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Belo Horizonte, BR · 2024–? · disbanded
Alerta Vermelho was a crossover/thrash band from Belo Horizonte, Brazil, formed by veteran underground musicians who swapped roles to channel raw punk and thrash energy. Their 2024 EP "Zero" — a six-track, 15-minute release on Metalpunk Overkill Records — fused punk aggression with metallic weight and was recorded entirely in Portuguese, arriving on limited-edition orange cassette. The band drew from a lineage of Belo Horizonte crossover acts and influences ranging from Misfits and Hüsker Dü to Brazilian punk outfits like Replicantes and Plebe Rude before splitting up shortly after the release.
Bauru, BR · 2021–present · active
Alexandre Rocha is a solo progressive metal project from Bauru, São Paulo state, Brazil, launched in 2021 after Rocha spent years composing and playing in local metal bands. His debut album "Viewpoints" (2021) was fully performed, produced, and recorded by Rocha at Mister Rec Vintage Studios in Bauru, featuring seven tracks of technically oriented progressive metal with a strong emphasis on composition and dynamics. The project reflects a one-man approach to the genre that prioritizes melodic depth alongside technical proficiency.
Curitiba, BR · 2021–present · active
Algea is a depressive suicidal black metal (DSBM) project from Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, formed in 2021 out of an earlier project called Blackheart that ran from 2018 to 2021. The band is a prolific independent act with multiple releases including "Sentimentos Sepultados", "Shades of Depression", "Culto das Trevas", and "Voices", all available on Bandcamp, exploring themes of depression, isolation, and suicidal ideation in the raw and minimalist tradition of the subgenre. Algea remains unsigned and operates entirely within Curitiba's underground black metal underground.
São Paulo, BR · 2019–present · active
Algoz Profanador is a black/thrash metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, playing in the raw and chaotic tradition of Brazilian black-thrash that traces its roots to acts like Sarcófago and Vulcano. Their 2019 album "Vagando nas Sombras do Caos" is a 10-track assault drawing on occult imagery, nihilism, and philosophical darkness, with track titles like "Before the Abyss" and "Devastation Without Mercy" anchoring their sound in the most aggressive end of the São Paulo underground. The band remains active and independent.
Buenos Aires, AR · 2006–? · disbanded
Alianza was a Buenos Aires heavy metal project formed by vocalist Adrián Barilari and keyboardist Hugo Bistolfi following their departure from Rata Blanca in the early 1990s. The duo released three albums — "Sueños del Mundo" (1994), "Alianza" (1997), and "Huellas" (1999) — blending melodic heavy metal with the symphonic keyboard work that defined Bistolfi's style.
Rio de Janeiro / São Paulo, BR · 2022–present · active
Alicercius is a melodic power metal band operating across Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, Brazil, active since 2022 under the current lineup. The band's name derives from the Latin word for "foundation" and reflects a Christian metal identity, situating them within Brazil's long-running tradition of faith-driven power metal. They deliver soaring melodic riffs, double-bass rhythms, and anthemic songwriting in the vein of European power metal, with an earlier incarnation of the band having released the album "Guerreiros Celestiais" (Heavenly Warriors).
Ouro Branco, BR · 2021–present · active
Alien's Purger is a grindcore/death metal band from Ouro Branco, Minas Gerais, Brazil, formed in May 2021 by guitarist Marcão Mamute, vocalist Daniel Índio, and drummer Ildegrind. Their debut full-length "The Korotian's Saga" (2023), released via The Hills Are Dead Records, is a 20-track, 25-minute concept album built around the band's signature themes of aliens and cigars — absurdist subject matter delivered with blasting, no-frills grindcore brutality. The record was engineered and mixed by Bruno Bassani, who also contributed additional instrumentation to the recording.
Buenos Aires, AR · 2025–present · active
Alienist is a technical death metal band from Buenos Aires formed in 2025, featuring guitarists Agustín Orzabal and Enzo Mauas alongside bassist Guido Benvenuti, vocalist Alex Labarba, and drummer Gerardo Herrera. Their debut EP "Introspectio, Sui Exitium", released in October 2025, is a six-track, 28-minute self-released work drawing comparisons to neoclassical tech-death acts for its fretless bass, dense twin-guitar harmonies, and Latin-titled compositions.
Aracaju, BR · 2011–present · active
Aliquid is a progressive/power metal band from Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil, formed in 2011 and active in the northeastern Brazilian underground metal scene. Playing in a genre dominated by bands from the south and southeast, Aliquid brings melodic progressive metal with power metal dynamics to a region less commonly represented in Brazilian metal discourse. The band is unsigned and independent, releasing music through Bandcamp.

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