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Rio de Janeiro, BR · 2012–present · active
Gutted Souls is a technical and brutal death metal band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, formed in 2012. The band released their debut demo EP Unconscious Automaton in 2012 and followed it with the full-length The Illusion of Freedom in 2017, with a further promo release Organic Portal appearing in 2019. Their lyrical themes draw heavily from psychology, politics, and critiques of social control.
Santa Catarina, BR · 2012–present · active
Gólgota is a stoner/doom metal band from Santa Catarina, Brazil, founded by guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Kauan Lourenço Branco to explore slow, fuzz-heavy, and psychedelic heavy music. The band released the album Skjebne in March 2025, continuing their exploration of dark, atmospheric doom with brooding riffs and layered instrumentation.
Cascavel, BR · 2020–present · active
Górgona is a heavy metal band from Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil, formed in 2018 and drawing heavily from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal tradition, with declared influences including Witchfinder General, Angel Witch, and Diamond Head alongside 1970s acts like Uriah Heep and Deep Purple. The band — comprising vocalist and guitarist Fernando Guedes, bassist Ricardo B. Lima, guitarist Bruno Máximo, and drummer Fernando Silva — made their live debut on December 19, 2021, which was captured as the nine-track soundboard recording released as the live EP 'The Plague Remnants' (2022).
Mogi das Cruzes, BR · disbanded
Górmain was a bestial black metal project from Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo, Brazil, active from 2021 to 2023. Beginning as a one-man band, the project released a series of demos rooted in first-wave black metal and war metal, including 'Chaos, Collapse, Anarchy!' (2021) and 'Global Annihilation', drawing on influences such as Blasphemy, Beherit, Sarcófago, and Bathory.
São Paulo, BR · 2006–present · active
Güdenläwd is a heavy and stoner metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, active since 2006. The band has released the album Good And Loud and contributed to a Circus of Power tribute release, maintaining an independent presence on Bandcamp.
Temuco, CL · 2015–present · active
Habitante is a doom/death metal band from Temuco, La Araucanía, Chile, formed around frontman and guitarist Carlos Aravena, who also handles production duties independently. Their sound fuses the atmosphere of European doom metal with the aggression of 1990s American death metal, and their releases include the album "Perseverancia Resiliencia" (2020) and the follow-up "Condena Funebre" (2022).
La Plata, AR · 2017–present · unknown
Hadalunna is a five-piece melodic metal band from La Plata, Argentina, featuring vocalist Rose Heiderscheid, guitarists Maxi Obón and Rose Heiderscheid, keyboardist Maximiliano Pistara, bassist Emanuel Etcheverry, and drummer Iván Scarsella. The band debuted in March 2017 with the EP Rising with Dying Wings, a five-track release blending symphonic keyboards, melodic guitar work, and clean vocals across tracks such as Spiders Over Me and The Flight of the Crow.
Teresina, BR · 2009–present · active
Haeretic Winds is a black metal band from Teresina, Piauí, Brazil, active since around 2009. The band's themes center on anti-Christianity, Satanism, occultism, and war, operating as an independent underground outfit. Their releases include the EP Derrame o Sangue dos Puros and the recording Avante Tropas de Lúcifer.
Juiz de Fora, BR · 2013–present · active
Hagbard is an epic folk metal band from Juiz de Fora, Brazil, drawing on fantasy and mythological themes from multiple cultures. The band released their debut full-length Rise of the Sea King in November 2013 through the Russian label SoundAge Productions, recorded in Brazil and mixed and mastered in Sweden. Subsequent releases include the EP Tales of Frost and Flames (2015) and the album Vortex to an Iron Age (2016).

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