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Bogotá, CO · active
Siete Lagunas is a black metal band from Bogotá, Colombia, founded in 2017 and signed to La Caverna Records. The band released two demos in their first two years of activity — simply titled I (2017) and II (2018) — drawing on themes of nature and Colombian mythology. Their demo tracks incorporate Spanish-language titles referencing natural landscapes and figures from regional folklore.
São Paulo, BR · active
Viking/folk metal band from São Paulo, formed in 2011, with a lineup that includes André Frekiugr on vocals and bagpipes, Victor Maldonado on guitar, Felipe Malavazzi on bass, and Dubh on drums. The band issued the six-track demo Galdra Smidr in December 2011, with lyrics and themes drawn from Norse paganism and mythology.
Rio de Janeiro, BR · active
Progressive metal band from Rio de Janeiro, formed in 1995, recording in Portuguese. The band released two studio albums — Initium (1999) and Busca (2002) on Rock Symphony — before splitting up.
Santiago, CL · active
Sign of Evil is a black/speed metal band from Santiago, Chile, formed in 2020 and signed to Norwegian label Edged Circle Productions. The band released their debut full-length Psychodelic Death in 2022, with lyrical themes spanning death, horror, blasphemy, and anti-Christianity.
Aracaju, BR · active
Death metal band from Aracaju, Sergipe, formed in late 2008, with a lineup featuring Euclides Jr. on vocals and guitar, Fábio Andrade on guitar, Euler Neto on bass, and Doom Borges on drums. The band released two demos, Rebel Souls of Chaos and Sign of Hate, and later the album Death Metal Apocalypse.
Vitória, BR · active
Thrash/hardcore band from Vitória, Espírito Santo, formed in 1997, with Alexandre (Lemmy) on guitar and Giordano (Dodão) on drums among the core contributors. The band released a self-titled demo in 2001 and has remained active through multiple lineup changes over more than two decades.
Governador Valadares, BR · active
Gothic doom metal band from Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, founded in 1994 — one of the first Brazilian bands in the genre to feature female vocals. The group built a substantial discography across the following decades, including Dance of Shadows (2002), Darklife (2005), Hypnosis (2017), and TERRA (2022), and performed as support for Epica, After Forever, and Evergrey at Brazilian festivals.
Indaiatuba, BR · active
Power metal band from Indaiatuba, São Paulo, formed in 2020, with Dan Figueiredo on vocals, Giovanni Moizio and Viny Ferrari on guitars, Clayton Lopes on bass, and Lucas Tagliari on drums. The band issued their debut album Temple of Greed in 2020, released through PureSteel Records and ROAR Records.
Manaus, BR · active
Atmospheric post-black metal and blackgaze project from Manaus, Amazonas, active since 2023, led by Missantroop (vocals, guitar, bass) alongside drummer Vincent. The project released its debut EP 百鬼夜行 in July 2023 and followed it with the 2025 album Mankind as a Concept of Self-Failure and a Constant Cycle of Reaffirmed Suffering.

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