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BR · 2022–present · active
Black Cocaine is a Brazilian raw black metal and noise project formed in 2022 and released under Podreira Records, a DIY underground label based in Catanduva, São Paulo. The band released the demo "Reality, Insanity, Drugs..." in 2022, operating firmly within Brazil's lo-fi extreme underground.
Rio de Janeiro, BR · 2016–? · disbanded
Black Communion was a black metal band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, formed in 2016 and later split up. The band operated as an independent act with themes rooted in Satanism and the occult, releasing a self-titled recording available on Bandcamp.
Campinas, BR · 2023–present · active
Black Djamba is a groove/death metal and hardcore band from Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2023. The five-piece outfit — featuring Pedro Oliveira on guitar, Matheus Daldon on bass, Yuri Dimov on drums, Pedro Mantovani on vocals, and Arthur Custodio on guitar — fuses death metal heaviness with groove and hardcore aggression. They are an independent act operating in the contemporary Brazilian metal underground.
Contagem, BR · 2009–? · disbanded
Black Empire was a black metal band from Contagem, Minas Gerais, Brazil, formed in 2009 with themes centered on Satanism. The band released the album "2000 AD" as an independent act before eventually splitting up. They were part of the active Brazilian underground black metal scene based in the Belo Horizonte metropolitan area.
Belo Horizonte, BR · 2015–present · active
Black Feather Klan is a stoner and doom metal band from Belo Horizonte, Brazil, formed in 2015 by Cristiano Nibal (vocals), Pedro Barros (guitar), Rubens Grilão (bass), and Thiago Fernandes (drums). Drawing on influences from Kyuss and Fu Manchu, they debuted with "Vol. I" in 2015 and followed with the heavier, doom-leaning "Vol. II: Cracking the Shell" in 2019. They released a live album, "Live at Demotape," in 2023.
Avaré, BR · 1995–? · disbanded
Black Funeral was a black metal band from Avaré, São Paulo, Brazil, active in the mid-to-late 1990s. The band released the demo "Symbol of Power and Dignity" in 1997, an underground cassette featuring raw Satanic black metal in the style prevalent in Brazil at the time. They split up shortly after, leaving only demo recordings as their documented output.
São Paulo, BR · 2021–present · active
Black Goat Spell is a thrash metal and crossover band from São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2021. The band incorporates influences from Afro-Brazilian spiritual traditions such as orixas and umbanda into their aggressive crossover thrash sound, setting them apart in the Brazilian underground. They released their self-titled debut material in 2025 via Bandcamp.
Santiago, CL · 2015–present · active
Black Grail formed in Santiago in 2005 and play a style they call ultra hardcore black metal, drawing on occult and mystical themes delivered with bestial ferocity. They released their debut "Misticismo Regresivo" in 2015 through Tyrannus Records, followed by "Dinámicas Espirituales" (2021) and the mini-album "VIIII" (2022) on Iron Bonehead Productions, the latter a five-track, 26-minute release praised as one of the standout works from the Chilean black metal underground.
Belo Horizonte, BR · 2017–present · active
Black Invocation is a black metal band from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, with roots going back to a 2003 demo titled "The True Warriors of Black Metal." The band released a compilation, "Profane Rites in Worship to Satan (16 Years of Blasphemy)," collecting material from 2006 to 2013, and their debut full-length album "Chaos - Triumph - A New Beginning" in 2017 through Abrasax Distro & Records. Their sound centers on Satanism, anti-Christianity, and the rawer traditions of Brazilian black metal.

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