Ripio is a La Plata, Buenos Aires heavy metal project driven largely by Eduardo Costanzo, who records and produces the music himself. The band released five studio albums between 2001 and 2013, including Condenado a Vivir (2001), Vengador de Perdedores (2009), and Marcado por la Locura (2013), the last of which features ten original tracks.

Speed/heavy metal band from Santos, São Paulo, formed in 2015 with a lineup built around an 80s-influenced sound drawing from Venom, Exciter, Running Wild, and Annihilator. Their debut single Hell On Ice appeared in 2016, followed by the self-released EP Phantom of the Night on November 4, 2019, recorded with vocalist/guitarist Leandro Dias, guitarist Rafael Serafini, bassist Johnny Oliveira, and drummer Breno Lopes.

Heavy metal band from Porto Alegre that began rehearsing in the metropolitan region in 2012, built around vocalist Ricardo Janke and guitarist Rogério Reis, who also produced all the band's recordings. Their album Awakening Protocol explores dystopian themes about the conflict between human nature and technological advancement, with Janke alternating clean and aggressive vocals over arrangements influenced by Megadeth and Iron Maiden.

Christian heavy metal and power metal band from Brazil that released the full-length Judgement Angel on August 19, 2014, and followed it with Black Rider on August 19, 2016, both self-released via Bandcamp. The band's sound draws on melodic power metal and traditional heavy metal with explicitly Christian lyrical themes.

Instrumental guitar project from Recife led by Roberto Torao, who also co-founded the Recife power metal band Silent Moon in 2002 alongside keyboardist Rodolfo Matsumoto. The debut album A Estrada, a 13-track instrumental record spanning metal, progressive rock, and fusion, was self-released on September 15, 2009, with Raniere Falcão on bass and Ebel Perrelli on drums.

Stoner/heavy metal band from Blumenau, Santa Catarina, active since 2014. Their debut release All in One (November 12, 2014) contains seven tracks including "Quest For Madness," "Black Cat Train," and "Mad Dog Biker." The band operates as an independent act.

Heavy rock band from Contagem, Minas Gerais, founded in January 2010 by guitarist/vocalist Luciano Roberto and lead guitarist Vinícius Araújo. Their debut album Rock In The Night (July 22, 2015) was recorded between October 2013 and July 2014 at To Mega Therion Studio in Contagem, with bassist Michael Euler and drummer Saulo Kico completing the lineup.

Rotor is a Buenos Aires heavy metal band formed around 2002, featuring Pablo Divita on vocals, Fabián Román on guitar, Alejandro Fugazza on bass, and Diego Rodríguez on drums. The band released two studio albums, Dos Caras and Mariposa o Serpiente (completed in December 2008), and performed live alongside Almafuerte at venues including Club Ezeiza and Cemento.

Rústica is a Buenos Aires heavy metal band that self-released a trilogy of EPs beginning with EP #1/3 in August 2016, recorded live at the Bola De Fuego studio by engineer Fernando Elias. The three-part series, continuing through EP #2/3 and EP #3/3, documents the band's early output as a self-contained creative statement.