Questions is a hardcore band from São Paulo founded in February 2000 by vocalist Edu Andrade, guitarist Pablo Menna, bassist Marcelo Papa, and drummer Eduz Akira, with an approach rooted in old-school hardcore and metal aggression. They released their debut album Resista! in 2003, followed by Fight For What You Believe in 2007 via Liberation Music Company — the same year the band toured 17 European countries across 37 shows.

Rankatoko is a thrash metal and hardcore band from São Paulo formed in 2019, with a lineup of Marcelo Viera on vocals, Eduardo Xaxa on guitar, Alex Souza on bass, and Eduardo Jamaica on drums. Their debut release, the three-track EP Chacina e Posse, was recorded live at Greenhouse Studio in São Paulo and released on January 20, 2019.

Crossover/thrash band from Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro state, formed in 2010 by vocalist George Campos, guitarist Giovane Henriques, bassist Matheus Fernandes, and drummer Argron César. The band released the demo Massacre Urbano in 2010 and their debut full-length Pesadelo Brasileiro in August 2017, recorded between October and December 2015 at Studio Hammer in Campos dos Goytacazes.

Thrash metal and hardcore band from Piracicaba, São Paulo, active since 1997. The band released the album Vença Seus Medos in July 2023 on TGR Sounds, a ten-track record catalogued as hardcore metal and crossover.

Death metal and hardcore band from Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, formed in 2022 by Luiz Magrão (bass), Fabricio Roder (drums), Edir Manzano (guitar), and Carlão Eckert (vocals), with a stated aim of strengthening the Cuiabá underground scene. They released the EP HATE in 2025 and the single "Black Mirror," whose music video was featured on Hardcore Worldwide in August 2024.

Death metal and hardcore band from Guarulhos, São Paulo, formed in 2020, with a lineup of Vicente Moreno on guitar and vocals, Kleber Hora on guitar, Tiago Grilli on bass, and Osmar Jr on drums. The band released a self-titled EP through their Bandcamp page and made their live debut at NVS Studio & Pub.

Hardcore/thrash metal band from São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, formed in 2015 by Samuel Vieira (vocals), Fábio Gonçalves (bass), Jhon Braga (guitars), and Ramon Mantuan (drums). They released the EP Irracional Behavior in 2016 and the full-length Chaos Farm in 2018, alongside splits with bands from Greece, Sweden, Bulgaria, and Mexico.

Vilipêndio is a speed/thrash and hardcore crossover band from Rio de Janeiro, formed in 2012, fusing the aggression of Brazil's thrash tradition with hardcore punk energy. The band appeared on a limited three-way split cassette alongside Espectro Tenebroso and A.N.T.I.L.I.V., released on Arte Ancestral Records in December 2019 in a run of 33 copies.

Ódio Pago came together in Manaus in late 2023, pulling from groove metal, thrash, nu-metal, and hardcore to build a dense, aggressive sound anchored by the five-piece lineup of David Feitosa, Hian Sátiro, Matt Queiroz, Samuel PS4, and Saulo Bernardino. Their 2024 Doença da Sociedade rehearsal demo captures the band in early formation, with a raw energy that points toward a heavier and more refined direction.