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Bogotá, CO · active
Stained Glory was a thrash/heavy metal band from Bogotá, Colombia, formed in 2008 and active as an independent act. They released the Machinery EP in 2011 and the Hate Corrodes EP in 2016 before splitting up.
Recife, BR · active
Thrash/death metal band from Recife, Pernambuco, formed in 2004 and active until 2010. They released one demo, Under the Warfog, recorded at Engenho do Som Estúdio in April 2006, a five-track release built around warfare-themed lyrics and an eighties-rooted thrash/death approach. The band went through a significant lineup change in 2008 before disbanding.
Fernandópolis, BR · active
Thrash/death metal band from Fernandópolis, São Paulo, active since 1997 with a lineup anchored by vocalist and guitarist Júnior Moreira. The band released the demo Bonebreaker in 2002, disbanded in 2009, reunited in 2012–2013, and returned with the nine-song EP Back from the Ashes in 2017, which included a Sepultura cover.
São Paulo, BR · active
Thrash/death metal trio from São Paulo, formed in 2019 by Renata Petrelli (vocals, guitar), Aline Dutchi (bass, backing vocals), and Luana Diniz (drums). The band released the four-track EP Parasite in 2020 followed by their debut full-length Way of Perdition on May 6, 2022, via Dutch label Soulseller Records.
Belo Horizonte, BR · active
Thrash/groove metal band from Belo Horizonte formed in 2017, featuring Vladimir Korg (vocalist of Chakal and co-founder of The Mist) and Paulo Xisto, the bassist of Sepultura. The band released their self-titled debut album on September 17, 2017.
Taubaté, BR · active
Heavy/thrash metal band from Taubaté, São Paulo, founded in 2008, with a lineup of Luiz Amadeus (guitar and vocals), Eduardo Cabral (guitar), Thiago "Animal" Andrade (bass), and Niko Teixeira (drums). Their discography spans five releases including the debut God Save, Satan Deprave (2009) and Supplicium Plus Quam Bestia (2019), released through Music Records in France.
La Rioja, AR · 2010–present · split-up
Tormmentor formed in La Rioja, Argentina in 2008 — initially under the name Agramon before settling on their final name in July of that year — blending thrash and death metal with an lineup that included guitarists Martín Medina and Daniel Portal, drummer Jorge Díaz, and vocalist/bassist Emanuel Noceti. The band released their debut demo "Cicatriz Social" in June 2009, a four-track recording featuring original material including the track "Vorágine," which was later included on the Damien Fanzine compilation in 2011.
São Paulo, BR · active
Thrash/death metal band from São Paulo, founded in 1990 by guitarist Cristiano Fusco, with a discography stretching from the debut Shivering (1995) through Asylum of Shadows (1999), The Unholy Spell (2001), Hellbound (2008, Armageddon Records), AEquilibrium (2010, Wacken Records), and Far Beyond Existence (2017). The band won the Wacken Battle of the Bands in 2007 and subsequently toured Europe alongside Overkill and Exodus; vocalist Mayara "Undead" Puertas joined in 2015.
La Plata, AR · 2012–? · disbanded
Tábano was a three-piece heavy band formed in 2012 in La Plata, Argentina, drawing on thrash and doom metal in equal measure. The band released the album Mata o Muere and a demo track, Atrapado (sin salida), before eventually dissolving.

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