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Belo Horizonte, BR · 2011–present · active
Carahter is a doom/sludge/post-metal band from Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The band blends slow, heavy sludge with metallic and hardcore elements, recorded at Minério de Ferro Studios in Belo Horizonte, and have released music including the album "Ripping Flags" available on Bandcamp. They have toured South America and performed at festivals in São Paulo, Belo Horizonte, and Santiago, Chile.
Recife, BR · 2009–present · active
Caravellus is a progressive/power metal band from Recife, Brazil, founded around 2002 by guitarist Glauber Oliveira as a studio project blending heavy metal with Brazilian folk influences such as maracatu, frevo, and ciranda. The band released their debut album "Lighthouse and Shed" in 2007 and followed with "Knowledge Machine" in 2010, distributed across Brazil, North America, Europe, South Korea, and Japan. Their 2022 album "Inter Mundos" features drummer John Macaluso (Ark, Yngwie Malmsteen) and draws on progressive metal influences in the vein of Dream Theater, Symphony X, and fellow Brazilians Angra.
Natal, BR · 2015–present · split-up
Carbonizer was a thrash metal band from Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, formed in 2013 and active until around 2017. The four-piece independent act released the EP "Nuclear Moon" in May 2016, delivering a raw, aggressive sound rooted in classic thrash with lyrical themes covering religion, violence, and war.
Fortaleza, BR · 2020–present · active
Carcará is a thrash metal band from Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, tracing their origins to 2007 under the banner "Horda Carcará." The independent act plays infernal thrash metal rooted in the aggressive 1980s tradition of heavy, thrash, and death metal, and has been an active presence in Fortaleza's underground metal scene.
Porto Alegre, BR · 1998–present · active
Carcinosi is a death metal band from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, active since 1996 with reunions across multiple periods. The band self-released their debut demo "Transfigured in Cancerous Atrocities" in 1998 and continued releasing material including the full-length "Resumption" in 2019 via True Metal Records, with founding member Tiago Vargas (bass/vocals) as a consistent presence throughout their history.
Bahía Blanca, AR · 2019–present · active
Cardynal is a heavy metal and hard rock band from Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires, formed by members Ariel Varas (vocals), Daniel Arévalo (guitar), Gastón Rodríguez (bass), and Guillermo Bertinat (drums). The band released their debut album Intro in 2021, recorded at Estudio Bonus Track in Bahía Blanca, having previously released a self-titled EP in 2019.
Rosario, AR · 2020–present · split-up
Carillon is a heavy/speed/progressive metal band from Rosario, Santa Fe, founded in 1989 by Sergio Colussi (vocals and guitar), Armando De Angelis (guitar), Alcides Cabrera (bass), and Fabio Reynoso (drums). The band built a discography spanning three decades, from the cassette release Carnal & Espiritual recorded at Alfa Centauro Studios in Rosario in April 1991 through to Absent Presence in 2019 before eventually disbanding.
Betim, BR · 1990–present · active
Carnage is a black/thrash metal band from Betim, Minas Gerais, Brazil, listed on Encyclopaedia Metallum as an active act under Headbanger's Behavior. The band's lyrical themes center on anti-religion, death, darkness, and hell, placing them firmly within Brazil's extreme underground metal tradition.
Uberlândia, BR · 2014–present · active
Carnage Hell is an independent death metal band from Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The band explores themes of war, death, and destruction, and distributes their music through Bandcamp.

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