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Campinas, BR · 2017–present · active
Kamala is a thrash metal power trio from Campinas, São Paulo, formed by vocalist and guitarist Raphael Olmos alongside drummer Isabela Moraes and bassist Zé Cantelli. The band blends death and thrash metal riffing with oriental melodies and completed seven European tours, resulting in the live album Live in France (2019), which was widely cited as one of the best Brazilian live metal releases of that year. Their sixth studio album Karma (2023), released through French label M&O Music, further cemented their international profile, and the band was featured in the Diabolus in Musica exposition at the Philharmonie de Paris in 2024.
Iquique, CL · 2023–present · active
Kamanchaka is a heavy metal band from Iquique, Chile, whose music draws on the history and geography of Chile's far north. Their 2024 EP Infierno Real features four tracks including 'Esmeralda,' a song commemorating the 1879 naval Battle of Iquique, and 'La otra cara de la Moneda,' with the band's compositions and performance credited to Christopher Méndez and Gabriel Torres.
PE · active
Kamaq is a black metal band from Lima, Peru, formed in 2021, whose name draws from Andean cosmology — "Kamaq" refers to the animating force or creator spirit in Quechua tradition. The band released their debut full-length "Los que vinieron antes" in 2024, channeling themes of nature and earth cult through their black metal sound.
Buenos Aires, AR · 2016–present · active
Kamikaze is a Buenos Aires heavy metal band originally founded in 1985 by vocalist Enrique Gómez Yafal and guitarist Miguel Ángel Oropeza, both formerly of 100DB, alongside bassist Gustavo Perugino and drummer Claudio Gabriel Parolari. The band released classic Argentine metal albums No me detendrán (1988), Víctima del Rock (1989), and Kamikaze III (1992), later reuniting and issuing Dueño de los Cielos in 2011.
Belo Horizonte, BR · 2016–present · active
Kamikaze is a heavy metal and hard rock band from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, originally formed in 1984 and reactivated in 2016. The band released a self-titled EP in 1986 featuring the track "Machado de Guerra," which became an anthem for an entire generation of Brazilian metal fans, and followed it with the full-length Kamikaze II in 1990 on Cogumelo Records. A 2023 reissue collected both early records alongside six previously unreleased tracks from 1994.
Barranquilla, CO · active
Kampfwagen is a black/death metal band from Barranquilla, Colombia, formed in 2016 and signed to DevilMind Productions. The name translates from German as "battle vehicle," and the band explores themes of death, blasphemy, and ritual darkness, with their 2019 demo "Stalking of Death" as their primary release.
Rio de Janeiro, BR · 2001–? · disbanded
Kandelabrum was a doom and gothic metal band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, active from 2001. Their album Apocrypha, released in September 2001, contains seven tracks including "Rigor Mortis," "Whispers of Lilith," and "Pure Silence Perfect Darkness," drawing on funeral doom and gothic metal influences within the Brazilian underground scene.
Santo André, BR · 2014–present · active
Kanvass is a black metal duo from Santo André, São Paulo, consisting of Ammonoch (guitars, bass, vocals) and drummer Morbus. The band released their debut EP The Southern Thunder Roars in 2014 and have since recorded several albums including Downfall of Individuality and Generation of Deserters (2023), the latter released through Hammer of Damnation. Their sound draws deliberate comparisons to the stripped-down Norwegian orthodoxy of Gorgoroth, Tsjuder, and Urgehal.
Hortolândia, BR · 2023–present · active
Kaosharmony is an extreme metal band from Hortolândia, São Paulo, founded by Jeff, who handles songwriting and the band's creative direction. The project draws from European death metal influences and centers its lyrics on the historical confrontation between indigenous peoples and colonizers, with releases We Stand To Battle and Battlefields available on Bandcamp.

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