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Tribulation

Ars Ritus Atrum (Demo) (2013)

Black Thrash Metal

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Armoured Knight

Apocalyptic Warriors (2012)

Heavy Speed Metal

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Behemoth

Messe Noire (2018)

05/18 @ The Bomb Factory - Dallas, Dallas

Black Death Metal

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Massacration

Battle Rages On (2018)

Heavy Metal

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Triumph

Opposing Equality (2026)

05/16 @ Starlight Theatre, Kansas City

Black Metal

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Mad Head Machine

Joinville, BR · 2017–present · active

Mad Head Machine are a stoner/southern metal band from Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil, drawing on heavy metal, stoner rock, and Southern rock influences. Their 2018 release Snakes is a four-track record produced by Calamar Sounds in Florianópolis, featuring tracks such as "Stoner Head" and "Snake's Lair".

Rock Southern Stoner Metal

Mothercow

Limeira, BR · 2016–present · active

Mothercow plays a swaggering mix of southern rock grit and groove metal heaviness, channeling the spirit of Pantera and Down into a distinctly interior São Paulo setting. After a long hiatus, the band returned with their full-length debut "Death Before Defeat" in 2022, followed by the six-track EP "Baptized in Gasoline" in 2024.

Groove Metal Southern

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