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Thrash metal duo from Belém, Pará, formed in 2013 as a solo drums project by LeArzzi before expanding to include guitarist Pequeno. The band recorded across a five-year span, releasing the single Flames in January 2019, a track described as depicting a world war chaos scenario, produced entirely at LeArzzi's home studio and ROTF Records.
Tribulation is a black/thrash metal band from Concepción, Chile, active since 2008 and signed to Darkness & Evil Records. Drawing on themes of occultism, black magic, and chaos, the band released their debut full-length Gathered Are the Legions to Destroy the Light in 2020, followed by the EP Chalice of Unlight in 2021.
Speed metal power trio from Maringá, Paraná, featuring Barth on bass and vocals, Léo on guitar and vocals, and Maka on drums. The band recorded their Madness EP in 2018 at Estúdio Vox in Maringá, a five-track release drawing on Motörhead, Venom, and d-beat hardcore influences.
Death/thrash metal band from Rio de Janeiro, formed in 2014 by brothers Diogo Cabral (Dyd Bastard, vocals and guitar) and Gabriel Cabral (Bitch Hünter, drums). Their debut full-length Skulls, Horns & Lust appeared in 2017, followed by March of Death in 2020 on Crionics Records, with the band citing Venom, Celtic Frost, Slayer, and Sodom as primary reference points.
Death/thrash metal band from Belém, Pará, formed in 2013, previously active as Attomic Force from 2012 to 2013. Their debut EP Beyond the Aeons of Death was released on April 4, 2018, a six-track, 24-minute record distributed independently through Bandcamp.
Thrash metal band from Osasco, São Paulo, formed in 2017. Their debut demo Entre Nas Trevas, released in April 2017, was recorded at No Limits Studio in São Paulo and produced by Ivi Kardec; its five tracks include Genocídio Radioativo and Executor.
Death/black/thrash metal band from São Paulo, formed in 2022, comprising Bataille N.Z.F.E.D.K. on drums, Bloodshed SS on guitars, and Scytherman 1150 on vocals and bass. Their debut EP Imperial Genocide was recorded and mixed at Krypta Bestial Studios by Mallus and released on October 31, 2022 through Black Hearts Records; the four-track release uses cover artwork derived from Pedro Américo's 1871 painting Batalha do Campo Grande.
Hardcore/thrash metal band from São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, formed in 2015 by Samuel Vieira (vocals), Fábio Gonçalves (bass), Jhon Braga (guitars), and Ramon Mantuan (drums). They released the EP Irracional Behavior in 2016 and the full-length Chaos Farm in 2018, alongside splits with bands from Greece, Sweden, Bulgaria, and Mexico.
Undermine is a thrash metal band from Buenos Aires, Argentina whose discography spans from the debut EP "Trayendo Solamente Podredumbre" (2012) through the self-titled full-length (2016) and on to "Crisis Capital" (2023) and "Apetito por la Velocidad" (2025). The band features members Matías Capdevila and Francisco Cañardo and has sustained an active recording output across more than a decade, building a catalogue of aggressive, independently released material rooted in the Buenos Aires underground scene.
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