Edu Falaschi is the solo project of Eduardo Falaschi, the Brazilian vocalist best known as the frontman of Angra from 2001 to 2012 and founder of progressive metal band Almah. Launched as a solo outlet in 2016 with cover releases, the project produced its first album of original material with the concept record "Vera Cruz" in 2021, a progressive power metal work drawing on Brazilian folk influences and featuring guest appearances from Max Cavalera and forró legend Elba Ramalho.

El Lado Oscuro is a power/progressive metal band from Buenos Aires, Argentina, formed in 2002, whose lineup includes Diego Tellechea on guitar and Guillermo Villarreal on bass. The band has released four studio albums: 'Light... at Last' (2014), 'Spacefarers' (2018), 'Nueva Mente' (2021), and 'Into the Void' (2024).

El Quinto Poder is a progressive metal band from Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina, whose lineup includes Adso Maidana on vocals and guitar, Gabriel Acosta on guitar, Vladimir Vagabculow on keyboards and backing vocals, Alberto Mendez on bass, and Martin Ebel on drums. The band released their debut album 'Catarsis' in March 2016 — recorded between May 2015 and March 2016 — followed by 'Letargo de la Salvación' in December 2018.

Eleven Strings is a progressive metal band from Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo, Brazil, formed in the early 2010s by vocalist Evandro Braito and bassist Marcelo Nespoli. The band takes its name from string theory in quantum physics, a concept that informs their expansive sound. They have released three full-length albums — Chaos and Creation (2015), Aeon (2017), and Void (2020) — and built their reputation opening for established Brazilian acts including Matanza and Ratos de Porão.

Emexis are a progressive metal band from Valparaíso whose sound evolved from thrash-influenced roots toward progressive and alternative metal over a series of releases including Tolerancia nula (2019), Alitheia (2023), and the 2024 concept album Hibris: desmesura y arrogancia, the latter based entirely on a novel written by the band's vocalist. The current lineup features Cristóbal Avendaño and Cristóbal Rojas on guitars, Adolfo Del Valle on vocals, Franco Romero on bass, and Nicolás Peñaloza on drums and vocals.

Empúrios was a progressive metal band from Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, formed in 2010 and active until around 2018. They released their debut album Cyclings in 2013 through Alternative Music Records, a twelve-track conceptual work exploring the cyclic nature of human experience, featuring a guest appearance by André Matos on the track Over The Fire.

Endless Fear is a one-man progressive/thrash metal project from Guaporé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, created and performed entirely by multi-instrumentalist João Roberto Cavanus, who writes, records, and produces all material in his own studio. The project released its debut album "The Curse Inside Me" in September 2015, a nine-track record blending progressive and thrash metal sensibilities.

Epicedio is a progressive metal band from Montevideo, Uruguay, that formed in 2009 and released their debut full-length, Lacisum, in December 2018. The album spans nine instrumental tracks drawing on the complex arrangements and technical musicianship associated with acts like Dream Theater and Andromeda. The band operates independently out of Montevideo's underground metal scene.