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Melodic death metal and metalcore band from Joinville, Santa Catarina, active from 2014 until splitting up. They released the four-track EP Beyond Human Existence in April 2014, their only documented release.
Self-Mutilation is a brutal death and slam metal band from Mendoza, Argentina, that released their debut album "Horrendous Anomalies" in November 2019 through Grinder Cirujano Records, with international distribution handled by Sevared Records in the USA and Rapture Records in Brazil. The seven-track record placed the band within the tight-knit South American slamming brutal death scene.
Melodic death metal duo formed in 2012 in São Paulo by Jorge Oliveros (guitars, vocals) and Sergio Chaparro (drums), who relocated to Bogotá, Colombia in 2016 and composed the material that became their debut album. Across the Styx was released on December 1, 2022, recorded during 2020 and 2021 at Dark Angel Media Labs and produced, mixed, and mastered by Oscar Rangel.
Self-Mutilation is a brutal death and slam metal band from Mendoza, Argentina, that released their debut album "Horrendous Anomalies" in November 2019 through Grinder Cirujano Records, with international distribution handled by Sevared Records in the USA and Rapture Records in Brazil. The seven-track record placed the band within the tight-knit South American slamming brutal death scene.
Selk'nam is an atmospheric black metal band from Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, whose name and music draw directly from the indigenous Selk'nam people of the region and their cosmology. The band released three recordings in quick succession: "Kamuk" in May 2024, "Wintek" in August 2024, and "Temáukel" in August 2025, each title referencing a cardinal sky-realm or deity from Selk'nam mythology.
Semihazah is a black metal project from Buenos Aires, Argentina, founded in July 2020 by Marbas (guitar and bass) and Zorath (drums), with Temptor Princnegsur on vocals. The band released their debut album "Toteleftaíokláma" on April 27, 2023, a five-track record that established the project in the city's extreme black metal underground.
Black thrash metal band from Brasília, Distrito Federal, formed in 2020. They released the five-track EP Ataque Bestial on February 19, 2020, their debut recording.
Senegal Grindcore Mafia is a progressive sludge metal quartet from San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina, formed in 2014 by Gaspar Rojas and Raúl García Posse (guitars and vocals), Pablo Lamela Bianchi (bass), and Germán Gómez (drums). Their 2017 album "Ido y Lúcido" was recorded live in two days, mixed by Jack Shirley (known for his work with Deafheaven and Oathbreaker) in California, and mastered by Doug Henderson in Berlin after a crowdfunding campaign that raised 30,000 pesos in under 48 hours — a record for Argentine music at the time.
Brutal death metal and grindcore band from São José, Santa Catarina, formed in 2003, with a rotating lineup that has included Ricardo on vocals and drums, Hudson on guitar and vocals, and Murilo on drums across multiple tenures. The band released Grindcore Attack in 2017, Tempos Sombrios in 2019, and Dissonância Cognitiva Coletiva in 2024 through Terceiro Mundo Chaos Discos and Rotten Foetus Records.
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