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Manaus, BR · active
Death-grind band founded in mid-1998 in Manaus, Amazonas, by vocalist Marcos Campos and guitarist Luiz Souza, who relocated to Goiânia, Goiás around 2001 where drummer Sandinho Costa joined the lineup. The band released the debut full-length Agregados Onímodos Malditos in February 2005 through Two Beers Or Not Two Beers Records and Independência Records, recorded at Tokaia Studio in Goiânia, and followed with the EP Morficaos (2009) and the album Mapinguari (2014).
João Pessoa, BR · active
Death/doom metal band from João Pessoa, Paraíba, formed around 2010, whose lyrics draw on Buddhist philosophy, Hindu mythology, and themes of psychological despair. The band released the EP As Beauty Springs From Mud… in 2010, combining mid-paced death metal with doom and melodic death elements alongside dreamlike instrumental passages. They later relocated to Oldenburg, Germany, where they continued as an active act.
São José dos Campos, BR · active
Heavy metal band from São José dos Campos, São Paulo, formed in 2011 and later split up. The band released the album Exhumed on May 1, 2011, available through their Bandcamp page restinpeaceexhumed, and the material was stocked by Heavy Chains Records.
Quilmes, AR · 2014–? · disbanded
Resurrección Agonizante was a groove metal and metalcore band from Quilmes, in the southern greater Buenos Aires area of Argentina, comprising Daniel (guitar and vocals), Marcelo (bass), Nacho (guitar), and Aníbal (drums). Their debut album "En el Desierto," a ten-track record produced by Iván Iñiguez, was recorded during 2013 and released on August 1, 2014.
Guarujá, BR · active
Thrash metal band from Guarujá, São Paulo, formed in 1999, whose themes center on redemption, human nature, and religious fear. The band released two studio albums: Seven Days of Destruction and Beholder of Souls (2018), with the latter released through Extreme Sound Records on CD.
Franco da Rocha, BR · active
Thrash metal band from Franco da Rocha, São Paulo, formed in 2006, originally operating as Retaliator before adopting the Portuguese name. Their 2015 debut full-length Insane Thrash was released on CD through American Line Productions in a limited edition of 500 copies, and they followed it with the five-track EP Progresso Carregado de Morte in 2020.
Joinville, BR · active
Death/thrash metal band from Joinville, Santa Catarina, founded by guitarist Edson Souza and bassist Andrei Ruan de Souza, with drummer Claudio Wurfel completing the lineup in 2015. The band released Stream of Excrements in October 2016 and NECROPOLIS in October 2020, drawing from the classic death and thrash metal of the 1980s and 1990s.
Belém, BR · active
Death/thrash metal band from Belém, Pará, active from 1993, with a lineup that included vocalist Everaldo Nascimento, guitarists Luciano Arakaty and Espeto Alfaia, and bassist Marcão Karas. Their album Ancient Glorious Death compiles studio recordings from 1993 and 1994 made at Estúdio Edgar Proença (FUNTELPA) in Belém, along with live material from 2001.
Curitiba, BR · active
Death metal and grindcore band from Curitiba, Paraná, whose lineup includes vocalist Larissa Pires, guitarist Felis Possesso, bassist Cristiano Deathreisen, and drummer Leonardo Freitas. The band released their self-titled debut in July 2012, followed by the full-length Decomposição Brutal in July 2016, both available through their Bandcamp page.

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