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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 Joinville, Santa Catarina, founded by guitarist Edson Souza and bassist Andrei Ruan de Souza, with drummer Claudio Wurfel completing the lineup in 2015. The band released Stream of Excrements in October 2016 and NECROPOLIS in October 2020, drawing from the classic death and thrash metal of the 1980s and 1990s.
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.
Thrash metal band from Sumaré, São Paulo, formed in 2008, with a lineup of vocalist/guitarist André, guitarist Ruy, bassist Thiago 'Alemão', and drummer Lucas 'Créu'. The band released a demo in 2011 and the full-length Aterrorize in 2015, delivering old-school thrash with sharp guitar riffs and modern production. Members also participate in the São Paulo death metal formation Disformes.
Crossover thrash band from Santo André, São Paulo state, who released their self-titled debut album in January 2018. The nine-track record includes songs such as 'Red Witch', 'Hard Life', and 'God's Little Joke', and was tagged across thrash metal and hardcore subgenres.
Groove/thrash metal band from southern Brazil featuring bassist Luiz Mário Moraes, vocalist Robson Lacerda, guitarist Leo Nunes (also of Scelerata), and drummer Cassio Canto (also of In Torment). Their debut single Portrait of a Despot, released in late 2016, was produced with Hibria guitarist Renato Osorio.
Thrash/crossover band from Manaus, Amazonas, with a lineup of Kalleby Marciel on vocals, Elias Bruce on guitar, Victor Vasconcelos on bass, and Felipe de Farias on drums. The band released the EP EPrengue (August 12, 2017) via Studio Fubica Records and followed it with SO FAST...SO GOOD...SO GRALHA (March 21, 2021), a six-track EP recorded from a distinctly Amazonian perspective.
Death/thrash metal trio from São Paulo, formed in 2013 by Léo Morales on bass and vocals, Lucas Putini on guitar, and Davi Menezes on drums. The band released the six-track debut EP Rot in Pieces in 2015, described by Brazilian metal press as fast, heavy, and rooted in old-school death metal references.
Thrash metal band from Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, formed in 2019 by vocalist Felipe Freitas and guitarist Daniel Ghazzaoui, later joined by bassist Arthur Rossone and drummer Lucas Oliveira. The band released the two-track demo Rtfkbt in 2021, containing the songs "Intolerância" and "High in Hell," followed by the single "Cidade do Aço," a direct critique of the industrial and environmental impact of the steelworks company CSN on their city.
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