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.

Brainstormy is a progressive and avant-garde thrash metal band from Taubaté, São Paulo, Brazil. The band blended complex, experimental arrangements with thrash aggression, setting them apart from the more straightforward São Paulo thrash scene. They have since split up and were signed to AWC Records during their active period.

Caravellus is a progressive/power metal band from Recife, Brazil, founded around 2002 by guitarist Glauber Oliveira as a studio project blending heavy metal with Brazilian folk influences such as maracatu, frevo, and ciranda. The band released their debut album "Lighthouse and Shed" in 2007 and followed with "Knowledge Machine" in 2010, distributed across Brazil, North America, Europe, South Korea, and Japan. Their 2022 album "Inter Mundos" features drummer John Macaluso (Ark, Yngwie Malmsteen) and draws on progressive metal influences in the vein of Dream Theater, Symphony X, and fellow Brazilians Angra.

Children of Elara is an independent progressive/doom metal band from Paraná, Brazil, formed in 2017. The band blends crushing riffs with atmospheric, melancholic textures, drawing on themes of isolation and cosmic sorrow. They are listed on Encyclopaedia Metallum as an active unsigned act and release their music through their Bandcamp page.

Confessori is a progressive and power metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, listed on the Encyclopaedia Metallum and active in the city's long-established metal scene. The band plays in the melodic progressive metal tradition that São Paulo has been known for through acts like Angra and Shaman.

Daksha is a progressive and power metal band from Buenos Aires, Argentina, whose history extends back to the early 2000s. They contributed the track "Blood of My Enemies" to the 2004 Argentine Manowar tribute Muerte al Falso Metal, and in 2023 released the EP Stellar of Akram through Forbidden Files Records as a limited cassette edition.

Daydream XI is a progressive/power metal band from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, founded by guitarist Marcelo Pereira and fronted by singer/guitarist Tiago Masseti. The band released their debut album "The Grand Disguise" in 2014, followed by the critically acclaimed "The Circus of the Tattered and Torn" in 2017, and the single "The Death of Art" in 2020, blending hard rock, power metal, and progressive metal with no self-imposed stylistic boundaries. They have shared the stage with notable progressive and metal acts including Periphery, Symphony X, and Devin Townsend.

Epochal is a progressive/post-metal band from Buenos Aires founded in 2013 by guitarists Daniel Bermúdez and Gustavo Cirigliano. The band recorded their debut album Awakening in late 2015 and early 2016 with drummer Tulio Salvatierra, releasing it in 2016.

Hernán Cirigliano is a guitarist and composer from Hurlingham, Argentina who self-produces his progressive and heavy metal recordings, handling guitars, keyboards, and drum programming. His 2019 album "Tormenta Solar" features a keyboard solo by Dream Theater's Derek Sherinian on the track "El Dato Sería Clave," with bass, mixing, and mastering handled by Marco Ignacio Toba.