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Real Insane is a thrash metal band from Ibiúna, São Paulo, formed in 2018, with a lineup of Rodrigo (guitars, vocals), Bruno (guitar), Paulo (bass), and Cidão (drums). Their debut release was the six-track EP Underworld, recorded at Laboratório Underground in May 2018 and released the following month.
Realidade Encoberta is a crossover thrash band from Recife, Pernambuco, originally founded in 1987 by Nado and Daniel Malcriado; the band disbanded after Nado's death and reconstituted in 2013 with a new lineup anchored by vocalist Carlos Underground and guitarist Túlio Falcão. Since the reunion they have released Momentos Antes do Caos (2014), Morte e Progresso (2016), and Não Vivamos Mais Como Escravos (2019), the last of which closes with a Minor Threat cover.
Thrash metal band from Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, formed in 2013, citing Exodus, Slayer, Kreator, and Tankard as primary influences. Their debut album Beer Revolution (2015), recorded at AML Studios and featuring cover artwork by Ed Repka, was followed by The Revolution Continues (2019).
Heavy metal band from Teresópolis, Rio de Janeiro, active since 2010 with influences drawn primarily from Megadeth. Their debut EP Innersight (2014) was recorded by Silvio Mazzei at Vintage Studios in Teresópolis and contains five tracks including "My Only Desire" and "Chainless Prison".
Thrash metal band from São Paulo formed in 2024 and operating in the old-school Bay Area tradition. Their debut release Under Control appeared in May 2024, containing seven tracks including "The Ghost of War Can't Haunt Your Sleep" and "Horror in Z Ville".
Christian thrash metal band from São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro, formed in 2013 and split up by the mid-2010s. They released the EP Grito de Vida on December 20, 2013, and the track "Skate and Destroy" appeared on a benefit compilation in 2016.
Crossover thrash band from Santos, São Paulo, active since 2002 with a lineup featuring dual vocalists Osvaldo and Fernandez alongside guitarists Leão and Ricardo, bassist Juninho, and drummer Bruno. Their discography spans over a decade of self-released material, opening with the six-track demo Atitude e Ação (2002) and including Terra e Vida (2006), A Herança é o Ódio (2007), and the 2014 full-length Mais Uma Martelada das Nossas Verdades.
Thrash metal band from Franco da Rocha, São Paulo, formed in 2006, originally operating as Retaliator before adopting the Portuguese name. Their 2015 debut full-length Insane Thrash was released on CD through American Line Productions in a limited edition of 500 copies, and they followed it with the five-track EP Progresso Carregado de Morte in 2020.
Death/thrash metal band from Belém, Pará, active from 1993, with a lineup that included vocalist Everaldo Nascimento, guitarists Luciano Arakaty and Espeto Alfaia, and bassist Marcão Karas. Their album Ancient Glorious Death compiles studio recordings from 1993 and 1994 made at Estúdio Edgar Proença (FUNTELPA) in Belém, along with live material from 2001.
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