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Headwolf is a melodic death metal band founded in Teresina, Piauí, with founding members including vocalist Marcelo Abreu, lead guitarist Adriano Theo, and drummer Alex Fernando. Their lyrics draw on Nordic culture and mythology, and the band released the EP The Lost Warriors as part of their mission to bring fresh approaches to Brazil's underground metal community.
Hugin Munin is a melodic death metal band from Santos, São Paulo, Brazil, formed in the late 2000s under the original name Gungnir before adopting their current Norse mythology-themed name. The band released the EP "Ravens Empire" and the full-length album "Ten Thousand Spears for Ten Thousand Gods" (2011), the latter receiving a perfect score of 10/10 from Brazilian metal outlet Whiplash.com. They have performed as a support act for international acts including Krisiun, Korpiklaani, and Eluveitie, and released the EP "Mountainbreaker" as the first installment of a planned trilogy.
Human Behavior is a melodic death metal band from Santiago, Chile, featuring guitarists Rodrigo Cuello and Claudio Cárcamo, bassist Pablo Cáceres, drummer Sebastián García, and vocalist Alejandro Gómez. The band released the EP Human Life Decay in January 2018, followed by the full-length Suicide of Computing Madness in 2020, a concept album exploring the social impact of technological advancement recorded at Orange Studios.
In Element is a melodic death metal band from Buenos Aires, Argentina, whose lineup has included vocalists Dane Tee and Santiago Cánepa and guitarist Emanuel Torres. Their fifth album, "Victory or Defeat", was released on October 30, 2022 through French label M&O Music and blends melodic death metal with electronic and trap-influenced production.
Inanimalia is a melodic death metal band from Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil, originally formed around 2016 by guitarist Rafael Cazuza alongside vocalist Alessandra Lodoli and bassist Thales Carosia. Their debut EP "A Message" introduced a sound rooted in straightforward death metal that evolved over time to incorporate elements of doom, groove, and progressive metal. The current lineup—also featuring guitarists Henrique Manreza and Marcelo Gratão alongside drummer Vagner Venâncio—pursues longer, more melodic compositions than the band's earlier material.
Kaer Morhen is a melodic death metal band from Buenos Aires, Argentina, formed in 2017 by guitarists Andres and Adrian Ojeda alongside vocalist Christopher Amato, bassist Ariel Pirelli, and drummer Adrian Ojeda. They debuted with a self-titled EP in 2017 and followed with the three-track release Tales Deserve to Be Told in September 2018.
Kataphero is a melodic death metal band from Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, active since 2009, whose sound blends doom and black metal atmospheres with somber, introspective melodies. Their discography spans four albums: Life (2012), From Dust (2015), Veil of Illusions (2022), and From the Science of the Black Earth (2025), showing sustained creative output over more than a decade. The band's current lineup centers on brothers Paulo Henrique Santiago (vocals, guitar) and João Felipe Santiago (bass), alongside guitarist David Cantidio and drummer Rafael Borges.
Kryour is a melodic death metal band from São Paulo, Brazil. Their debut album Where Treasures Are Nothing, released on June 5, 2019 and recorded at Hard Base Studios with producer Diego Castro, is a conceptual work tracing the arc of a life from birth to death through its lyrics and song sequence.
Last Sigh were a melodic death metal and metalcore band from Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, with roots going back to 2005. The band released a demo titled Your Worst Fears before recording their debut full-length Beneath of the Flesh, Rotten, which was mixed and mastered by Alexander Dietz of Heaven Shall Burn at Chemical Burn Studio in Germany. During their active years they shared stages with international acts including As I Lay Dying, Killswitch Engage, and August Burns Red.
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