Fractura is a thrash metal and hardcore band from Santiago, Chile, formed in 2023 with a lineup of five members including vocalist Rampage and drummer Bastian. The band recorded their debut EP between August and September 2023, releasing it in April 2024 as a five-track statement of aggressive, pit-focused crossover thrash.

Gnose is a thrash/hardcore band from Betim, Minas Gerais, founded in 2021 by guitarist and vocalist Gustavo Ferreira. The band released the EP Anarco Politicismo in 2022 and the full-length Manifesto Periférico in 2024, both addressing themes of state violence, hypocrisy, and societal injustice. Their confrontational approach aligns them with the politically engaged wing of Brazilian crossover hardcore.

Grinding Reaction is a thrash metal and hardcore band from Diadema, in greater São Paulo, Brazil. The band blends old-school and new-school hardcore with thrash and groove metal while tackling political and social themes, and has released material including the EP Tempo, Persistência e Fúria and a full-length album featuring fifteen original tracks.

Hauser is a death metal and grindcore band from Jaraguá do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil, formed in 2011. Drawing influence from national acts like Are You God? and Test alongside international names such as Nasum and Rotten Sound, the band channels raw hardcore aggression into a brutal grindcore framework. Their releases include the 2019 album Messias and the 2020 album Cinza, the latter described as ten tracks of visceral, explicit grindcore.

Infortuno is a death/doom and hardcore band from Piracicaba, São Paulo, formed in 2022, featuring vocalist Bruno Lucas, guitarist Rodrigo Santos, bassist Bruno Reina, and drummer Bruno Lanza. The band released their debut EP, Decadent Vindication, in January 2023, a five-track record blending sludgy riffs and doomy breakdowns with NYHC-influenced drum grooves. They followed it in 2024 with Covenant of Dissent, a split release with Counterraid.

M67 is a groove metal and hardcore band from Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, founded in 2017 by Naveca Ogro and Gabriel Alladoh and named after the M67 fragmentation grenade. The band draws on Amazonian folklore for lyrical content, explored in their EP "Agouros Amazônicos," which features tracks themed around legends of the Brazilian Amazon including the single "Mapinguari Algoz" (2020).

Founded by drummer Marcelo Kruszynski in the Paraíba Valley, Manger Cadavre? have spent over fifteen years applying crust, grind, and hardcore fury to pointed critiques of systemic failure, logging more than 340 shows across Brazil, South America, and Europe along the way. Their 2021 album 'Decomposição' pushed further into death crust territory, while 'Como Nascem Os Monstros' (2025) continued that evolution with the current lineup of Nata de Lima on vocals, Paulo Alexandre on guitar, and Bruno Henrique on bass.

Founded by Angelo Torquetto following his departure from Desertor, Messianic Cry fuse death metal brutality with hardcore vocal intensity and a Christian lyrical perspective. Their 2012 debut 'Freedom for Those Who Weep' — released through Silent Music Records — delivers ten tracks that draw equally from thrash, death metal, and hardcore while addressing themes of human struggle and faith.

Minoría Activa is a crossover thrash and hardcore band from Buenos Aires that emerged in 1991 as part of the influential Buenos Aires Hardcore (BxAxHxC) independent movement, with vocalist Esteban "Moncho" Seijo anchoring the band throughout its run. Their discography spans albums including Principio del Fin (2000), Donde Nadie Pertenece (2010), and Híper Mega Mosh (2019), the last recorded at Estudio Monsterland with numerous guest contributors.