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Belo Horizonte, BR · active
Avant-garde black metal project from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, active since 2009. Their debut album (A)Existencial, released April 1, 2017, was written, recorded, and produced entirely by the band at Riff Studio in Belo Horizonte, and contains eight tracks exploring themes of chaos, existence, and occultism.
Mairinque/São Roque, BR · active
Thrash metal band from Mairinque/São Roque, São Paulo, formed in 2010 and signed to Thrash or Death Records. The band's debut full-length Doomed from the Beginning arrived in 2019 and was followed by Praying for Demise on March 20, 2024, with lyrics addressing war, social corruption, and violence.
San Isidro, AR · 2020–present · active
Toxic Goat is a one-man black/thrash metal project from San Isidro, Argentina, founded by Varg Von Deviant in 2020 during the pandemic as a solo outlet for the style he felt was underrepresented in the Argentine underground. The project debuted with the EP "Hellish Thrash Metal" on July 27, 2020, and followed it with the first full-length "Crucifix Destroyer," home-recorded and released on September 4, 2021, drawing on the raw energy of Bathory, Venom, and early Slayer.
Cascavel, BR · active
Thrash/crossover band from Cascavel, Paraná, formed in 2014 and currently on hold. Their debut album End of the World was recorded in 2015–2016 at Embrio Estúdio in Cascavel and released in June 2016 as an independent release.
Fortaleza, BR · active
Thrash metal band from Fortaleza, Ceará, formed in 2016 under the full name Toxic Trash Angels. The band includes vocalist Galo 'Blackfire' and guitarist Anderson 'Ripper' and released the demo Mundo Doente — featuring tracks "Marcas da Guerra" and "Reino da Corrupção" — before the album Freakshow appeared in July 2017.
La Paz, BO · active
Toxic Violence was a thrash metal band from La Paz, Bolivia, active from 2015 until their split-up in 2017, having previously operated as Phantom Lord from 2013 to 2014. The band released the demo Violent Night in 2015 and appeared on the Illimani Metal Fest 2015 split release, placing themselves in the live circuit of the Bolivian metal scene. They operated as an independent act throughout their existence.
São Paulo, BR · active
Goregrind band from São Paulo, formed in 2019, signed to Rectal Purulence Records. The trio — Rafaela Begore on drums and vocals, Thales Gory on guitars, and Simonstro on bass — released the split Born Headless with Italian gorenoise project Yakisoba in 2023, co-issued by Old Grindered Days Records and Grindfather Productions, with their tracks recorded at Sotão Estudio in Pirituba, São Paulo in April 2022.
Franco da Rocha, BR · active
One-man medieval black metal project from Franco da Rocha, São Paulo, formed in 2022, with all music and lyrics written by the sole member Dracul. The debut demo Minha Hora Chegará, released July 22, 2022, contains six tracks including "Dies Irae," "Criaturas da Noite," and the Art Malefica-composed closer "O Ancestral."
Buenos Aires, BO · 2019–present · active
Traidor is a Buenos Aires speed metal band whose lineup has featured vocalist/bassist Antonio Ardizon, guitarist Adrian Zuchi, and drummer Walter "Bu" Collazo, with the band's themes centering on social denunciation and political corruption. The group released "Apretado al Infierno" in 2002 and the follow-up "Al Gran Pueblo Argentino... Salú" in 2007, cementing their place in the Argentine heavy metal underground.

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