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One-man black metal project from São Paulo, with all instruments and vocals handled by V0cifer. The project released the demo Eterno Reino and the EP A Face do Mal (both 2017, Cvlminis Records), followed by the full-length Execution of the Sadistic Goddess on November 20, 2018.
Black metal band from Teresina, Piauí, with a lineup consisting of Imperador Mórbido (bass/vocals), Doomed Lycantropo and Lord Herege (guitars), Lord Infamme (vocals), and Zbigniew Hell (drums). Lyrics address Satanism, anti-Christianity, and depression. The band released a self-titled EP in 2019 and the single Lamentos de uma Inutil Serventia in 2024.
Ritual Merhim are a Black Metal band from Bogotá, Colombia, formed in 2018. Operating as an independent act, they released the EP "Victoria nocturna" in 2020, and contributed tracks to the Colombian underground compilation "Encuentro de conciencias divididas #4" via Chatarra Producciones in 2021.
Heavy metal band from Porto Alegre that began rehearsing in the metropolitan region in 2012, built around vocalist Ricardo Janke and guitarist Rogério Reis, who also produced all the band's recordings. Their album Awakening Protocol explores dystopian themes about the conflict between human nature and technological advancement, with Janke alternating clean and aggressive vocals over arrangements influenced by Megadeth and Iron Maiden.
Symphonic/gothic metal band from Espera Feliz, Minas Gerais, formed around siblings Milady Rizzi Franklin (vocals), Grégory Rizzi Franklin (guitar), and Taty Rizzi (bass). The band released a self-titled EP in 2015 and contributed a cover of Deep Purple's Stormbringer to the compilation Woman from Brazil: The Brazilian Tribute to Deep Purple (Armadillo Records, 2020).
Christian heavy metal and power metal band from Brazil that released the full-length Judgement Angel on August 19, 2014, and followed it with Black Rider on August 19, 2016, both self-released via Bandcamp. The band's sound draws on melodic power metal and traditional heavy metal with explicitly Christian lyrical themes.
Instrumental guitar project from Recife led by Roberto Torao, who also co-founded the Recife power metal band Silent Moon in 2002 alongside keyboardist Rodolfo Matsumoto. The debut album A Estrada, a 13-track instrumental record spanning metal, progressive rock, and fusion, was self-released on September 15, 2009, with Raniere Falcão on bass and Ebel Perrelli on drums.
Instrumental heavy/progressive metal project from Lages, Santa Catarina, formed in 2021. The debut album ...And a New Story Begins, released June 25, 2021, spans 13 tracks across 59 minutes, with titles ranging from "I Saw the Future" to "The Myth Behind the Waterfall Cave." The project releases independently under the Robson Anadom name.
Stoner/heavy metal band from Blumenau, Santa Catarina, active since 2014. Their debut release All in One (November 12, 2014) contains seven tracks including "Quest For Madness," "Black Cat Train," and "Mad Dog Biker." The band operates as an independent act.
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