Belo Horizonte, BR · active
Thrash/groove metal band from Belo Horizonte formed in 2017, featuring Vladimir Korg (vocalist of Chakal and co-founder of The Mist) and Paulo Xisto, the bassist of Sepultura. The band released their self-titled debut album on September 17, 2017.
Tatuí, BR · active
Heavy/groove metal band from Tatuí, São Paulo, formed in 2013, comprising Rafael Oliveira and Neto Silver (vocals/guitars/bass), Lina (guitar), and Rodrigo Mariano (drums). After a four-track EP in 2015, the band released their debut full-length Rotten Society independently in 2017, which was nominated by the Chilean portal Headbangers Latinoamerica as one of the top 100 Latin American metal releases of that year.
Santiago, CL · active
Trewua is a sludge and groove metal band from Santiago, Chile, founded in 2019. They released their Demo I that same year, recorded at Estudio Ultrasonico with engineer Arturo Contreras.
BR · active
Melodic heavy metal band from Garanhuns, Pernambuco, formed in late 2012 by guitarist Diego de Carvalho and vocalist Jéssica Ouro Preto alongside bassist Dorgival Souza, guitarist Ronailton Santos, and drummer Ivanildo Marcolino. The band released the three-track EP Thousand Voices in 2015, recorded at Alpha Studio in Garanhuns, as their first official release.
Minas Gerais, BR · active
Thrash and crossover metal band from Minas Gerais founded by Manu Joker, who had previously drummed for Sarcófago on the 1989 EP Rotting. Joker switched to vocals for Uganga's debut album Atitude Lótus (2002/2003) and led the band through a run of releases including Vol. 3: Caos Carma Conceito (2010), Opressor (2014), and Servus (2019), with the band completing two European tours across 14 countries.

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