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Damnation City is a speed/thrash metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, signed to Kill Again Records. Drawing influence from the old German thrash school as well as bands like Slayer, Dark Angel, and Razor, the band released the album "Dead and Buried" in 2022, a six-track record covering themes of death, anti-religion, and horror.
Defeater was a speed metal band from Concepción, Chile, formed in 2016 and notable for the powerful vocals of Katherine Llancapan. Their 2017 debut demo 'Endless Ray' featured two original tracks alongside a cover of Agent Steel's 'Bleed for the Godz,' and the cassette version was released by Dying Victims Productions later that year. The band was active until approximately 2018 and also released the 'Galaxtic Dominator' demo tape in 2021.
Demona is a speed metal project founded in 2007 by Constanza "Tanza" Godoy Díaz (Tanza Speed) in Valparaíso, Chile, with Tanza handling vocals and guitar across various lineups. The band released two full-lengths — "Metal Through the Time" (2012) and "Speaking with the Devil" (2013) — as well as a 2015 EP on Hells Headbangers Records featuring drummer Tormentor of Desaster and mastering by Joel Grind of Toxic Holocaust. The project later evolved into Outline in 2017.
Demön Haunt is a one-man speed metal/metalpunk project from Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, created and recorded by a single musician using the handle @moshcide. The project released its self-titled debut EP in August 2020, delivering raw speed metal with punk energy and lyrical themes touching on anti-war, anti-fascism, science, and the legacy of Carl Sagan.
Diabolical Evil is a one-man black/speed metal project from Araripina, in the northeastern Brazilian state of Pernambuco, operating under the sole membership of Rodrigo Infërnäl Ridër. Launched in late 2020, the project draws on old-school influences including Sarcófago, early Bathory, Slayer, and Mercyful Fate, blending first-wave black metal with thrash and speed metal aggression. The band released the "Cursed by Blood" 7-inch in 2022 through Vicious Witch Records, earning coverage from Decibel Magazine.
Demona is a speed metal project founded in 2007 by Constanza "Tanza" Godoy Díaz (Tanza Speed) in Valparaíso, Chile, with Tanza handling vocals and guitar across various lineups. The band released two full-lengths — "Metal Through the Time" (2012) and "Speaking with the Devil" (2013) — as well as a 2015 EP on Hells Headbangers Records featuring drummer Tormentor of Desaster and mastering by Joel Grind of Toxic Holocaust. The project later evolved into Outline in 2017.
Em Ruínas is a speed metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, dedicated to the raw, high-energy sound of 1980s speed metal. The duo has released two full-length albums — ...From the Speed Metal Graves (2010) and No Speed Limit (Metal Tornado) (2017) — along with an EP titled Furiosa (2016), maintaining a long-running presence in the Brazilian underground metal scene.
Enot is a heavy/speed metal and hardcore band from San Pedro, Buenos Aires province, active since 2006 and signed to Escoria Records. The band contributed tracks to several Argentine underground compilations, including appearances on Ultrametal CD (1995), Hardcore Sin Fronteras Tape (1997), and Tributo a La Polla CD (2002) under an earlier formation, before reforming in 2019.
Evilcult is a speed/black/thrash metal band from Bento Gonçalves, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, founded in 2016 by vocalist and guitarist Lucas "From Hell" with drummer Mateus "Blasphemer" Scussel. Drawing on first-wave black metal and Teutonic thrash influences such as Venom, Bathory, and Destruction, they released the EP "Evil Forces Command" in 2018 followed by their debut full-length "At the Darkest Night" in 2020, which was released internationally on Awakening Records (China) and Diabolic Might Records (Germany).
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