Lost Forever is a progressive/power metal band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, known for a vigorous and technically demanding approach that avoids genre clichés. The band released their debut full-length album "The End of Beginning" through Hellion Records in December 2003, establishing their presence in the Brazilian progressive metal scene. They have continued as an independent act, releasing music under the Artax banner.

Mask of Semblant is a deliberately anonymous progressive/melodic death metal outfit whose members have kept their identities hidden since the band's formation. Their debut EP Existence (2017) mapped the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse across six tracks, while the follow-up Dead Tales (2018) shifted the lyrical lens toward earthly decadence and civilizational rot, both recorded at Socoloski Recordings in Florianópolis.

Mítica is a Progressive/Power Metal project from Quito, Ecuador, formed in 2022 by a collective of established Ecuadorian musicians alongside international guests. The band's stated mission is to preserve and promote Ecuadorian cultural identity by setting the country's principal legends to music in a style they call "Metal Opera Equinoccial." Their 2022 release "El Pacto de Cantuña" adapts the famous Quito colonial legend into a theatrical metal format.

Mono Histeria is a Curitiba outfit blending progressive, doom, and stoner metal into a dense, riff-driven sound. The band released "Volume 1" in 2022 and has tracks such as "Instinto" and "Primata" available on streaming platforms, pointing toward a sound influenced by the heavier end of the psychedelic and doom rock spectrum.

Newsonic channel the progressive grandeur of Dream Theater and Symphony X through a distinctly Brazilian lens, crafting dense, emotionally driven metal that occasionally drifts into symphonic territory. Their 2019 debut Vorax is an 11-track album tackling subjects ranging from social media dependency and mental health to mythology and natural disasters, anchored by powerful melodic vocals and a tightly constructed band sound. The group has been active since 2011 and built their reputation as one of Rio's stronger underground progressive metal outfits.

Niharp navigate the intersection of progressive and traditional heavy metal, layering melodic guitar work from Murilo Mazza and Paulo "Koragem" Cesar against the dynamic vocals of Douglas Rovas. Their 2018 album "Into Ethereal Dusk" is an eight-track record that ranges from sweeping atmosphere to tighter, riff-forward passages, showing a band with genuine compositional ambition.

No Epitaph is a progressive and technical death metal band from Quito, Ecuador, active since 2014. The project blends the intricate compositional structures of technical death metal with melodic and progressive elements, as heard on their 2014 self-titled release and the 2017 single "Dark Tranquility." Operating independently, the band channels influences from across the technical and progressive death metal spectrum.

Perc3ption blend the melodic power of Angra-era progressivism with the compositional density of Dream Theater and Symphony X, drawing influences they've worn openly since their debut full-length Reason and Faith (2013), produced by Edu Falaschi of Almah and ex-Angra. Their third album Art in Extreme Situations (2023), mixed in the US by Adair Daufembach, is their most ambitious work, weaving together historical narratives around figures like Viktor Frankl and Van Gogh across nine tracks that stretch from tight four-minute cuts to an expansive thirteen-minute closer.

Progressive/power/speed/heavy metal band from São Paulo formed in 1995, playing in the tradition of melodic and fantasy-themed metal. Their album Svartalfheim was recorded between 1998 and 2000 and eventually released in 2007, alongside a companion release titled The Seed of Svartalfheim.