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Sorocaba, BR · 2022–present · active
Goat Prayers is a melodic black metal band from Sorocaba, São Paulo, with roots stretching back to 1992 under the name Hell Desecrater before adopting their current name around 1994. After decades in the Brazilian underground — including splits with Dethroned Christ (1997) and Lost Graveyard (2004) — the band released their long-awaited debut full-length Awake in the Mystic Landscape in October 2022 via Hammer of Damnation. Their sound incorporates organs, synths, and flutes alongside black metal aggression, with themes of blasphemy and satanism.
Guernica, AR · 2015–present · active
Hostile Monarch is a melodic black metal band from Guernica, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, whose lineup has included Gernik on guitars, Consul Praetor on bass and vocals, and Bestial Manipulator on drums. The band released their debut album "The Arrival of Tormentors" in 2015, followed by "Dogmatic Chaos" in 2018.
Concepción, CL · 2023–present · active
Insanity Storm is a melodic black metal band from Concepción, Chile, founded in 2023 by Countess Elizafer (Nicole Molina), who recorded all instruments and vocals for the debut album Caos Destrucción, released in December 2023. The band expanded to a full lineup with drummer Count Salvatore (Esteban Medina) and released the eight-track EP Eternal Winter in February 2025, with a conceptual narrative centered on the character Lilith; their upcoming album Winterworn is set for release through Solistitium Records of Germany, the former home of Behemoth, Tsjuder, and Horna.
Manaus, BR · 2021–present · active
Katharzian is a symphonic and melodic black metal band from Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, founded by vocalist Roosivelt Gomes and keyboardist Cecília Katrini, with a full lineup that includes guitarist Rômulo Toyoda, bassist Matheus Santos, and drummer Thiago Leão. The band released their debut album Purgatory in 2017 through Eternal Hatred Records, blending atmospheric black metal with symphonic and progressive elements. They performed a notable live set at the Anhangá Green Festival III in Manaus in August 2022, documented as a live release on Metal Archives.
Goiânia, BR · 2024–present · active
Luxúria de Lillith is a melodic black metal band from Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil, founded in 1998 by drummer and vocalist Alysson Drakkar, who remains the sole original member across a lineup that has included more than 25 musicians over the years. The band writes all lyrics in Brazilian Portuguese and explores themes of vampirism, Satanism, and occultism across a catalogue that includes A Volúpia Infernal (2005) and Géhènnòm (2019), the latter recognized as a significant work in Brazilian black metal and the subject of academic study at the Federal University of Goiás.
Concepción, CL · 2012–present · active
Montuln is a melodic black metal band from Concepción, Chile whose music draws on Mapuche imagery and indigenous themes from southern Chile. The band debuted with Espiritu Ancestral (2012), a seven-track release featuring song titles in Mapudungún, and followed it eight years later with Arquetipo (2020), released on CD through Australis Records.
Recife, BR · 2003–present · active
Neros Benedictios fuse black metal's cold aggression with strongly melodic and acoustic passages, drawing lyrical material from literature, nature, occultism, and philosophical reflection rather than shock-value satanism. Their 2018 debut full-length Ermo, released on Dead Paradise Records, envelops the listener in a suffocating atmosphere of solitude, alternating between clean and guttural vocals over heavy and introspective compositions.
Domingos Martins, BR · 2018–present · active
Perpétuos Perversos is the solo project of Gabriel Mortiph, a one-man black metal outfit from Espírito Santo that channels melodic extremity through an anti-demiurgal, occult-philosophical lens. Mortiph has built out the project across the full-length "Cogito a Pestilência" (2021) and the follow-up "Escoltando o Bastardo ao Vale das Aberrações" (2024), both exploring dark metaphysical themes through densely layered compositions.
Cali, CO · active
Ramirik is an atmospheric/melodic black metal project from Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, active since 2018. They released a prolific run of material in their first two years, including the debut EP Instability, a split with French project Helenes, and the full-length Olvidados, all in 2019, followed by the Praefinitum EP in 2020.

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