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Brasília, BR · 2002–present · active
Last Rites are a heavy metal band from Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil, formed in 2002. The band is listed in Encyclopaedia Metallum and has released material including the album Silverball. They remain one of the longer-running heavy metal acts to emerge from the Brazilian capital.
Concordia, AR · 2016–? · disbanded
Latifundio was a heavy metal band from Concordia, Entre Ríos, built around brothers Alejandro Ferrando (vocals) and Pablo Ferrando (drums), joined by guitarist Matías "Bochi" Benítez. The band released two independent albums — "Herejías" (2004) and "Piel de Metal" (2017) — with lyrics addressing social, religious, and political themes.
Santiago, CL · 2022–present · active
Letalis are a speed and heavy metal band from Santiago, Chile, formed in 2021 by members including vocalist Jacqueline Jara. Drawing from 1980s speed metal influences, the band released their debut album Bestia Oculta in 2022 and followed it with Verdadero Poder in November 2025, the latter praised for tighter songwriting and a more fully realized sound within the genre.
Buenos Aires, CL · 1999–present · active
Letargo was a heavy metal band from Buenos Aires, Argentina, formed in 1999 under the earlier name Xeus, with members including vocalist Jorge Cabrera, guitarists Diego Prado and Gonzalo Anselmi, and drummer Cristian Gagliardo. The band released their studio album "Derribando al enemigo" in 2003 and appeared the same year on "Mátenlos a todos: Tributo argentino a Metallica," a compilation of Argentine bands covering Metallica songs. The group subsequently split up.
Buenos Aires, AR · 1999–present · split-up
Letargo was a heavy metal band from Buenos Aires, Argentina, formed in 1999 under the earlier name Xeus, with members including vocalist Jorge Cabrera, guitarists Diego Prado and Gonzalo Anselmi, and drummer Cristian Gagliardo. The band released their studio album "Derribando al enemigo" in 2003 and appeared the same year on "Mátenlos a todos: Tributo argentino a Metallica," a compilation of Argentine bands covering Metallica songs. The group subsequently split up.
Florida, AR · 1966–present · active
Lethal is a thrash/heavy metal band from Florida, Buenos Aires, founded in 1988 by former members of Legión, that quickly became one of Argentina's most recognized metal acts, opening for international headliners including Sepultura, Pantera, and Anthrax. Their debut album "Bienvenidos a mi reino" (1990) featured the track "King of the Ring," voted best Argentine song of the year by readers of Madhouse magazine, and they followed it with notable releases "Maza" (1994) and "Efecto tequila" (1996). After a hiatus, the band reformed and has continued releasing music, including "Inyección Lethal" (2010) and "Somos thrash" (2023).
Buenos Aires, AR · 2025–present · active
Levas is a heavy metal band from Buenos Aires, Argentina, listed on Encyclopaedia Metallum and signed to Del Imaginario Discos. The band released the album "Una vuelta más de rosca" in 2011 and also contributed a track to a Hermética tribute compilation ("Del camionero," Dejesú Records, 2002). Their music sits within the traditional Argentine heavy metal scene.
Buenos Aires, AR · split-up
Logos was a Buenos Aires heavy metal band founded in 1990 by Alberto Zamarbide, Miguel Roldán, and Adrián Cenci — veterans of the pioneering Argentine act V8 — who released five studio albums including the debut La industria del poder (1993) and Generación mutante (1995), the latter produced by Rudy Sarzo of Ozzy Osbourne and Quiet Riot. The band reunited in 2004 after a six-year hiatus, releasing Plan mundial para la destrucción (2006) and A través de los tiempos (2009) before disbanding in 2013.
Buenos Aires, AR · 2022–present · active
Los Densos are a Buenos Aires heavy metal and hard rock band formed in 2022 who draw on New Wave of British Heavy Metal alongside Lovecraftian occult themes. Their debut release Habitantes de la Oscuridad, a seven-track album, came out on December 15, 2022. The band consists of Ramón 'Serpiente' Gómez on vocals, Nicolás Rivera on guitar, Julián Sirota on bass, and Nacho Roldán on drums.

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