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Artur Nogueira, BR · 2025–present · active
Anhangah is a raw black metal project from Artur Nogueira, São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2025. The project released a demo and the single "Profecia do Caos," working in the lo-fi, primitively produced style characteristic of raw black metal with lyrics rooted in occult and prophetic themes.
Rio de Janeiro, BR · 2009–present · active
Anorak is a raw black metal band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, active since the late 2000s and signed to Holokaostor Productions. The band operates firmly in the lo-fi, primitive black metal tradition, with lyrical themes centered on Satanism, anti-Christianity, and blasphemy.
Nova Friburgo (early)/Nova Iguaçu (later), BR · 2015–present · active
A one-man raw black metal project from Rio de Janeiro by Fernando Count Old, originating in Nova Friburgo before relocating to Nova Iguaçu. Active since 2010, the project has built a consistent lo-fi discography across multiple EPs and singles — including "Bem Vindos ao Começo do Fim" (2012) and "Imemorável Falso Império" (2022) — with all material recorded and mixed by Count Old himself. Lyrical themes circle around anti-Christianity, political crisis, war, and misanthropy, in keeping with the uncompromising aesthetics of Brazilian underground raw black metal.
BR · 2018–present · active
Ars Moriendi is a Brazilian raw black metal project formed in 2018, operating within the underground tradition of lo-fi, abrasive black metal with themes centered on death and darkness. With minimal production and a stripped-back approach typical of the raw black metal ethos, the band channels the primitive intensity that has defined the Brazilian extreme metal underground.
São Paulo, BR · 1996–? · disbanded
Aryan Wood was a São Paulo project operating at the intersection of raw black metal and harsh noise, active from 1996 and associated with the Brazilian underground extreme scene. The project released material through War Kommand Productions and explored themes drawn from nature and paganism alongside abrasive, lo-fi noise aesthetics, placing it among the more experimental fringes of Brazil's black metal underground.
São Paulo, BR · 2018–present · active
Assassinato is a raw black metal band from São Paulo, operating in the Brazilian black metal underground since 2018. Their Bandcamp catalog includes releases such as Hellarsal, Spiritual Rites to Extinction, and Black Iron Paganism, titles that signal a commitment to orthodox, lo-fi black metal aesthetics rooted in occult and adversarial themes.
BR · 2019–? · disbanded
BDSM was a Brazilian raw black metal, grindcore, and noise band that self-identified as "Junkie Black Metal," operating out of Inferno, Brazil from around 2016 to 2023. The trio — LL (bass/vocals), FG (drums), and DM (guitars) — released a string of lo-fi assaults including the demos "Primitivo Black Metal" and "Poser Demo," as well as the albums "Dark, Black, Blacker!!!" and "End," finishing their run with the EP "The Black Metal Drugged" (2023) on No Profit, No Money Records. Their themes centered on human degradation, sex, drugs, and hate, channeling the ugliest end of the Brazilian underground.
BR · 2022–? · disbanded
Behael was a raw black metal project from Blumenau, Brazil, active around 2020–2023. The trio — Null (vocals), Empty (guitars/bass), and Paragon Belial (programmed drums) — recorded their album "Inner Abyss" at Emptiness Studios during 2020–2021, releasing it in July 2023 before dissolving. The project operated in the lo-fi, minimalist vein of Brazilian raw black metal, favoring atmosphere and primitive production over technical polish.
BR · 2022–present · active
Black Cocaine is a Brazilian raw black metal and noise project formed in 2022 and released under Podreira Records, a DIY underground label based in Catanduva, São Paulo. The band released the demo "Reality, Insanity, Drugs..." in 2022, operating firmly within Brazil's lo-fi extreme underground.

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