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Lima, PE · active
Rotten Evisceration is a death metal band from Lima, Peru, formed in 2006 in the El Agustino district. Rooted in the American death metal school of the early 1990s, with Cannibal Corpse, Suffocation, and Immolation among their primary influences, the band released their debut album Ancient Grave Ascension in 2018 through Blood Splattered Axe Records and Guts 'n' Blood Records. Their lyrics draw heavily from horror cinema rather than typical gore imagery, particularly the Italian splatter film tradition.
Cachoeira do Sul, BR · active
Thrash and death metal band from Cachoeira do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, formed in 2015. The band features James Pugens on vocals, Alex Rodrigues on guitars, Marcello Caminha Filho on bass, and Machine on drums, and released the EP Empires Will Fall in 2013 and the full-length Inhuman Sovereign on October 28, 2015, recorded at Jardim Elétrico Studios.
Minas Gerais, BR · active
One-person death metal and grindcore project from Minas Gerais, Brazil, with all instruments and vocals handled by Jefferson Death. The band released the EP Nascer, viver, morrer e apodrecer... in January 2018, a five-track collection tagged as old school splatter death metal whose tracklist includes "Diário de um Legísta" and "O Estripador."
São Paulo, BR · active
Death/thrash metal trio from São Paulo, formed in 2013 by Léo Morales on bass and vocals, Lucas Putini on guitar, and Davi Menezes on drums. The band released the six-track debut EP Rot in Pieces in 2015, described by Brazilian metal press as fast, heavy, and rooted in old-school death metal references.
Bogotá, CO · active
Rotten Pneuma are a Melodic Black Metal band from Bogotá, Colombia, active since 2017. The band released their debut full-length "Hybrid Duality" in 2022, exploring lyrical themes of urban life, melancholy, and darkness as an independent act.
Volta Redonda, BR · active
Thrash metal band from Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, formed in 2019 by vocalist Felipe Freitas and guitarist Daniel Ghazzaoui, later joined by bassist Arthur Rossone and drummer Lucas Oliveira. The band released the two-track demo Rtfkbt in 2021, containing the songs "Intolerância" and "High in Hell," followed by the single "Cidade do Aço," a direct critique of the industrial and environmental impact of the steelworks company CSN on their city.
Salvador, BR · active
Death metal band from Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, whose 2016 EP Visions of Autopsy preceded their debut full-length Necroceremony Vomitorum, released in June 2021 through Awakening Records on a limited CD pressing of 1,000 copies. The album features nine tracks including a cover of Autopsy's 'Gasping for Air,' placing the band in the tradition of early death metal acts such as Impetigo and Asphyx.
Cartagena, CO · active
Rotting Hate are a Death Metal band from Cartagena, Colombia, formed in 2023. The band released their self-titled debut full-length in 2024, dealing in themes of death and war as an independent act operating out of Colombia's Caribbean coast.
Belém, BR · active
Bestial war death/black metal band from Belém, Pará, Brazil, formed in 2020, releasing the full-length Infernal River of Blood in June 2021 and the demo compilation Return to the Dark Ages later that year, both recorded at GoreZone Home Studio in Belém. The band has accumulated eight releases on Bandcamp spanning demos, live recordings, and studio material.

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