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Posadas, AR · 2018–present · active
Najash is a blackened death metal band from Posadas, Misiones, whose current lineup includes Alejandro Llanos on vocals and bass, Maximiliano Espachuk and Esteban Rucker on guitars, and Mateo Castillo on drums. The band released their debut album "Viperaeon" in June 2019 via El Conjuro Records, followed by the "Beata Extinción" 7" EP in December 2019 and the full-length "Ara Sacrificial" in 2021.
São Paulo, BR · 2024–present · active
Nameless Gods traffic in doom-death metal built around the contrast between crushing slowness and the aggressive attack of vocalist Malu Sales, whose background includes former São Paulo outfit Sophie's Threat. Their 2024 debut, And That Sigil Meant Death, leans heavily on cosmic horror and occult imagery across seven tracks, with dual guitars from Damien Mendonça and Isabela Ishibashi carving out a sound that prioritizes atmosphere and weight over technicality.
São Luís, BR · 2010–present · split-up
Namroth Blackthorn was a raw black metal act from the northeastern city of São Luís, operating from 2010 until their eventual dissolution. Their output sat within the lo-fi, abrasive tradition of the genre, with lyrical themes rooted in occultism and self-knowledge.
João Pessoa, BR · 2021–present · active
Namuh emerged from João Pessoa in 2021 as a post-black metal project before shifting toward the depressive end of the spectrum in later material. The project explores themes of loneliness, misanthropy, and inward collapse, working in a spare, atmospheric style that prioritizes emotional weight over technical density.
São Paulo, BR · 2023–present · active
Naqke is a one-man São Paulo project that pairs raw black metal with dungeon synth, releasing a steady stream of material since 2023 including Old House Memories, Arcadian Tapes I, and The Magicians of Middle Earth. The project shifts freely between abrasive, lo-fi black metal and more solitary, keyboard-driven dungeon synth passages, often within the same release.
Quilicura, CL · 2018–present · active
Nastik is a death/thrash metal band from Quilicura, Chile, playing a groove-heavy style they label brutal groove death metal. The band released two albums simultaneously in July 2018 — Human Sacrifice, built around fictional narratives of lost civilizations and ritual sacrifice, and GNOSTIC, exploring ancient mythology and esoteric philosophy through tracks referencing Egyptian and indigenous traditions. Both records are self-released digital albums available on the band's Bandcamp page.
BR · 2020–present · active
Formed in Rio Grande in 2018 by vocalist Miro Cheyenne and guitarist Maikão, Nasty n' Loaded play a hard-driving blend of classic heavy metal, hard rock, and punk that draws from both the NWOBHM tradition and the rawer end of the hard rock spectrum. Their 2025 album Day Is Gone, featuring a five-piece lineup, stretches across twelve tracks including "Flesh and Bone" and the closing "Angel of Fire".
Chapada Diamantina, BR · 2019–present · active
Natan Cunha is a guitarist from Chapada Diamantina who records fully instrumental solo albums, handling all guitars, bass, solos, and drums himself. His debut The Art of Existence (2019) and follow-up Synaptical Omnifarious (2020) move across progressive metal, death metal, jazz fusion, and neoclassical territory, demonstrating a wide technical range underpinned by baião-inflected rhythmic sensibilities from his native Bahia.
Montenegro, CO · active
Natura Aeternum is a Colombian duo from Montenegro, Quindío, formed in 2019 by Alexis Salazar and Fernanda Tabares, crafting Epic/Atmospheric Black Metal with ambient and folk influences rooted in themes of nature and Colombian folklore. The project has been extraordinarily prolific, releasing a stream of full-lengths and EPs since 2019, including the debut full-length "Winter Stories" (2020) and albums such as "Reminiscencia" (2022) and "The Faceless Man" (2023).

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