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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.
Heavy/thrash metal band from São José dos Campos, São Paulo, active from 2001 to 2009, with a lineup of Adriano Bonfim (vocals), Lucas Godoy (guitars), Gabriel Godoy (bass), and Adriano Moreira (drums). Their debut album Lost Mind was recorded at Oversonic Studios in 2004 and self-released on July 25 of that year, followed by the second full-length Pictures of Reality in September 2006, recorded at Creative Studios in São Paulo. After the band split, some members went on to form This Grace Found.
Heavy/power metal band from Belém, Pará, formed in 2010, with a lineup anchored by vocalist Leo Rodrigues and guitarist Hugowar alongside Bruno Gibson (bass), and Paulo Wallace (drums). Their debut album Battle Scream (2016) drew comparisons to American power metal acts like Jag Panzer and Agent Steel; the EP Power, Blood and Glory followed in 2019, and second full-length Thunderwarriors (March 18, 2023) featured Gerrit P. Mutz of German band Sacred Steel as a guest vocalist.
Tren Loco is a heavy/speed metal institution from Grand Bourg, Buenos Aires, with a discography spanning decades that includes albums such as "Tempestades" (1992), "No me importa!" (1996), "Carne Viva" (2000), "Ruta 197" (2002), "Sangresur" (2006), and "Prisioneros de la tierra" (2022). The band has shared stages with international acts including Saxon, Skid Row, and Judas Priest, and won second place at the Yamaha Band Explosion contest in Japan in 1991.
Old school death metal band from Recife, Pernambuco, formed in 2016 with a lineup of vocalist Nekrotavio, guitarist Guilherme Silva, bassist Jeff the Killer, and drummer Iago Pedro. The band performs exclusively in Portuguese and released their debut EP O Abominável Espetáculo in May 2017, with lyrics centred on serial killers and violent crime.
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.
Uranio 238 was a heavy and power metal band from San Miguel, Buenos Aires, Argentina, formed in 1987 and active through 1997 before splitting up. The band released a series of cassette demos during their run, including "Power Metal" (1991) and "Decadas pre-producción" (1992), operating entirely as an independent act within the Argentine underground metal scene.
Urdza is a heavy and thrash metal band from São Paulo, formed in 2017 by brothers Heitor Prado (vocals) and Hugo do Prado (guitar) alongside Gustavo Correa (guitar), Diego Rodrigues (bass), and Igor Mota (drums). Their debut album "A War with Myself" (2024), produced by Thiago Bianchi, is a 10-track record whose lyrical concept draws on the universe of the Magic: The Gathering card game.
Vanguarda Metal Revolucionária (VxMxR) is a heavy and speed metal project from São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2017 with a deliberately political, left-wing mission embedded into its music. The band — featuring MOSH X on vocals, EDOOM on guitars, JUCA on bass, and MINDU on drums — released the single "Metal Comunista" in 2017 and "Batismo de Sangue" in 2018, framing classic metal aggression as an instrument of political consciousness.
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