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Medellin, CO · active
No Redención is a metalcore band from Medellín, Colombia, whose sound draws heavily on hardcore influences to deliver a heavy, direct style aimed at connecting with their listeners. The band completed its lineup in 2018 and released their debut EP, Imperios, as an independent act. Their lyrics address the experiences of everyday life with an emphasis on generating identification with their audience.
Buenos Aires, AR · 2010–present · active
Obsoleto is a Buenos Aires melodic death/metalcore band founded in 2017 by guitarists Ezequiel Zuazo and Patricio Puyo, later joined by vocalist Roberto Wolk and drummer Sebastian Lecoque. The band's English-language lyrics draw on science fiction source material — Terminator, Blade Runner, and Westworld among them — exploring themes of artificial intelligence rebellion against humanity. Their debut album Awakening was released in February 2022.
Buenos Aires, AR · 2017–present · active
Omens of Plague is a Buenos Aires metalcore/melodic death metal band formed in 2009, featuring vocalist Gonzalo Roland, guitarists Francisco Cañardo and Nahuel Hadouken, bassist Rodrigo Ferreiro, and drummer Pazuzu Imdugud. The band released their debut full-length The Merciless Beyond on May 10, 2017, a 12-track record that drew praise for its technical guitar work and melodic death metal songwriting.
São Paulo, BR · 1995–present · active
One of the longer-running voices in the São Paulo hardcore and metalcore scene, Paura emerged in 1995 from members of No-Violence and Garage Fuzz, fusing the DIY ethics of hardcore with heavy metal weight and politically charged lyrics around vegan straight edge and anti-homophobia themes. Their output spans from the 2014 album "Tameless" through to "Karmic Punishment" (2023), maintaining a raw urgency across nearly three decades of activity.
São Paulo, BR · 2014–present · active
Project46 grew out of a Slipknot tribute act called Kroach, with guitarists Jean Patton and Vinicius Castellari steering the band toward original metalcore. Their releases include the full-lengths "Doa a Quem Doer" (2011) and "Que Seja Feita a Nossa Vontade" (2014), and the bilingual album "TR3S" (2017), which earned them spots at major rock and metal festivals across South America.
São Paulo, BR · 2016–present · active
Prometherion grew from guitarist Vinícius Starteri's earlier project Alkimistal, fusing Swedish melodic death metal, New York hardcore, and Bay Area thrash into a sound the band calls modern death metal. The name is a neology blending Prometheus and Therion, reflecting a lyrical focus on how people endure hardship, and the band has maintained activity through SoundCloud and streaming platforms despite internal lineup turbulence.
Belo Horizonte, BR · active
Raising Conviction is a progressive metalcore and deathcore band from Belo Horizonte, formed in 2016. Their full-length album A New Beginning was released on October 5, 2021, and draws production comparisons to international metalcore acts, with the title track running six minutes and the single "Post Scriptum" among its standout cuts.
Rio de Janeiro, BR · 2013–present · active
Melodic metalcore band from Rio de Janeiro formed in 2012, with vocalist JP, guitarists Philip Leander and Lucas Brum, bassist Cavi Montenegro, and drummer Johnny Kings. Their albums Between Death and Courage (2016) and Beyond Conviction (2019) placed them among the more visible acts in the Brazilian metalcore scene, and the band served as the opening act for In Flames across their entire Brazilian tour.
San Miguel de Tucumán, AR · 2015–present · active
Release the Hell is a melodic death metal and metalcore band from San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina, formed in 2015. They released their self-titled debut EP on September 11, 2015, a three-track digital release comprising the songs "Release The Hell," "At the End of My Reality," and "Total Disaster."

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