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Medellin, CO · active
Burieth is a death metal band from Medellín, Colombia that formed in the mid-1990s and later split up. Their 1995 demo Ancestral Legacy features seven tracks blending English and Spanish lyrics, and the track "Desolacion" appeared on the 2001 Sylphorium Records/Tribulación Productions compilation Emetic Desecration: Brutal Grind Death Metal Compilation.
Porto Alegre, BR · 2020–present · active
Burn the Mankind is a technical death metal and grindcore band from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, founded by guitarist Marcos Moura, a former member of Brazilian death metal act Nephasth. The band released their debut album "To Beyond" in 2015 and followed it with the conceptual EP "Chaos Matter" in 2020 via Cianeto Discos, the latter built around the four phases of human alchemy. Their current lineup includes members with ties to several prominent Brazilian extreme metal bands.
Valparaíso, CL · 2014–present · active
Burning Dusk is a melodic death metal band from Valparaíso, Chile, originally founded in 1999 and later reconstituted around 2014. The band released the four-track EP "Shameful Angel" in May 2014 and followed it with the full-length "Scavenger of Light" in 2015, drawing on Scandinavian-influenced melodic death metal while maintaining an independent status.
Santiago, CL · 2024–? · disbanded
Burning Tears was a gothic metal band from Santiago, Chile, whose sound drew from doom, black metal, and classical influences with flute as a featured instrument. The band released the album "Tales from a Disturbed Soul" in 2009, recorded and mixed by Franco Maestri at FM Estudio in Santiago, with tracks like "Snow Tears" and "Bride of Death" generating attention in the Chilean gothic metal scene.
Fortaleza, BR · 2014–present · active
Burning Torment is a death/black metal band from Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, active since 2014. The band has released two full-length albums — "Darkness Reborn" and "In the Eyes of the Impotent God" (2017) — along with a single, operating as an independent act with themes of death, destruction, anti-Christianity, and chaos.
Jacareí, BR · 2019–present · active
Burst into Fire is a heavy metal band from Jacareí, São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2019. The band debuted with the EP "Heart of Ashes" in late 2019 and released their first full-length album "Chimera" on October 29, 2021, a ten-track record that established them as part of the newer generation of Brazilian heavy metal acts.
Manaus, BR · 2023–present · active
Burying Existence is a blackened death metal band from Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, formed in 2023. The band operates out of one of Brazil's most geographically isolated major cities in the Amazon region and has released tracks including "Stigma," "The Sick of the Ages," and "Illusion" via their Bandcamp page.
Belén de Escobar, AR · 2014–present · active
Bushido is a traditional heavy metal band from Belén de Escobar in Buenos Aires province, Argentina, featuring vocalist Boris Bargas, guitarists Ian Undery and Andrés Mata Suárez, bassist Federico Fahsbender, and drummer Ezequiel Castro. The band released their self-titled Bushido EP in 2018, a three-track recording produced at FDM Studios, showcasing their commitment to classic heavy metal style.
Nova Odessa, BR · 2018–present · active
Butequeiros is a crossover thrash band from Nova Odessa, São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2018. The band blends thrash metal, hardcore, and punk into a noisy, aggressive sound aimed at protesting fanaticism and social conformity. Their 2018 debut album "Santa Esquizofrenia" showcases their raw, energetic approach to the genre.

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