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São Paulo, BR · active
Heavy metal band from São Paulo, formed in 1996, with a lineup that included vocalist Marcel Briani and guitarist Marina Takahashi. Their debut album Cold and Terrible (2004) — recorded, mixed, and mastered at Nimbus Studios and released in a pressing of 1,000 CDs on Die Hard Records — drew on influences ranging from Van Halen to Carcass, and the band later split up.
Sorocaba, BR · active
Doom metal band from Sorocaba, São Paulo, formed in 2016, whose self-titled debut album arrived that same year featuring seven tracks of riff-heavy doom with clean, sludgy vocals. The record draws on both epic and stoner doom traditions and was released independently through Bandcamp.
Pereira, CO · active
TitanoBoa are a sludge/groove metal band from Pereira, Colombia, named after the genus of extinct giant snake that lived in what is now Colombia during the Paleocene epoch. They released their EP Terra Preta in 2024, preceded by the single Yacumama in 2020, operating as an independent act distinct from the unrelated hardcore/metalcore band of a similar name from Cali.
Vitoria da Conquista, BR · active
One-person black metal project from Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, operated entirely by Putrefactus, who handles all instruments. The band name translates to 'rotten liquid' in the Tupi-Guarani language, and the project released two albums in 2017 — Land of the Red Wood (March 28) and Hymns to Anhangá (July 16) — both centered on Brazilian indigenous history and mythology.
Luz, BR · active
Black metal project from Luz, Minas Gerais, formed in May 2022. The debut album O Sétimo Selo was released on June 27, 2024, preceded by the single Ergo Non Sum in March 2023; the band operates independently with a doomed, raw approach to black metal.
Rio Grande do Sul, BR · active
Black metal band from Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, formed in 2021, signed to Hammer of Damnation. The band debuted with the demo Fallen Angel of Arcturo (October 11, 2021), followed by the live recording The Sermon of the Impure: Prophecy and Disgrace — Live Ritual (2022) and the EP Mokk (2023), drawing on the raw occult black metal aesthetics of the mid-1980s and early 1990s.
São Paulo, BR · active
Thrash metal band from Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, founded in 1998 by Rogener Pavinski, who assembled the group after placing an advertisement in a rock magazine. The band sings exclusively in Portuguese and released their debut EP in December 2006, followed by the full-length Batismo da Dor in 2019 — recorded at Under Studio in Ribeirão Preto and featuring drummer Luis Fregonesi — and the EP Homo Deus in 2023, celebrating 25 years of activity.
Belo Horizonte, BR · active
Black/death metal band from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, formed in 2022 by guitarist Rodrigo Führer and drummer Armando Leprous, the latter known for his roles in early Sarcófago and Mutilator. Their debut full-length Morte Negra, released July 18, 2022 on Nuclear War Now! Productions and Brazilian Ritual Records, draws directly on the extreme metal tradition that emerged from Belo Horizonte in the mid-1980s.
Taubaté, BR · active
Death metal band from Colatina, Espírito Santo, formed in 2009 and later split up. Their discography includes the cassette Holocausto do Bode Negro (2013) and the split Ódio Bestial (2014), shared with Aeternus Odium and released on CD by Nocturna Musica.

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