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Buenos Aires Province, AR · 2019–present · active
Alma Matter is a melodic black metal band from Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, with roots going back to 2010 and a renewed phase of activity from 2019 onward. The band has released two volumes of their ongoing series "The Luciferian Tales", which form the backbone of their self-released discography.
Minas Gerais, BR · 2020–present · active
Astaroth Cult is a one-man melodic and atmospheric black metal project from Minas Gerais, Brazil, the work of solo musician Patryck Leal who handles all instruments, vocals, and lyrics. Formed in 2020 and rooted in the DSBM and raw atmospheric black metal underground, the project released its debut album Return of the Falls in November 2020, blending depressive and Satanic lyrical themes with melodic riffing and cold, harsh production.
Rio de Janeiro, BR · 2024–present · active
Astralscape is a solo melodic black metal project from Rio de Janeiro, the work of multi-instrumentalist Igor Goularth, who handles vocals (clean, harsh, and choral), guitars, bass, keyboards, and programming entirely on his own. Inspired primarily by Covenant/The Kovenant's In Times Before the Light and drawing from Emperor, Limbonic Art, Borknagar, and Arcturus, the project released its debut four-track EP in August 2024, exploring cosmic and astronomical themes under the tag of space and cosmic black metal.
Governador Valadares, BR · 2010–present · active
Symphonic and melodic black metal band from Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, formed in 2003 and previously signed to Avernus Records. Their music centers on anti-Christian and atheist themes, placing them within the philosophically provocative wing of Brazilian black metal; their orchestral arrangements and melodic sensibility set them apart from the rawer extreme metal acts that dominated Minas Gerais in the same era.
La Paz, BO · active
Dorko is an atmospheric and melodic black metal band from La Paz, Bolivia, active since 2016. Their 2017 debut full-length Darkness of Lucifer blends melodic black metal song structures with occult lyrical themes, delivering tracks in both English and Spanish across a sprawling twelve-track release. The band self-releases their music independently and has been recognized within the Latin American black metal underground.
VE · active
Eighth Sin is a melodic black metal band from Caracas, Venezuela, active since 1999. The quartet — built around the guitars of Bernardo Beerman König with vocals by Jesús Santana — blends atmospheric melody with black metal intensity, as documented on their 1999 rehearsal recordings. Their early work captures a raw but melodically focused sound rooted in the Caracas underground scene.
Brasília, BR · 2019–present · active
Exsecratio is a melodic black metal band from Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil. The band released their debut album "Veins of Perception" in December 2023, a seven-track record exploring themes of hooliganism, philosophy, and misanthropy.
Talca, CL · 2020–? · disbanded
Fergon was a chaos-gnostic melodic black metal project from Talca, Chile, founded in late 2020 by Jan Stones as a solo endeavor drawing on the influence of Bathory and Dissection. The project released several albums in rapid succession through 2020 and 2021, including "Requiem," "Eternal Cold Scythe," and "Under the Light of the Outcast Stars," before evolving into a full band lineup.
Belén de Escobar, AR · 2009–present · active
Glorious Night is a symphonic/melodic black metal band from Belén de Escobar, Buenos Aires, formed in 2007, featuring guitarist Cristian Lopez, keyboardist Andres Urbano, bassist Facundo Boychuka, and drummer Gerardo Herrera. Their recorded output spans three albums: "Del Suicidio a La Razon" (2010), "Espectro Perverso" (2013) — recorded and mastered at Deth Studio for Urban Metal Sound in Buenos Aires — and a self-titled album in 2018.

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