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Morón, AR · 2015–present · active
Psicosfera are an avant-garde black metal quartet from Morón, Buenos Aires, who began as an instrumental post-metal outfit before incorporating vocals and darker black metal elements across three albums: AlphA (2015), Beta (2018, picked up by Avantgarde Music), and Summa Negativa (2023, released via Lavadome Productions). The band features guitarists Gabriel Sabatini and Gabriel Luque — both also active in acts such as Abolition of Impediment, Inexistence, and Vil — alongside bassist Juan Martin Venezia and drummer Juan Facundo Brinville.
AR · disbanded
Psicosis is a thrash and groove metal band from Managua, Nicaragua, formed in 2008 with the stated goal of reviving the Nicaraguan thrash scene. The band released their debut full-length Toska in January 2018, an eleven-track record blending classic thrash aggression with groove-oriented riffing. They remain active and independent, representing one of the more enduring metal acts in the Nicaraguan capital.
BR · active
Psychagogos is a Brazilian black metal project formed in 2014, signed to Darker than Black Records, with lyrical themes centered on paganism, philosophy, and fantasy. The band released a self-titled cassette demo in 2019, its only documented release to date, available through the Darker than Black catalogue.
Tucuruí, BR · 2014–present · active
Psycho Walls is a three-piece from Tucuruí, Pará, formed by Adson Ricardo (drums and vocals), João Paulo Rodrigues (bass and vocals), and Renan Albuquerque (guitar and vocals). The band recorded their debut EP "Get Psyched!" at Albuquerque's home studio in February 2014, releasing it in March of that year with five tracks including "Jeff Groupies," "Big Saloon Of Souls," and "Golden Era."
Vitória, BR · 2012–present · active
Psychodeath is a deathcore band from Vitória, Espírito Santo, who debuted with the "Psycho EP 2011" and won the Espírito Santo regional of Wacken Metal Battle Brazil that same year. Their first full-length album, "Someone to Harm," was released in December 2012 and circulated on international extreme music websites, expanding the band's reach beyond the Capixaba metal scene where they had shared stages with acts including Paul Di'Anno and Torture Squad.
Rio de Janeiro, BR · 1995–present · split-up
Psychoneurosis was a death metal band from Rio de Janeiro active in the mid-1990s, whose material was recorded and mixed at Uptown Studio in Rio de Janeiro in May and June of 1994. Their four contributions to the 1995 three-way split "Death or Glory Vol. 1" — "The Crypt," "Shadows," "Neurotic Curse," and "Mastering a Nightmare" — alongside São Paulo's Abscess and Extorsion represent their primary documented output.
Ribeirão Prêto, BR · 2013–present · active
Psychosane formed in Ribeirão Preto in 2013 as an Adrenaline Mob covers band, taking their name from a track on that band's debut album "Omertá," before evolving into original material. The current lineup features Marcelo Seabra on vocals, Heuler Schivo on guitar, Leonardo Balaban on bass, and Roberto Jean on drums; the band released their debut EP "Laws of Aggression" on September 30, 2019.
São Paulo, BR · 2011–present · active
Psychotic Eyes is a progressive death metal band from São Paulo, founded in 1999, whose second album "I Only Smile Behind The Mask" (2011) was mixed and mastered by Jean François Dagenais, guitarist of Kataklysm. Their third release, "Olhos Vermelhos" (December 2018), was recorded entirely with acoustic guitars and guttural vocals and was promoted as the first acoustic death metal album, with artwork by visual artist Nua Estrela.
Novo Hamburgo, BR · 2023–present · active
Psycophobia is an independent death/black metal band from Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, with releases documented on Metal Archives including "Reality of a Psychotic Underworld" and "Devilish Kiss of Death." The band also appeared on the compilation "Satan Smashes Fascism" (2018) with the track "March of Destruction" and on "The Sound of Satanic Hellbangers Vol. II" (Satanic Hellbangers Records, November 2022) with "Welcome Infernal Land."

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