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Kruelty is a death/thrash metal band from Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais, Brazil, formed in 2017. The band released a live album, "Kruelty Live in Poços de Caldas," in June 2017, featuring nine tracks including a cover of Cannibal Corpse's "Hammer Smashed Face," and later released the "Five Years of Blasphemy" full discography compilation.
Krushhammer is a black/thrash metal band from Belo Horizonte, Brazil, formed in 2019. The quartet — Marcel Krusher (vocals), Nekrolucifer (guitar), Alberth Desecrator (bass), and Philippe Hellish (drums) — debuted with the EP Speed Blacking Hell before releasing their first full-length, Blood, Violence & Blasphemy, in November 2022 through Helldprod Records and Iron Pegasus Records.
Kultist is a black/thrash metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2014 and known for their conceptual approach rooted in the cosmic horror fiction of H.P. Lovecraft. Their 2019 debut album The Black Goat — featuring vocalist Dan Pacheco alongside a rhythm section of Yasmin Amaral (guitar), Karine Campanille (bass), and Letícia Figueiredo (drums) — weaves each of its eight tracks around a specific Lovecraftian entity.
La Hoguera is a heavy/thrash metal band from Santo Tomé, Santa Fe, led by vocalist and guitarist Eduardo "Negro" Cortéz, whose lyrics draw on surrealist imagery mixed with social commentary. Their album "Al acecho" was recorded at Crazy Rabbit Studio in Buenos Aires and released on March 25, 2023, presented live at La Moreno venue in Santa Fe.
La Pleve is a thrash metal band from Iquitos, Peru, who drew lyrical inspiration from Amazonian society and the natural world around them. The band released their debut EP "Iritama Arukaka" and full-length "Sonido de Lupuna" in 2021, before splitting up. Their work stands as a rare example of thrash metal rooted in the Loreto region of the Peruvian Amazon.
La Sombra del Caminante is a groove/thrash metal band from Bogotá, Colombia, formed in 2018 and releasing through Thrashing Colombia. The band explores themes of life, philosophy, and storytelling, and released their debut full-length "Androides y manzanas" in 2020 followed by an EP in 2023.
Lacktor are a death/thrash metal band from Antofagasta, Chile, whose name is drawn from the Kunza word for "famine" — a language spoken by the Likan Antai, a pre-Hispanic civilization of the Atacama region. Combining old-school Swedish death metal with thrash, crust punk, and traces of black metal, the band delivers lyrics in Spanish addressing famine, social criticism, and historical colonialism. They released their debut full-length Hambruna in 2019 through Organic Waves Studios, followed by Legado in 2022.
Lascados are a thrash metal and crossover hardcore band from Anápolis, Goiás, Brazil, who have been active since the early 2010s. The band has released several full-lengths through their Bandcamp page, including Humanos Pertubados Questionáveis, Cotidiano Duro de um Trabalhador, and Chinese Lasquera. Expanding from a power trio to a four-piece in 2025, they remain one of the few metal acts operating out of Anápolis.
Last Conscious are a death/thrash metal band from Santa Luzia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The band has released recordings including Psychological Torture, Damn Thoughts, and Political Loathing, drawing on the aggressive traditions of Brazilian extreme metal. Their lyrical content spans psychological and political themes.
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