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Videira, BR · active
Heavy metal and hard rock band from Videira, Santa Catarina, Brazil, founded in 2004 by guitarist and vocalist Elias Scopel Liebl alongside drummer Mario Oliva and bassist Wagner Maschio, with Guilherme Oliveira on lead vocals. The band released the debut EP Boemia in 2006, recorded at Passagem de Som Studio in Curitiba, followed by the album Burning Wheels in 2007. After an intense run of shows across southern Brazil and São Paulo, the band entered a hiatus in 2011 and briefly resumed activity in 2015–2016.
Rio de Janeiro, BR · active
Heavy metal band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, formed in 2015 under the name Stormqueen before renaming to Sagittarion in 2017. The band released the five-track EP Reborn in June 2018 as an independent digital release, running twenty-two minutes across tracks including "Scarlet Rose," "Rock 'n' Roll Armageddon," and "Gypsy and the Beast."
Chapecó, BR · active
Thrash/heavy metal band from Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil, formed in July 2014 by members from several local acts including Spharion and Eternal Cry; the name is the bassist Protásio Vargas's surname spelled backwards. The band released the EPs The Lynching (2015), themed around the 1950 burning of Chapecó's central church and mob killing, and Masked People (2017), before recording their debut full-length Kingdom of Chaos in January 2019 with vocalist Luciano Bravo, guitarist Guilherme Luan, and drummer Roberto Rodrigues.
Buenos Aires, AR · 2010–? · disbanded
Samson was a heavy metal band from Buenos Aires, Argentina, whose lineup included vocalist/guitarist Adrián Subotosky, drummer Horacio "Cacho" Darias, and bassist Hugo Racca. The band released the album Rutas Peligrosas in 1991 and also appeared on the compilation Metálicos — Heavy Metal 90, before eventually splitting up.
São Paulo, BR · active
Heavy metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2013 and later split up. The band released the EP Autumn in September 2013 through their Bandcamp page, a four-track recording featuring the songs The Underdogs, Autumn, Images of Self Destruction, and Breaking Free.
Mauá, BR · active
Death metal and goregrind band from Viamão, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, formed in 2013. The band self-released the EP Leucotomia in May 2013 and followed it with Colapso ~ Instinto in August 2015, a two-track release issued under a Creative Commons license.
São Bernardo do Campo, BR · active
Heavy metal band from São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, formed in 2021 with a lineup of Gusttavo Horvat (vocals), Bruno Kajpust (guitar), Leonardo Lanza Battistioli (guitar), Maria Lanza Battistioli (bass), and Pedro Marcolongo (drums). The band released their debut album Harpia's Blessing on March 5, 2026, an eight-track record drawing on doom and thrash metal aesthetics.
Huacho, PE · active
Thrash metal band from Rio de Janeiro, formed in 1995, operating in the old-school Bay Area style with influences from Slayer, Testament, and Exodus. The band released No Hope in 2007, Serial Killers' Tales in 2017, and their third album Savant Attack in 2023 through Voice Music, the latter featuring a guest appearance by Fernanda Lira of Crypta.
São Paulo, BR · active
Heavy metal band from São Paulo, formed in 2017, featuring vocalist Carina Oliveira, guitarist Fernando Freak, and drummer Ramon Sena. The band released their debut EP Freakshow in 2018 as an independent release.

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