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Ariel/Kaliban is a power and folk metal band from Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas, Brazil, founded in 2007 and drawing heavily on Brazilian literature for their Portuguese-language lyrics. Their 2012 EP O Trágico marked a darker turn in their sound, blending power metal structures with flute and folk elements while remaining rooted in literary themes of mortality and the ephemeral. The five-piece lineup features flute alongside guitars and bass, giving their music an uncommon texture within the northeastern Brazilian metal underground.
Arjé is a power metal project from Perico, Jujuy, Argentina, led by multi-instrumentalist David Aguirre. The band's foundational album "Buscando Horizontes" became a touchstone of the Latin American Christian heavy metal underground, later reissued in remastered form through Headlight Productions with bonus tracks.
AshBürn is a power metal band from Vitória, Espírito Santo, formed around 2014–2015 and led by vocalist Heron Ribeiro. The band released the album "You Can Not Kill What Can Never Die" in 2020, recorded and produced by Thiago Bianchi at Fusão VM&T Studios in São Paulo, and has shared stages with established Brazilian metal acts including Almah (featuring ex-Angra vocalist Edu Falaschi) and Noturnall.
Ayax is a power metal band from Buenos Aires, Argentina whose lineup has included vocalist Nicolas Cabrera, guitarists Gustavo Dhaini and Martin Oviedo, bassist Oscar Pedini, keyboardist Pablo Marciello, and drummer Gustavo Nemitz. The band has been active in the Argentine power metal scene and released an early EP in 2005.
Balmung is a heavy metal band from Puerto Montt, Los Lagos, founded by members including Héctor Einherjer (ex-Estigma) and Adolfo Wagner, blending power metal energy with neoclassical technique. The band released their debut five-track EP Mors Crucis in December 2023 through the independent label Infernal South Production, showcasing tightly executed classic-style heavy metal. As of 2025 they were in the mixing phase of their debut full-length album.
Battlechain is a São Paulo heavy/power metal one-man project by Kexo, a veteran of the Brazilian metal scene with prior work in Infamous Glory, Abske Fides, and Death By Starvation. Launched in 2021, the project is dedicated to traditional heavy metal, with the debut EP Curse of the Cemetery — produced and performed entirely by Kexo at MasterBlaster Studios — emphasizing pure classic metal riffs and atmosphere over modern production.
Before Eden was a progressive power metal band from Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil, founded in 1998 by guitarist Alessandro Kotlinsky. Their melodic, keyboard-driven sound — shaped by Juliano Scharf's prominent keys work — earned them recognition in Brazil's Rock Brigade magazine, where they placed 4th in the "Best National Act" category and Scharf was nominated "Best Keyboarder." The band released three studio albums: a self-titled debut (2001), "The Legacy of Gaia" (2005), and "A Realm Reborn" (2015), before eventually going inactive.
Christian power metal band from Londrina, Paraná, Brazil, originally formed in 1996 under the name Völlig Heilig before rebranding as Belica in 2001. The band favors 80s-influenced heavy metal power with melodic and progressive passages, and has released albums including Looking for the Light and For All on Megahard Records and Frontline Rock.
Bertoncelli is a melodic heavy/power metal project from Buenos Aires Province fronted by vocalist Christian Bertoncelli, a veteran of Argentine metal bands including Horcas, Imperio, and Renacer. The band released the full-length album Leyendas de amor y sangre in 2011, recorded and mixed at Doble B Studios in Buenos Aires. The project later continued under the name Holy Rock.
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