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Ceilândia, BR · 2020–present · active
Life in Grave is a thrash/crossover hardcore band from Ceilândia, in Brazil's Federal District, formed around 2019–2020 by André Sodom. The band released the debut EP "Graveweed" in 2020 and later appeared on the four-way split "Play Fast Ride Easy", delivering Sodom and Kreator-influenced riffs alongside themes of death and counterculture.
Rio de Janeiro, BR · 2020–present · active
Lifechapters is a solo atmospheric black metal project from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, founded in 2020 by Igor Goularth, who handles all composition, production, recording, mixing, and mastering under his Dead Icon Productions imprint. The project released its debut full-length album "Anti" in June 2020, blending atmospheric black metal with rock elements. Goularth has publicly aligned the project with an anti-DSBM stance, opposing any art that glamorizes mental illness or suicide.
Anápolis, BR · 2025–present · active
Lightyears is a heavy/speed/power metal band from Anápolis, Goiás, Brazil, operating as an unsigned independent act. The band made a compilation appearance with the track "The Black Ritual of War" on the Underground Produções release "Underground Attack Vol. 01", documenting their presence in the Brazilian underground metal circuit. Their lyrical themes center on war, metal, and conflict.
Valdivia, CL · active
Lignum Mortis is a one-man black and doom metal project from Valdivia, in southern Chile, that merges sounds drawn from death metal, black metal, and dark ambient to create densely layered sonic landscapes. The project's self-titled debut was released in 2015 as a limited CD-R run of 30 copies before being made available digitally, followed by Vacuum Inferno in 2022 and Lignum Mortis II in December 2025. All music, recording, mixing, mastering, and artwork are handled entirely by the sole member.
Florianópolis, BR · 2021–? · disbanded
Lince was a progressive metal and rock project from Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil, active briefly from 2021 before splitting up. The band released horror-themed material, including the albums "Cosmic Horror" and "Horror Cósmico" as well as "Hell's Doors" in 2022, all self-released through their Bandcamp page. The project channeled cosmic horror and occult themes across its short-lived discography.
Medellin, CO · active
Lipthopia is a thrash metal band from Medellín, Colombia, originally formed in 1992 and active through 1996 before reuniting in 2017. The band recorded the demo "Una nueva oración" (1994) and their debut full-length "Trash Symphony" (1996), then returned decades later with the full-length "Condición anormal" in 2023.
Caxias do Sul, BR · 2022–present · active
Litosth is a melodic black/death metal band from Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, formed in 2016, featuring members who have also played in prominent Latin American black metal acts including Patria, Mysteriis, Swords at Hymns, and Dark Celebration. The band released their second full-length album "Farther From the Sun" in 2022, recorded at Dead Marshall Records, blending the melancholy of black metal with atmospheric death metal. Their third full-length "Cesariana" followed in February 2024 through Personal Records.
Rio de Janeiro, BR · 2018–present · active
Liträo is a sludge/doom metal band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, formed in 2018 by four musicians drawing on shared history in other local projects. The lineup features Guilherme Kirk on guitar and vocals, Guilherme Stephano on lead guitar, Gabriel Fontes on bass, and Marcos Soli on drums, with the band citing Sleep, Crowbar, and Electric Wizard as primary influences. Their debut full-length album "Egomorte" was released in 2020.
Curitiba, BR · 2016–? · disbanded
Livin Garden was a heavy/thrash metal quartet from Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, active from 2006 to around 2016, featuring Pablo Kravicz and Vinnie Lazzaretti on guitars, Gabriel Canoro on vocals, and Roberto Krug on drums. The band released two studio albums — "Where I Can Breathe" (2009) and "Bring It On" (2014, via Digmetalworld Records) — the latter supported by an extensive US tour of approximately fifty dates culminating in a filmed show at the Whisky a Go Go in Los Angeles. Their sound blended hard rock, southern rock, and thrash influences with nods to Metallica and KISS.

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