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Recife, BR · 2016–present · active
Elizabethan Walpurga is a blackened heavy metal band from Recife, Brazil, with roots stretching back to 1994 when the original members first formed together under a different name. After disbanding in 2002, the group reunited in 2015 and recorded their debut full-length Walpurgisnacht, released in October 2016 through Shinigami Records, blending traditional heavy metal with black metal and regional Brazilian musical influences.
São Paulo, BR · 2017–present · active
Em Ruínas is a speed metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, dedicated to the raw, high-energy sound of 1980s speed metal. The duo has released two full-length albums — ...From the Speed Metal Graves (2010) and No Speed Limit (Metal Tornado) (2017) — along with an EP titled Furiosa (2016), maintaining a long-running presence in the Brazilian underground metal scene.
Passo Fundo, BR · 1991–present · split-up
Embalmed was a death/doom metal band from Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, active during the 1990s. The band recorded two demos — Spiritual Coma (1997) and Alive Forever (1999) — before eventually disbanding, leaving behind a small but representative catalogue of the era's Brazilian underground extreme metal scene.
Niterói, BR · 2013–present · active
Embalsamado is a black/doom metal band from Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, formed in 2013 by members of the established Brazilian black metal act Imperador Belial. The band pursues a morbid and atmospheric extreme metal sound, releasing the full-length Vasta Escuridão in 2018 and following it with Abismo in 2022.
Valparaíso, CL · 2016–present · active
Embers Within is a melodic death/doom metal band from Valparaíso, Chile, who released their debut EP Achromatic Days in March 2016. Their sound weaves slow, heavy doom architecture with melodic death metal passages, drawing on the atmospheric end of the genre.
La Plata, AR · 2015–present · split-up
Embodiment was a melodic death metal band from La Plata, Argentina, whose lineup included vocalist Nicolas Daddona, guitarist Pablo Muras, bassist Martín Aliverti, drummer Eduardo Turco, and keyboardist Diego Astrada. The band released their sole album Words Like Violence in 2006 on Immune Records, drawing comparisons to Scandinavian melodic death metal while incorporating keyboards into their sound.
Cascavel, BR · 2008–present · active
Embrio is a thrash metal band from Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil, with a prolific discography spanning over a decade and a half. The band has released a steady string of full-length albums including Prophets of Doom (2008), Corporation Is a Cancer (2010), Testify (2012), Revolt Against the System (2013), and Karmadoom (2017), establishing themselves as a consistent presence in the Brazilian thrash scene.
Recife, BR · 2017–present · on-hold
Embryonica is a death metal band from Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, formed in 2017. The band plays technically demanding death metal described as skull-shattering tech death with rapid rhythmic shifts and layered guitar work. Their 2017 release Naïf, a three-track effort recorded at Mr. Prog Studio, showcases the five-piece lineup's progressive and experimental edge within the death metal framework.
Valparaíso, CL · 2024–present · active
Emexis are a progressive metal band from Valparaíso whose sound evolved from thrash-influenced roots toward progressive and alternative metal over a series of releases including Tolerancia nula (2019), Alitheia (2023), and the 2024 concept album Hibris: desmesura y arrogancia, the latter based entirely on a novel written by the band's vocalist. The current lineup features Cristóbal Avendaño and Cristóbal Rojas on guitars, Adolfo Del Valle on vocals, Franco Romero on bass, and Nicolás Peñaloza on drums and vocals.

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