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Oruro, BO · active
Tormento Horrendo is a death metal band from Oruro, Bolivia, playing raw, old-school death metal with a metalpunk edge. The band released their self-titled demo in 2020 through Old Skull Productions, a cassette-focused underground label, establishing themselves within Bolivia's extreme metal underground. Their Bandcamp releases are tagged with descriptors like raw death metal, osdm, and metalpunk, reflecting a sound rooted in primitive, unpolished aggression.
Taubaté, BR · active
Heavy/thrash metal band from Taubaté, São Paulo, founded in 2008, with a lineup of Luiz Amadeus (guitar and vocals), Eduardo Cabral (guitar), Thiago "Animal" Andrade (bass), and Niko Teixeira (drums). Their discography spans five releases including the debut God Save, Satan Deprave (2009) and Supplicium Plus Quam Bestia (2019), released through Music Records in France.
La Rioja, AR · 2010–present · split-up
Tormmentor formed in La Rioja, Argentina in 2008 — initially under the name Agramon before settling on their final name in July of that year — blending thrash and death metal with an lineup that included guitarists Martín Medina and Daniel Portal, drummer Jorge Díaz, and vocalist/bassist Emanuel Noceti. The band released their debut demo "Cicatriz Social" in June 2009, a four-track recording featuring original material including the track "Vorágine," which was later included on the Damien Fanzine compilation in 2011.
Santiago, CL · active
Torture Machine is a death metal band from Santiago, Chile, formed in 2010 and currently signed to Umbrium Records. The band's lineup features guitarists Sergio Rojas and Tomás Verdugo, drummer Camilo Anrique, and vocalist Patricio Dosque, and they have released two full-lengths: Reduced to Nothingness (2023) and Shadowcult (2025).
São Paulo, BR · active
Thrash/death metal band from São Paulo, founded in 1990 by guitarist Cristiano Fusco, with a discography stretching from the debut Shivering (1995) through Asylum of Shadows (1999), The Unholy Spell (2001), Hellbound (2008, Armageddon Records), AEquilibrium (2010, Wacken Records), and Far Beyond Existence (2017). The band won the Wacken Battle of the Bands in 2007 and subsequently toured Europe alongside Overkill and Exodus; vocalist Mayara "Undead" Puertas joined in 2015.
Iquique, CL · active
Totemcult is a traditional black metal band from Iquique, Chile, in the country's far north. Formed in 2022, the band released their self-titled debut full-length that same year, a seven-track record that includes a cover of Isengard's "I Kamp med Kvitekrist" and draws on themes of misanthropy and Andean cosmology.
Dourados, BR · active
Black/death metal band from Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, active since 2011 and operating independently. The band released the split 7" Oráculo de Fezes / Pentáculo de Crânio alongside Necrosodommy in 2016 through Arauto da Morte Records, with their side recorded at Estúdio Riff in Cuiabá, and followed it with the EP Não in 2019.
Belo Horizonte, BR · active
Avant-garde black metal project from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, active since 2009. Their debut album (A)Existencial, released April 1, 2017, was written, recorded, and produced entirely by the band at Riff Studio in Belo Horizonte, and contains eight tracks exploring themes of chaos, existence, and occultism.
Mairinque/São Roque, BR · active
Thrash metal band from Mairinque/São Roque, São Paulo, formed in 2010 and signed to Thrash or Death Records. The band's debut full-length Doomed from the Beginning arrived in 2019 and was followed by Praying for Demise on March 20, 2024, with lyrics addressing war, social corruption, and violence.

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