The Killing is a death metal and grindcore band from Grand Bourg, Buenos Aires, formed in 2017. The band released their debut EP "...y Muerte Para Todos" in September 2018, a five-track record recorded at FDM Studios and mixed at Music City Amberes in Belgium. The release draws on themes of social violence and political corruption, with a relentless blend of grinding riffs and blastbeat-driven aggression.

Hard rock and heavy metal band from Fortaleza, Ceará, formed in 2007. The band released the album Fight for the Life independently in 2017, and appeared on the 2020 Armadillo Records compilation A Brazilian Tribute to Deep Purple with a cover of "Hush."

Sludge metal band from São Paulo, active from 2013 to approximately 2016 with a lineup of Bonga (vocals), Ale (guitars, vocals), Renato RG (bass), and Tiago (drums). Their debut release, the four-track EP Your Master is Gone..., was recorded in 2011 at Caffeine Sound Studio and released on June 24, 2013.

Black metal duo from Rio de Janeiro, formed in 2013, consisting of Sinner (vocals, guitar, keyboards) and Tormentor (drums, bass). The band released three albums: Through Infinity of Darkness (November 2017), When the Shadows Rise (October 2019), and Behold Fortress Inferno (October 2020).

Progressive/melodic death metal band from Rio de Janeiro, formed in 2017. The band released the eight-track debut album Occvlt on August 4, 2017, followed by the full-length Reverie on February 20, 2020.

Industrial death metal solo project from Jundiaí, São Paulo, created by Fábio Bueno in 2021. All songs are built entirely on bass guitar with no guitar — the bass is played and processed to fill the guitar role. Bueno released the albums Lost... (October 2021), Fragments of My Mind (November 2021), and Last Days of Sanity (September 2022).

Heavy/thrash metal band from Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, formed in 2020 with a lineup of Fred Assis (vocals), Evandro and William (guitars), Bernardo (bass), and Wesley Marcondes (drums). The band released the six-track EP Paenitet in 2021, accompanied by an acoustic Unplugged Sessions version of the same material.

Death metal band from Rio Claro, São Paulo, active since 2025. The band released a self-titled debut EP in 2024 with five tracks: "Evil," "Bloody Cross," "Stronger Than You," "A Monster In The Park," and "Priest From Hell."

Thrash metal band from Belo Horizonte, Brazil, formed in 1989 under the name Mayhem before adopting their current name. Their debut album Phantasmagoria (1989) featured Vladimir Korg, who had previously fronted Belo Horizonte's Chakal, while guitarist Jairo Guedz — an original member of Sepultura — joined after both founding guitarists departed, including the death of guitarist Reinaldo "Cavalão" Bedran. After three further albums — The Hangman Tree (1991), ...Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust... (1993), and Gottverlassen (1995) — the band dissolved in 1997 and reformed in 2018, returning with The Dark Side of the Soul (An Anatomy of the Soul) (2025) on Alma Mater Records, their first studio record in thirty years.