Seven-piece symphonic metal band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, idealized in 2001 and active into the 2010s. The lineup featured Alex Proença on vocals, Marina Andrade on violin and flute, Fred Calmon and Gusttavo Boquimpani on guitars, Rick Mier on bass, Hugo Andrade on keyboards, and Rafael Mineiro on drums. The band released the self-titled EP Santuarium in 2011 and the single 'Empyrean Hill,' whose music video was broadcast on Brazilian television.

Heavy metal band from São Paulo formed in 1982, active through 1987. The band contributed two tracks — 'Espartaco, Gladiador Rei' and 'Santuario' — to the SP Metal II compilation released on Baratos Afins in 1985, alongside Korzus, Abutre, and Performances. Their approach drew on NWOBHM and early power metal influences, and guitarist Ricardo 'Micka' Michaellis later played in the glam act Extravaganza.

Death metal band from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, formed in 1993 by members including Germano Rocha (vocals and guitar), Gustavo Agressor (drums), and Oto Alvarenga (bass). After a series of demo tapes through the 1990s, the band released their debut album Seed of End on Demise Records in 2002, followed by Metal Morte on Cogumelo Records in 2008, recorded entirely in Portuguese as a tribute to the Brazilian death metal tradition.

Death metal band from Tupã, São Paulo, active in the early 1990s. The band's recorded output resurfaced in 2022 when their tracks 'Intro / Maybe Tomorrow' appeared on the cassette compilation Preservation of Death Vol. 2: South American Massacre-First Blood, released by Noxious Ruin.

Thrash, crossover, and hardcore punk band from Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, comprising Dã on vocals, Marlon on guitar, Thiago on bass, and Leo on drums. The band released the six-track EP Macahell on March 8, 2025, with songs including 'Fuga da Babilônia,' 'Madrugada Infernal,' and 'Moshpit!'

Progressive/power metal band from São Paulo, formed in 2004, led by guitarist and vocalist David Thomazone alongside vocalist and keyboardist Debora Thomazone. The band released their album For the King in March 2019, recorded at Digital Triad Studio with a five-piece lineup including guitarists Felipe Rodrigo, bassist Adriano Alves, and drummer Alejandro Willians.

Sartan formed in Buenos Aires in 1991 and are cited as one of the first black metal bands in Argentina, with several members also active in Profecium. The band recorded the demos "En Vivo" (1992) and "Sepultando las Lagrimas del Señor" (1994, released on Sick Boy Records), the latter later compiled alongside "En Vivo" on a 2008 bootleg CD; a retrospective compilation titled "Reyes del Infierno" appeared in 2016 through Total Desaster Productions.

Noise/death metal and grindcore project from Salvador, Bahia, founded by Casthro Mizuhara and later expanded to include Leandro 777. The debut release Apocalyptic Chaos came out on March 5, 2016, an 11-track recording issued in a physical edition limited to 150 copies through Vision of God Records.

Christian black metal band from São Paulo, active since 2000. The band performed at the Zadoque Inaugural Fest on April 29, 2000, captured on VHS by Zadoque Extreme Productions, and the same year circulated the Demo M.M. cassette in approximately 100 copies. In 2018, the band self-released March to Fatality, a digital compilation of tracks drawn from those early underground performances.