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Daedius is a progressive technical death metal band from La Ligua, in Chile's Valparaíso region, formed by a lineup including guitarists Francisco Lara and Jorge Salinas alongside vocalist Matias Espinoza. Their debut album 'Of Chaos and Resurgence', released in September 2018, presents seven tracks mixed and mastered by Darío Llancamán at Llancamaiden Studios.
De Ros is a progressive metal and shred project centered on guitarist Marcos De Ros from Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Originally formed as a power trio in 1991 with drummer Sandro Stecanela and bassist Fábio Alves, the group recorded the instrumental progressive metal albums "Ad Dei Gloriam" (1994) and "Universe" (1997), drawing on influences ranging from jazz-fusion to Indian classical music. Marcos De Ros is recognized by Rolling Stone Brasil as one of 70 Brazilian guitar masters and was the first Brazilian guitarist to release an instructional CD-ROM internationally.
Deventter is a progressive metal and rock band from São Paulo, Brazil, with roots tracing back to 2001 when founding members began composing extended progressive works. The band released three albums independently: "The 7th Dimension" (2007), "Lead On" (2009), and "Empty Set" (2013), the latter recorded at Norcal Studios in São Paulo and spanning 14 tracks that blend progressive, alternative, classic rock, and metal influences. They are documented on Prog Archives and Metal Archives as a consistent presence in the Brazilian progressive metal scene.
Djhin is a progressive metal band from Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, currently active as an independent act. The band is documented on Encyclopaedia Metallum and contributes to the progressive metal scene in northeastern Brazil's cultural capital. They release music through Bandcamp as an unsigned outfit.
Drace XII is a symphonic power metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, blending power and progressive metal with orchestral arrangements and influences from Visual Kei. The band released their debut album "Supreme Legacy" in 2016, produced by Edu Falaschi (ex-Angra), followed by "The 12th Ceremony" in 2018.
Dragoons is a power/progressive metal band from Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil, formed in 2017. The band evolved from earlier melodic heavy metal roots into a heavier, more complex power metal direction, drawing on the technical and compositional traditions of the Brazilian progressive metal scene.
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