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Recife, BR · 2017–present · active
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.
São Paulo, BR · 2016–present · active
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.
Cascavel, BR · 2017–present · active
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.
São Paulo, BR · 2016–present · active
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.
Buenos Aires, AR · 2014–present · active
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).
Resistencia, AR · 2016–present · active
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.
Mogi das Cruzes, BR · 2015–present · active
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.
Valparaíso, CL · 2024–present · active
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.
Niterói, BR · 2010–? · disbanded
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.

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