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Ad Inferi is a symphonic metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2020 from the ashes of the symphonic outfit Sacra. The group features vocalist Alessandra Lodoli alongside guitarist Lucas Moretto, and released their debut album "The Immaculate" with the single "The Red Lake" as an early showcase of their orchestral, dramatic sound.
Anama is a progressive and symphonic metal band from São Bernardo do Campo, in the greater São Paulo metropolitan area of Brazil, formed in 2023. Part of the broader AnamA project that blends symphonic prog metal with ethnic and orchestral influences, the band features Babi Bueno on vocals and keys alongside Caio Garibaldi on guitar, crafting layered cinematic metal with roots in the ABC Paulista underground scene.
Arcana Elysium is a female-fronted symphonic metal band from Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, formed in 2019. Their debut album Corpus Callosum, released in May 2021, showcases a heavier-than-typical symphonic sound that at times veers toward symphonic death metal territory.
Athemesis is a symphonic metal band from Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia, active since 2009. The band released their debut full-length, "El Diario de Rozen Krov - Remembranzas," in 2021, following a series of EPs and singles dating back to their 2010 demo "Sinfonía para la noche." Their music explores themes of existentialism, romance, religion, and death, with a lineup that has grown to include dual vocals, keyboards, and lead guitar.
Atheris is a progressive and symphonic metal project from Buenos Aires led by Julian Muller, released through the Amniote Editions label and known for conceptually linked releases including ZRS-1: Instant Molting 1.0 and ZRS-2: Instant Molting 2.0 in 2019, followed by the Maculata EP in 2022. The project takes its name from a genus of venomous bush vipers, with track and album titles drawn from herpetology, underscoring a distinctive conceptual identity.
Atrorium is a symphonic metal band from Teresina, Piauí, formed in 2018, representing an outlier in Brazil's northeast metal scene by pairing orchestral arrangements with heavy guitar work. The lineup features vocalist Camila Morais, keyboardist Cassio Carvalho, and guitarist Flavio Anderson, and the band operates independently in a region with relatively limited metal infrastructure.
Crows of Agartha is a symphonic metal project from Buenos Aires, Argentina, formed in 2016 by vocalist and keyboardist Aldo Blanco alongside bassist Jesus Palavecino. The band released their album Inner Earth in 2019, drawing on fantasy, folk, and pagan themes woven through orchestrated metal arrangements.
Dark Season was a symphonic metal band from Teresina, Piauí, Brazil, one of the few acts representing the genre in the country's northeast. The band was signed to Evil Rise Enterprise and explored themes of darkness, hatred, and human cruelty. They are now split-up and listed on Encyclopaedia Metallum under ID 10976.
Dooren is a symphonic metal band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, founded as a solo project by Ludmila Reis, who released the debut album "The Darkest Days" in January 2019. The band subsequently expanded its lineup and has released multiple records, including "Piano in The Dark" (2019) and "The Stream of Every Dream" (2023), exploring themes of mental health and psychological struggle through orchestral metal arrangements.
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