Andre Matos (14 September 1971 – 8 June 2019) was one of Brazil's most celebrated heavy and power metal vocalists, known for his tenor voice spanning roughly 3.5 octaves and his operatic delivery. He rose to international fame as the founding vocalist of Angra — whose debut "Angels Cry" (1993) broke through in Japan and Europe — and later fronted Shaman before dedicating his final years to a solo career that launched in earnest around 2012; following his death from a heart attack in 2019, São Paulo's mayor declared June 8 as the city's Heavy Metal Day in his honor.

Angel X was a progressive/power metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, operating as an independent act with lyrical themes centered on Christianity and war. Short-lived and self-released, the band explored the melodic and technical end of power metal in the tradition of the São Paulo metal scene before splitting up.

Angel's Fire is a symphonic power metal band from Recife, Pernambuco, formed by childhood friends who built their sound around the melodic grandeur of Nightwish, Rhapsody of Fire, and Sonata Arctica. Their debut full-length "O Conto" (2018) features vocalist Priscila Lira leading 11 orchestrated tracks primarily sung in Portuguese, blending Christian spiritual themes with cinematic arrangements drawn from film score influences.

Aniima was a Brazilian power metal band formed in 2024 that split up after a brief existence. Operating within Brazil's well-established power metal tradition, the project left behind a limited recorded output before disbanding.

Archtype is a power metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2013, carrying forward influences rooted in the classic Brazilian power metal tradition. Their lyrical themes revolve around esotericism and prophecy, setting them apart from the more fantasy-oriented peers in the genre. The band emerged partly from the lineage of earlier São Paulo acts and has remained active on the underground circuit.

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.

Aura Ignis — Latin for "Halo of Fire" — is a heavy/power metal band from Tunja, Boyacá, Colombia, with core members Edgar Barrera and Milton Salinas active since the band's founding in 1999. The band released their debut full-length "Prisioneros del dolor" in 2016 and their second album "Marcando tu destino" in 2024, with themes centered on freedom, inner conflict, war, and life. They have operated under several earlier names including Ataraxia, Àbbathör, and Steelers before settling on their current identity.