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CL · active
Serpent Majesty is a symphonic black metal band from Santiago, Chile, formed in 2014 and signed to Nocturnal Records. The band has released three full-length albums — Retribution of Cosmic Elements (2019), Oscuros senderos de paganismo austral (2020), and Más allá de la existencia (2023) — with lyrical themes centered on anti-Christianity and nature.
Rafael Castillo, AR · 2019–? · disbanded
Serpentor is a thrash metal band from Rafael Castillo in the greater Buenos Aires area whose discography spans six releases, including the albums Poseido (2004), Final Sangriento (2007), Privación Ilegítima de la Libertad (2009), and Legiones (2015). Over their career they shared stages with international acts including Megadeth, Overkill, Testament, Destruction, and Sodom, with vocalist Guillermo Romero and bassist Pablo Lescano among their longtime members.
Neuquén, AR · 2014–present · active
Serphika is a melodic power metal band from Neuquén, Patagonia, Argentina, formed in late 2011 with the aim of blending symphonic and operatic elements into a metal framework drawing on influences including Nightwish and Helloween. The band released the EP Despertar in December 2014, recorded at Heaven and Hell Recording Studio with vocalist Lorena Espinoza fronting a lineup that also included guitarists Santiago Cabezas and Cristian Testaseca.
CL · active
Serpiente Eterna is a black/thrash metal band from Copiapó, Chile, whose history stretches back to 2001 through predecessor projects including My Funeral Hell, Silentium Noctis, and Serpent Noctis before adopting the current name in 2014. The band released their debut full-length, also titled Serpiente Eterna, in 2017, with lyrical themes exploring darkness, anti-Christianity, and Sumerian mythology.
Areguá, PY · active
Servus Tenebris is a one-man black metal project from Areguá, Paraguay, created and performed entirely by Helmuth Torment. The project released a self-titled EP in 2018 and contributed to the split "Into the Pit" in 2021.
Cuiabá, BR · active
Death metal and hardcore band from Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, formed in 2022 by Luiz Magrão (bass), Fabricio Roder (drums), Edir Manzano (guitar), and Carlão Eckert (vocals), with a stated aim of strengthening the Cuiabá underground scene. They released the EP HATE in 2025 and the single "Black Mirror," whose music video was featured on Hardcore Worldwide in August 2024.
Brasília, BR · active
Groove metal and hard rock band from Brasília, formed in 2018, whose sound fuses electric riffs with Brazilian folk traditions including baião and maracatu. The band released the EP Mula Sem Cabeça (Paixão Proibida) in December 2018, followed by the twelve-track album Folclórico in April 2019, which draws on Indigenous and Northeastern Brazilian mythology with tracks named after creatures such as Mapinguari and Curupira. Members include Egnaldo Santos on vocals, Felix Mota on guitar, Gregory Xavier on bass, and Julio Cesa on drums.
Curitiba, BR · active
Christian power metal band from Curitiba, Paraná, formed in 2000, fronted by vocalist Debora Serri alongside guitarist Karim Serri, keyboardist Rafael Friesen, bassist Ricardo Bagatelli, and drummer Eliezer Leite. Their debut album The Second Floor was released in 2002 on Megahard Records, followed by The Faceless Man in 2006 on Bombworks Records, both combining melodic power metal with progressive tendencies and explicitly faith-based lyrical themes.
Blumenau, BR · active
Black metal band from Blumenau, Santa Catarina, centered on multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Juliano Scharf alongside vocalist Sabbaoth (Evandro Siebert). The band released the demo Welcome Radiation in 1997, with all songs written by Scharf except the track Torment to Borodin, and later contributed the track The Worst of Enemies to the compilation Stronger than Before before eventually splitting up.

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