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Dark Rituals is a blackened death metal band from Cusco, Peru, formed in 2017 out of the ashes of the group Iron Child, which had operated in the same city since 2011. The independent band released a self-titled EP in 2018, channeling the mystical imagery of Andean and Incan heritage into a dark, aggressive blend of black and death metal.
Teresina, BR · 2015–present · split-up
Dark Season was a symphonic metal band from Teresina, Piauí, Brazil, one of the few acts representing the genre in the country's northeast. The band was signed to Evil Rise Enterprise and explored themes of darkness, hatred, and human cruelty. They are now split-up and listed on Encyclopaedia Metallum under ID 10976.
Padre Hurtado, CL · 2023–present · active
Dark Seducer is a blackened thrash metal band from Padre Hurtado, in the Santiago Metropolitan Region, signed to Sick Rites Records. Their debut EP 'Divinidad Mortal', released on February 11, 2023, was produced and mixed by Luis Zuñiga at Sala Soul Music in Peñaflor, with drums tracked at Pajarera Estudio in Isla de Maipo.
Barra Mansa/Volta Redonda, BR · 2015–present · active
Dark Slumber is a black/death metal band from the Barra Mansa and Volta Redonda area of Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, formed by musicians who had previously played in bands such as Abominor and Trevas. Their sound draws on the Greek black metal tradition, blending dark, atmospheric guitar work with guttural vocals. The band released the demo "Qliphotic Black Dimensions" in 2013, followed by the full-length "Dead Inside" in 2015.
João Pessoa, BR · 2015–present · active
Dark Supremacy is a black metal band from João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil, active since the mid-2010s and operating as an independent act. The band's lyrical themes center on death, darkness, Satanism, and anti-Christianity. Their debut album "In the Cold Winter of Nowhere" was released in November 2015 and is available on Bandcamp.
Viña del Mar, CL · 2024–present · split-up
Dark Templar was a blackened gothic metal band from Viña del Mar, Chile, whose lineup included members also active in other regional metal acts such as Codex Gigas, Infernal Thorns, and Marchafunebre. The band released the studio album 'Ouroboros' in 2006, with lyrical themes exploring darkness and a name drawn from Blizzard Entertainment's Starcraft universe, before eventually splitting up.
Rio de Janeiro, BR · 2024–present · active
Dark Tower is a black/death metal band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, formed in 2006 and signed to Eternal Hatred Records. The band released the album "Eight Spears" in 2016 through Lab6 Records, recorded and mixed at AM Studio in Rio de Janeiro. They followed it with "Obedientia," a joint release by Extreme Sound Records, Electric Funeral Records, and Native Blood Produções.
Belo Horizonte, BR · 2022–present · active
Dark Triumph is a symphonic black metal band from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, formed in 2022 and operating as an unsigned independent act. The band's lyrical themes revolve around agony, darkness, and death. They released their debut album "Black Chaos Legion" in January 2022, with a remastered edition issued in January 2024, featuring eight tracks that blend orchestral arrangements with black metal aggression.
Itabuna, BR · 2020–? · disbanded
Dark War was a black metal band from Itabuna, Bahia, Brazil, whose lyrical themes encompassed anti-Christianity, hate, and death. The band operated as an unsigned independent act and has since split up. They are catalogued in the Encyclopaedia Metallum under ID 78068.

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