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Death/black metal band from Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, whose debut album From The Spilled Blood was released in 2014 on Cianeto Discos, with members Christopher Abel on vocals and guitar, Bruno Gonzalez on guitar, and Daniel Vilanova on drums. The band self-described their sound as 'Pampa Metal', drawing lyrical themes from the history, cultural heritage, and gaucho identity of southern Brazil, with guest appearances from Marcello Caminha and Bruno Moritz on the debut.
Heavy metal band from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, founded on January 26, 1985, by bassist and primary lyricist Marco Di Martino, who remains the sole founding member across the band's full history. The band released their debut album Libertae in 2004 and followed it with Imperium Legis in 2015, both recorded at Hurricane Studios in Porto Alegre, with all lyrics written in Portuguese.
Spectral Dimension was a black metal band from Bogotá, Colombia, that operated between 2018 and 2019 after previously performing as Abaddon from 2015 to 2018. The band released a split album, In Symbol of Chaos and Rebellion, with Azrael in 2019 before disbanding.
Atmospheric black metal solo project from Rio Grande do Sul, handled entirely by Ângelo Vidor. Active since 2023, the project released the singles Aurørium and Astraflame, operating with an independent, self-released approach.
Spectral Light is a black metal band from San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina, playing old-school melodic black metal influenced by acts like Darkthrone and Dissection. The band released their debut album Monument of Darkness in 2018 and followed it with the EP In the Absence of Light, Shadows Remain... in 2024, with lyrical themes drawing on local myths, horror, and darkness.
Speed/thrash metal band from Itapeva, São Paulo, founded in 2005 by vocalist/guitarist Marcosoliverthrash alongside Rod Rosica and Wolf. After disbanding in 2009 and reforming in 2014, the trio of Marcosoliverthrash, drummer André Godinho, and bassist Alex Aquino released the six-track EP Prelude of Death in 2018.
Black/thrash metal band from Três Corações, Minas Gerais, formed in 2018, with a lineup of vocalist/guitarist Spellcaster, guitarist Summoned, bassist Evilspirit, and drummer Hellkrätus. Their debut album Midnight Vampire was released in December 2020 on Helldprod Records, followed by a vinyl edition in January 2021 through Edged Circle Productions, drawing heavily on the classic São Paulo extreme metal tradition of Sarcófago, Vulcano, and Mutilator.
Speedkvlt are a blackened speed/thrash metal band from Valdivia, in the Los Ríos region of Chile, formed in 2017. The band's lyrical themes revolve around terror, occultism, horror films, and speed, and they released their debut demo Promo MMXVII in 2017.
Raw black metal solo project from Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, created and recorded entirely by the musician known as Myling. The project's debut demo Tangible Dawn of Malicious Dreams, a four-track tape released in April 2019, was followed by the 2025 release Upon the Threshold of Crimson Flesh.
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