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Heavy rock band from Contagem, Minas Gerais, founded in January 2010 by guitarist/vocalist Luciano Roberto and lead guitarist Vinícius Araújo. Their debut album Rock In The Night (July 22, 2015) was recorded between October 2013 and July 2014 at To Mega Therion Studio in Contagem, with bassist Michael Euler and drummer Saulo Kico completing the lineup.
Thrash/crossover band from Manaus, Amazonas, with a lineup of Kalleby Marciel on vocals, Elias Bruce on guitar, Victor Vasconcelos on bass, and Felipe de Farias on drums. The band released the EP EPrengue (August 12, 2017) via Studio Fubica Records and followed it with SO FAST...SO GOOD...SO GRALHA (March 21, 2021), a six-track EP recorded from a distinctly Amazonian perspective.
Brazilian doom and stoner metal solo project, formed in 2023. The debut full-length Lucid Nightmare (September 12, 2023) runs eight tracks, including "Notes From Underground," "Smoking A Blunt In Darkness," and "Death Is My Only Flight." The release is self-described as exploring existential and psychological themes.
Roraima is an atmospheric black metal band from Caracas, Venezuela, formed in 2014 and signed to BMC Productions. Named after the famous tepui on Venezuela's southern border, the band draws heavily on indigenous Venezuelan landscapes and folklore — albums such as Auyantepuy (2017), Autana (2018), Caribay (2022), and Caribe (2023) each take their titles from the country's natural and mythological heritage. Beginning as a largely instrumental project, the band later incorporated themes of nature and folk legend across a prolific run of full-length releases.
Death metal quartet from Bauru, São Paulo, formed in late 2020, featuring Luis Felipé Salazar on vocals, Vitor Caricati on guitar, Jeferson Tarzia on bass, and Nestor Carrera on drums — the latter a former member of Escarnium. The band debuted with the EP Genocidal Resolution (January 2022) on Redefining Darkness Records, then released the debut album On the Perspective of an Imminent Downfall (October 26, 2022) and the follow-up Shrapnels of a Panic Spiral (November 1, 2024), the latter mixed at RMS Estúdio and mastered by Noah C. Buchanan at Mercenary Studios in Cleveland.
Rotor is a Buenos Aires heavy metal band formed around 2002, featuring Pablo Divita on vocals, Fabián Román on guitar, Alejandro Fugazza on bass, and Diego Rodríguez on drums. The band released two studio albums, Dos Caras and Mariposa o Serpiente (completed in December 2008), and performed live alongside Almafuerte at venues including Club Ezeiza and Cemento.
Brutal death metal and grindcore band from Salvador, Bahia, formed in 2009 under the name Gutrender before adopting their current name. The lineup of Caio Rohr on vocals, Diego Fleischer on guitar, Derick Alcântara on bass, and Márcio Jordanne on drums released the mini-CD Execrate in 2009 and the full-length Misbegotten in 2014, both centering on gore-themed lyrics. Their later material appeared on Guttural Brutality Productions, including the album Intense Sensations in Self Mutilation.
Symphonic black metal project from Paraná, Brazil, formed in 2022. Their debut album Cult of Misery was released on September 23, 2022 via Bandcamp and contains four tracks including the title piece and "Slave of Vanity."
Death metal band from Várzea Paulista, São Paulo, with a lineup of Wesley Gomides on vocals, Fernando Romano on guitars, Igor Dead on bass, and Marco "Porco" on drums. Their debut full-length As the Slurry Consumes was recorded at Sotão Studio and released in August 2024 on Iron Fortress Records and Rotten Tomb Records. The album is dedicated to the memory of the band's late associate Luciano Battistini.
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