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Brasília, BR · 2025–present · split-up
Thrash and death metal band active from 2007 until their split in 2016, recorded under the Terranis Productions label and built their sound around themes of war, death, and apocalyptic destruction. Releases including "Hellish Warfare" and "Corrosive Warfare" placed them within the harder-hitting end of the Brazilian thrash underground.
Paraná, AR · 2013–present · split-up
Thrash/death metal band from Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina, founded by guitarist Alejandro Ferrando, vocalist Adrián Flores, bassist Cristian Felici, and drummer Mario Gogniat. The band released the album Cancer of Corruption in 1995 as an independent cassette release, featuring eight tracks including 'World Without Mercy' and 'The Dark Side of Your Mind'. The band has since split up.
Guarulhos, BR · 2015–present · active
Founded in Guarulhos in 2001 as a solo project by Aron "Sodomic" Dick, Power from Hell started as a raw tribute to the first-wave black/thrash tradition of Bathory, Venom, and Hellhammer before progressively darkening into straight black metal. The band built a substantial discography over two decades—including "Sadismo" (2007), "Lust and Violence" (2011), and "Profound Evil Presence" (2019)—before signing to Debemur Morti Productions and releasing "Shadows Devouring Light" in 2022.
Santa Fe, AR · 2013–present · active
Psicocancer are a thrash/speed metal crossover band from Santa Fe, Argentina, whose five-person lineup includes vocalist Rama Daneri, guitarists Lauti Daneri and Guillermo Nudel, bassist Leo Bonzzi, and drummer Eric Daneri. The band released their debut album La Reconquista independently in 2017, delivering politically charged thrash influenced by early Anthrax and Agent Steel.
Paraguaçu, BR · split-up
Punishment was a thrash/death metal band from Paraguaçu, Minas Gerais, formed in the late 1990s by brothers Elderson and Élson Prado alongside vocalist Camaroon. The band recorded the demo "Infernal World" in 2003 and followed it with the re-recorded "Enter the Punisher" in 2006, and shared festival stages with Korzus, Torture Squad, and Ratos de Porão at events including Roça'n Roll.
Recife, BR · active
Radiação Bestial is a speed/thrash/black metal band from Recife, active since at least 2011, with a lineup of vocalist Dominatorem ex inferi, guitarists Hellunatic and Bestial Atrocity, bassist Thiago Xaruto, and drummer Leandro Cavalcante. Their 2022 album Rex Maximvs — released jointly through Resistencia Underground, Satanic Sound Records, and Kingdom of Darkness — contains seven tracks and was issued in CD digipack format.
Belford Roxo, BR · active
Radio Everett is a one-person metal project from Belford Roxo, Rio de Janeiro, created and performed entirely by Matheus Everett on guitar and vocals. The project spans grindcore, black metal, and death metal across a prolific Bandcamp discography, including the 2020 album Operação Belford Roxo and the 2024 release Operação Inferno: Belford Roxo, with recurring lyrical focus on Belford Roxo itself.
Belo Horizonte, BR · active
Rawattack is a thrash and death metal band from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, formed in 2005. Their debut release Drunk Rawriders from Hell was issued on cassette in 2006 through Vampiria Records in a hand-numbered limited edition of 300 copies, and the nine-track recording established their raw, speed-driven sound with cuts including "The Night of the Cursed Hellhound" and "Hellish Mission."
Villa Constitución, AR · 2012–present · active
Riel is a thrash/heavy metal duo from Villa Constitución, Santa Fe, formed by Mora (guitar and vocals) and Germán (drums). The band self-released the LP Riel LP in 2012, recorded at Pronoise, and followed it with En Viaje in 2014 on the Argentine label Quelonio Records and the UK label Cruel Nature Records.

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