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Rosario de Lerma, AR · 2022–present · active
Coprofago is a death metal band from Rosario de Lerma, Salta, Argentina, with a lineup that includes Eduardo Moure on vocals and guitar, Hernan Salas on guitar, Jorge Lopez on bass, and Francisco Rioja on drums. They released the album Hay Tanta Sangre en Mi in 2009 and followed it with Cínica Redención in 2015 via Schizophrenia Records, a record defined by brutal, morbid riffing and visceral lyrical themes.
Montevideo, UY · active
Corchazo is a death metal and grindcore band from Montevideo, Uruguay, who released their debut demo in May 2025. The six-track self-titled demo spans grinding hardcore punk and deathgrind territory, including tracks such as "Mi Infierno" and a series of numbered "Corchazo" cuts. They are among the newest entries in Montevideo's underground extreme metal scene.
São Paulo, BR · 2018–present · on-hold
Core Divider is a thrash/death/groove metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2018 and currently on hold. Their sound draws comparisons to Fear Factory, Pantera, and Machine Head, blending groove metal heaviness with thrash and death metal aggression. The band contributed tracks to the Imperative Music compilation series (volumes 13 and 14), appearing alongside international acts such as Kreator and Obituary.
Goiânia, BR · 2006–present · active
Corja is an experimental metal band from Goiânia, Brazil, known for blending death metal, thrash, hardcore, and punk into a politically charged and subversive sound that resists easy genre classification. The band has been active since the late 1990s and has released multiple albums including “Justiça Au Go Go” (2012) and “...E Tudo Vai Piorar” (2025), with lyrics exploring themes of politics and social critique. Their influences span Meshuggah, Fear Factory, and Slipknot, and they are recognized as one of the more adventurous acts in the Goiânia extreme metal underground.
Carapicuíba, BR · 2007–? · disbanded
Corporal Sores was a brutal death metal band from Carapicuíba, São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2007 and known for a gore-focused aesthetic and uncompromising brutality. The band released the album “De Humani Corporis Fabrica” and featured a lineup including David Ferreira on guitar and vocals, Evandro Miranda on bass, Everton Maia on guitar, and Éder Borges on drums. They have since split up.
Jundiaí, BR · 2013–present · on-hold
Corporate Death is a death metal band from Jundiaí, São Paulo, Brazil, whose name was inspired by the band Macabre and whose lyrical themes center on anti-religion, nihilism, and mortality. The band has released several albums independently, including “Angels & Worms” (2013) and “Terminate Existence” (2019), released via Brutaller Records. They are currently listed as on hold.
Belo Horizonte, BR · 2016–present · active
Corpse Carcass is a brutal death metal project formed in 2016 through the collaboration of vocalist Daniell Corpse from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, and vocalist/guitarist Bruno Bassini (formerly of InCarne) from Guaporé, Rio Grande do Sul. The project delivers uncompromising death metal and has released material including the album “Obliterating The Remains” on Bandcamp.
Itabaiana, BR · 2019–? · disbanded
Corpse Forest was a black metal band from Itabaiana, Brazil, active around 2019 before splitting up. They released a self-titled album and a remastered version of their track “Wandering Dead Man” in April 2019, with material available on Bandcamp featuring tracks such as “Forest of Corpses” and “The Black Moon.”
CL · 2019–present · active
Corpsehammer is a Chile/Sweden collaborative death/black/thrash metal project based in Dalarna, Sweden, featuring members from Swedish black metal band Omnizide alongside Chilean collaborators. The band issued three EPs in rapid succession — "Sacrilegio" (2017), "Posesión" (2017), and "Perversión" (2018), all as limited cassette runs — before consolidating them into the compilation "Sign of the Corpsehammer" (2019) and releasing their debut full-length "Metal de la muerte" via Bestial Invasion Records the same year, a record drawing heavily from Hellhammer, Sarcófago, Celtic Frost, and Darkthrone.

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