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Cabo de Santo Agostinho, BR · 2009–present · active
Cadaveric Infection is an extreme metal band from Cabo de Santo Agostinho, Pernambuco, Brazil, formed in June 2009. The band began as a brutal death metal act before shifting toward a black/death metal style in later years, with lyrical themes centered on carnage, anti-Christianity, and Satanism. They are signed to Suicide Apology Records and remain active within the Brazilian underground metal scene.
Sorocaba, BR · 2024–present · active
Cadaveric Mutation is a brutal death metal duo from Sorocaba, São Paulo state, Brazil, playing a style described as primitive cavernous death metal rooted in old-school influences. The band released their "Demo 2024" through Iron Fortress Records (USA) in February 2024, followed by the EP "Sexual Devouring and Transmutation" through Demonical Devastation Records in June 2024. Their music draws on the cavernous, putrid aesthetics of early brutal death metal.
CL · 2025–present · active
Cadaveric Resin is a Chilean slam/brutal death metal and goregrind project consisting of Raniit4 on vocals and drum programming, and Myiasis on bass and guitars. The duo released their debut full-length "Mucosa from the Eye Sockets" in April 2025 through Ultra Noisy Shit Prods., a 12-track effort recorded and mastered at Miasmatic Myiasis Studio.
Santiago, CL · 2016–present · active
Cadaverous Incarnate is a brutal death metal band from Santiago, Chile, with roots going back to 1998 and a second active period from 2010 onward. The band released their debut full-length "Fetal and Majestic Rotten Incarnation" independently in 2016, later reissued by Charred Remains Records in 2017, and followed it with "Still Spitting Rotten Vermin" in 2023; they are noted for low-tuned, blast-heavy compositions with slam elements and have shared stages with international acts including Nile.
Curitiba, BR · 2006–? · disbanded
Cadela Maldita was a thrash metal and crossover hardcore trio from Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, drawing influence from DRI, S.O.D., Slayer, and Ratos de Porão. The band released albums including "Fight to Survive" (2006), "First Lesson: Hate" (2011), and "The Universe in a Belly Button" (2013), tackling political and social themes throughout their discography. They completed a European tour spanning Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland, and the Czech Republic in 2012 before splitting up in 2018.
Ambato, EC · active
Cafeterasub is a Death/Thrash/Groove Metal band from Ambato, Ecuador, with roots stretching back to 1994. Originally founded as a death metal act called Damaged Skull, the band evolved through numerous lineup changes and genre influences to forge a distinct style of their own, releasing full-lengths including Deidades desenmascaradas (2004), Espíritu virus (2007), and the EP Ojos de un dios en celo (2020). They are one of the longer-running metal acts to emerge from Ecuador's central highland region.
Salvador, BR · 2019–present · active
Caixão is a black/death metal band from Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, operating in the vein of Sarcófago, Hellhammer, Bathory, and Sodom with lyrical themes of death, anti-Christianity, and anti-cosmic Satanism. The band released the demo "Black Coffin Entities" and has issued further material including splits and a full-length album, "Herakles / Melqart," released on vinyl through Nuclear War Now! Productions in January 2025. They are currently signed to Diabolous Productions.
Marília, BR · 2019–? · disbanded
Calabouço was a raw black metal band from Marília, São Paulo state, Brazil, active around 2019. Inspired by Mütiilation, Judas Iscariot, Burzum, and Darkthrone, the band released a three-track demo titled "Noite Sombria" in September 2019 before disbanding. Their sound adhered to the lo-fi, primitive aesthetic of the raw black metal underground.
Buenos Aires, AR · 2013–present · active
Argentine thrash metal outfit Calavera formed in Buenos Aires in 2013, delivering high-velocity riffing and aggressive vocals inspired by the classic Bay Area and South American thrash traditions. Their sound carries the intensity of Sepultura and Slayer filtered through a distinctly Latin American fury. The band has become a fixture in the South American metal underground, earning a reputation for punishing live performances.

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