A death metal trio from Guarulhos, São Paulo, consisting of Ronaldo on vocals and bass, Thiago on guitar, and Denis on drums. Their 2017 debut album "Hopeless" — recorded at Kadence Studio in Guarulhos — delivers seven tracks of aggressive extreme metal built around anti-religious themes, drawing from both death and black metal in the brutal São Paulo tradition.

A progressive metal band from Porto Alegre led by vocalist and guitarist Cezar Tortorelli, blending djent-influenced riffing with orchestral arrangements and narrative concept albums. Their 2020 EP "Martyr Part I: Ignite" follows a four-song dystopian story of rebellion against an oppressive society, featuring guest vocalists and production spread across multiple studios in southern Brazil.

A one-person depressive black metal project from Belo Horizonte, with all instruments, vocals, mixing, and composition handled by O.L. (Omar Lobato). Active since 2013, the project has released a self-titled album, the "Deep Melodies" EP, and appeared on the "DSBM Brazil Vol. III" compilation, in addition to a split with Moroccan band Eternal Misery released on Depressive Illusions Records.

A black and funeral doom metal band from São Paulo active since 2004, whose name translates as "Without Faith." The project — centered on N. (Marcos Felinto Santos) on guitar, synth, violin, and vocals — weaves funeral doom heaviness with psychedelic and post-rock textures, releasing a self-titled album in 2012 and "O sol fulmina a terra" in 2016, and eventually breaking their no-live-show policy to perform at São Paulo's Let There Be Doom festival in 2013.

A thrash and death metal band from Rio de Janeiro whose members come from the city's and Niterói's underground metal scene. Aiming to push beyond conventional song structures while keeping the music grounded rather than indulgently technical, the band released the EP "Ravishers of Innocence and Purity" to positive reception within Brazil's extreme metal community.

Absoluto Poder was a death/thrash metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2013 by members Mike Dorsal and Rafael Tortuguita, drawing influence from Sodom, Dorsal Atlântica, and old-school Sepultura. The band blended the aggression of Brazilian thrash with death metal heaviness in the vein of early Death and Autopsy, releasing a demo titled 'When Your Nightmares Come True' in 2015 and working toward a full-length before splitting up.

Abstract was a heavy/thrash metal band from Anápolis, Goiás, Brazil, active during the 2000s within the state's growing underground metal scene centered around the annual Anápolis Metal festival. The band played straightforward heavy and thrash metal rooted in the classic Brazilian tradition before splitting up.

Abstracted is a progressive death metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, founded in 2013, who began in technical thrash territory before evolving into a dense, multi-layered sound drawing comparisons to Between the Buried and Me, Persefone, and Cynic. Signed to M-Theory Audio, they released the acclaimed debut full-length 'Atma Conflux' in 2022, a 64-minute concept record balancing technical aggression with esoteric themes, followed by 'Hiraeth' in February 2026, featuring guest appearances from Chaney Crabb of Entheos.

Absurdium is a death metal band from Americana, São Paulo, Brazil, with roots going back to 2002 through predecessor projects including Healer and Divine Putrefaction. The band released their album 'Man-Made Horrors Beyond Comprehension' in January 2025, a 10-track, 32-minute record channeling old-school death metal aggression with socially critical lyrical themes.