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Black/death metal band from Esteio, Rio Grande do Sul, founded in 2010 by guitarist Wagner Santos with anti-religious lyrical themes. The band issued the EP Behind the Throne of God in 2012, the EP Conqueror of the Unholy Light in 2020, and the full-length Crux Enim Est Ardere in 2022. They have shared stages with Krisiun, Marduk, Malevolent Creation, and Vital Remains, and won Metal Devastation Radio's Battle of the Bands competition in January 2020.
Raw black metal band from Guarulhos, São Paulo, formed in 2019, releasing their three-track Demo I in October of that year. The band also appeared on the split Sem Futuro alongside Maniac Force, Gomorraa, and Escombro A.V., and released the track Uma Dor Abissal Causada pela Desgraça Neoliberal as a standalone single.
Traditional heavy metal band from São Paulo, active since 2008, whose sound draws from Judas Priest, Saxon, Accept, and Running Wild. Their releases include the demo Heavy Metal Forever (2008), the full-length Powered Heart (2014) — recorded, mixed, and mastered by guitarist Wander Cunha at Rexor Studios — and the album ...For Glory and Freedom (2022).
Reykhem was a death/thrash metal band from Ancud, Chile, active from 2012 until splitting up sometime in the mid-2010s. The band released the EP "Mutilated Till Death" in 2015, a six-track effort featuring both English and Spanish-language tracks, followed by a demo and a promo release in 2016. Their lyrical themes drew on gore, anti-Christianity, and Satanism.
Traditional heavy metal band from São Paulo, formed in 2022, featuring guitarists Daniel Iasbeck and Rodrigo Flausino, vocalist Marcelo Saracino, bassist Ricardo Flausino, and drummer Lucas Emidio. Their debut self-titled album was released on April 29, 2022, through Black Lion Records (Sweden) and Classic Metal Records (Brazil), with the lead single 'Fallen Angel' drawing comparisons to Judas Priest and Dio.
Rhaug is a symphonic death/black metal band from Buenos Aires, Argentina, formed in 2021, consisting of Fausto (guitars, vocals), Maitzeth (drums), Akhan (bass), and Leandro Ferreiro (guitars). Their self-titled debut album, released on July 12, 2024, is a five-track record mixed and mastered by Nikita Kamprad, with drums and vocals recorded at Black Dot Studios and guitars, bass, and orchestral elements recorded at Hierophant Studios; the album explores themes of power, enslavement, and redemption.
Crossover thrash band from Santo André, São Paulo state, who released their self-titled debut album in January 2018. The nine-track record includes songs such as 'Red Witch', 'Hard Life', and 'God's Little Joke', and was tagged across thrash metal and hardcore subgenres.
Drummer and composer from Belo Horizonte, born in Maraú in 1979, with previous albums Wonderlostland (power metal) and Drowning Lies (hard rock) before releasing Virtual Revolution in 2021 through DyMM P&M. The 2021 album features ten guest guitarists from the Brazilian metal scene, was recorded during the pandemic with musicians tracking parts remotely, and was preceded by the single 'Virtual Blues'. Linassi performed with Age of Artemis at Rock in Rio and later joined the lineup of The Mist.
São Paulo guitarist who released his debut solo album Reasons for My Vengeance on October 4, 2024, through MS Metal Records with distribution by Tratore Music. The ten-track instrumental record was produced by Thiago Bianchi (Noturnall, ex-Shaman) and features Marcell Cardoso on drums and Alexandre Panta (ex-Hibria) on bass as a special guest.
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