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Satanica were a thrash metal band from Gerli, in the Buenos Aires metropolitan area, whose lyrics addressed political and social themes. They contributed the track "Persiguiendo tu ideal" to the 1991 Argentine thrash compilation released by Radio Tripoli Discos, appearing alongside contemporaries such as Nepal, Rapier, and Krupp.
All-female thrash metal band from Rio de Janeiro, founded in 2004 by guitarist Julia Pombo and bassist Cíntia Ventania. Vocalist Angélica Burns joined in 2007, and the band released the five-track demo Keep Thrashing! before recording their debut full-length Take the Risk in 2017 with a new vocalist credited as O Lenhador (The Lumberjack).
Scoria is a thrash metal and crossover band from La Paz, Bolivia, with roots stretching back to 1992, making them one of the longer-running acts in the country's metal underground. The band released a string of full-lengths across the 2000s and 2010s — including Anti-Bolivia (2000), Sol (2002), Resistencia (2004), and Inmortal (2018) — documenting over two decades of politically charged and socially critical Bolivian metal. Their 2021 live album Vive captures the band's enduring presence on the La Paz scene.
Thrash metal band from Castanhal, Pará, formed in February 2008 by vocalist Thiago Leal, guitarist Ariel Casimiro, bassist Júnior Mattos, and drummer Claudio Camões. The band later expanded to a quintet with the addition of second guitarist Murilo Master, and released a self-titled EP in February 2011, recorded at Vertigo Studio in Belém — the release was featured in the Garage Demos section of Roadie Crew magazine that May.
Scumblack was a death/thrash metal band from Buenos Aires, Argentina, active from 2016 until their split-up in 2019. They independently recorded their debut album Ceocracy between January and March 2016 at La nave de Oseberg studio in Buenos Aires, releasing it digitally in mid-2016.
Black thrash metal band from Brasília, Distrito Federal, formed in 2020. They released the five-track EP Ataque Bestial on February 19, 2020, their debut recording.
Death and thrash metal band from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, formed in 1987, inspired by the early extreme metal scene emerging from that city alongside bands such as Mutilator and Holocausto. Their full-length Evil Never Rests was released in 2020 on Dies Irae Records.
Thrash metal band from Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais, formed in 2014. Their debut full-length Give Him Your Soul was released in 2015 through a joint effort between Eternal Hatred Records, Black Legion Productions, and Rising Records.
Serpentor is a thrash metal band from Rafael Castillo in the greater Buenos Aires area whose discography spans six releases, including the albums Poseido (2004), Final Sangriento (2007), Privación Ilegítima de la Libertad (2009), and Legiones (2015). Over their career they shared stages with international acts including Megadeth, Overkill, Testament, Destruction, and Sodom, with vocalist Guillermo Romero and bassist Pablo Lescano among their longtime members.
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