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Brasília, BR · active
Groove metal and hard rock band from Brasília, formed in 2018, whose sound fuses electric riffs with Brazilian folk traditions including baião and maracatu. The band released the EP Mula Sem Cabeça (Paixão Proibida) in December 2018, followed by the twelve-track album Folclórico in April 2019, which draws on Indigenous and Northeastern Brazilian mythology with tracks named after creatures such as Mapinguari and Curupira. Members include Egnaldo Santos on vocals, Felix Mota on guitar, Gregory Xavier on bass, and Julio Cesa on drums.
Curitiba, BR · active
Christian power metal band from Curitiba, Paraná, formed in 2000, fronted by vocalist Debora Serri alongside guitarist Karim Serri, keyboardist Rafael Friesen, bassist Ricardo Bagatelli, and drummer Eliezer Leite. Their debut album The Second Floor was released in 2002 on Megahard Records, followed by The Faceless Man in 2006 on Bombworks Records, both combining melodic power metal with progressive tendencies and explicitly faith-based lyrical themes.
Blumenau, BR · active
Black metal band from Blumenau, Santa Catarina, centered on multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Juliano Scharf alongside vocalist Sabbaoth (Evandro Siebert). The band released the demo Welcome Radiation in 1997, with all songs written by Scharf except the track Torment to Borodin, and later contributed the track The Worst of Enemies to the compilation Stronger than Before before eventually splitting up.
CL · active
Seventh Hell is a heavy/thrash metal band from Iquique, Chile, formed in 2014 out of the earlier project SevenEleven, which had been active since 2009. The band released their debut recording, the demo Mal Necesario, in 2016, and remain an independent, unsigned act.
Santo André, BR · active
Heavy metal band from Santo André, São Paulo, formed in 1995 and active again from 2023 after a period of inactivity. The band released three albums: Premonition (2001), Days of Insanity (2007), and Mechanical Souls (2014), the last of which was issued by Shinigami Records; their current lineup includes vocalist Leandro Caçoilo and guitarist Tiago Claro.
Lima, PE · active
Sexual Defecation is a brutal death metal band from Lima, Peru, formed in 2023. The project released its debut demo "Demofecation" in December 2023, a six-track offering of dense, aggressive material with Spanish-language song titles. The band operates in the tradition of Lima's underground extreme metal scene and makes their music available as a free download on Bandcamp.
Porto Alegre, BR · active
Death metal and grindcore band from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, active from 2011 until splitting up in 2019. The band released a series of self-produced recordings including the demo Fallout (2011), Songs Thou Shall Worship (2012), Fonograms of Terror and Violence (2012), Natura Humana Abraxas – First Movement (2013), and We Are the Plague (2015), documenting a run of anti-human hardcore punk-inflected extreme metal.
Marília, BR · active
Black metal band from Marília, São Paulo, active since 2000, built around the core of Lord Sabbaoth on vocals, Blasphemia Rakshasa on guitar, and Agressos Dirae on drums. The band operates independently and released a self-titled album on May 29, 2014, with lyrical themes centered on Satanism.
Serra, BR · active
Black metal band from Serra, Espírito Santo, formed in 1995, built around the duo of Pagan Warrior (guitar, bass) and Philosopher Occult (vocals, drums, keyboards). The band released the demo Cânticos para o Amanhecer in 1998 and the full-length Q.V.I.F. in 2002, and contributed the track Devaneios to the Southern Warriors Cult #2 compilation released by Southern Spirits Rec in 2001.

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