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Quito, EC · active
Soul Steel was a symphonic death metal band from Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico, formed in 2009. The band released the demo Código d' muerte in 2010 and the full-length Aetherium in 2011 before changing their name to Encrypter in 2012. Their Bandcamp page documents both releases and describes their sound as slow and aggressive beats merged with an atmospheric aura.
Campo Bom, BR · active
Thrash metal band from Campo Bom, Rio Grande do Sul, active since 2005, with vocalist Deise Wolff fronting a lineup that also includes guitarists Rodrigo Garcia and Marlon Hoerlle, bassist Kaue Muller, and drummer Rafael Konrath. The band draws comparisons to Exodus and Sodom and has been part of the metal underground of Rio Grande do Sul for two decades.
Puerto Montt, CL · active
Soul's Pyre are a death metal band from Puerto Montt, Chile, formed in 2015 and signed to Lapis Lazuli. Their lyrical themes explore death, fire, and wisdom; they debuted with the demo "Sacrophagist Demons Awakening" in 2017 and released the EP "Unholy Birth Through Soul's Cremation" in 2018.
São Paulo, BR · active
Doom/death metal band from São Paulo formed by Airton Alves, Jeferson Menezes, and guitarist Kleber Silva, who chose the band's name after their first performance at Zundap house. The lineup later expanded to include bassist Rodrigo Sughayyer and drummer Sergio Barsant, with the band citing Amorphis, Type O Negative, and My Dying Bride as primary influences and recording the EP Act I – Sorrow as their first official release.
Bogotá, CO · active
Death metal band from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, formed in 1998, with a lineup consisting of vocalist Wallace Parreiras, bassist Cleber, guitarist Cláudio Silva, and drummer Alisson. The band appeared on the Demise Records two-disc compilation The Winds of a New Millennium Vol. 3 in 2001 with the track Reincarnation before eventually splitting up.
Valparaíso, CL · active
Soulrot are a death metal band from Valparaíso, Chile, formed in 2013 and released on the Spanish label Memento Mori. Rooted in Lovecraftian and cosmic horror themes, they issued the full-length "Nameless Hideous Manifestations" in 2017 and followed it with "Victims of Spiritual Warfare" in 2020.
Poços de Caldas, BR · active
Thrash metal band from Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais, formed in 2007 from an earlier project called Aggressor, with a founding lineup of vocalist Aldo Muniz, guitarists Alexandre Franco and Luiz Pinheiro, bassist Ralf Maloca, and drummer Thiago Lucchesi. The band recorded their debut album Beyond the Walls in 2009 at Atthena's Studio Digital technology before splitting up in 2014.
São Paulo, BR · active
Melodic doom/death metal duo from São Paulo, originally formed in 2003 and active until 2008 before reforming in 2018 with Rafael Sade handling vocals, piano, and keyboards alongside Daviid Amorim on bass, guitars, and drums. The band's comeback EP Two Funerals was released on November 2, 2018, and a compilation of all their remastered material titled Doomed to Funerals was issued in digipack format by Black Hearts Label in January 2022.
Brasília, BR · active
Heavy metal band from Brasília, formed in 2012, with a lineup of vocalist Jessica Ehlke, guitarist Fabrício Moraes, bassist Zane Galvão, and drummer Nathália Reinehr. The band's musical approach combines traditional heavy metal with hard rock influences from the 1970s, and they released their debut album Rise Again in 2012 as an independent act.

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