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Thrash/crossover band from Brasília, Distrito Federal, formed in 2018 and operating independently. The band debuted with the EP Hazardous Aggression in December 2018, followed by the full-length Conservative Bastard in August 2020, and contributed tracks to the 4-way split Thrash Express alongside Imminent Attack, D.F.C., and HCG, released on August 27, 2021 through Tales from the Chaos Records.
Transylvania is a heavy metal band from the northern Buenos Aires suburbs, formed in 2017. They released a self-titled debut EP in December 2017 and followed it with a second release titled "322", both available on their Bandcamp page and catalogued on Metal Archives.
Trastorned is a blackened thrash metal band from Santiago, Chile, founded in 2009 by guitarists Felipe González and Fabián Piña alongside vocalist Fist Banger Lonza. After early demos and singles, the band released their debut full-length Into the Void in 2023 on German label Dying Victims Productions, available on vinyl and CD.
Death metal project from Nova Hartz, Rio Grande do Sul, founded by Luis D'llavechia on January 3, 2024. The band's self-titled debut album, a 12-track record addressing themes of war, politics, and religion, was released on January 12, 2024, with D'llavechia handling all composition and production duties.
Traumatismo de Kraneo is a thrash/crossover band from Del Viso, Buenos Aires Province. They released the EP "Holocausto Nuclear" in 2011 and the full-length album "Cavando Nuestra Propia Tumba" on April 30, 2015, and have performed at Argentine thrash festival events in Buenos Aires.
Tregul is an atmospheric doom and post-metal band from Los Niches, Curicó, Chile. The band released their debut full-length, Sol negro, in 2025 as an independent act on Metal Archives.
Tren Loco is a heavy/speed metal institution from Grand Bourg, Buenos Aires, with a discography spanning decades that includes albums such as "Tempestades" (1992), "No me importa!" (1996), "Carne Viva" (2000), "Ruta 197" (2002), "Sangresur" (2006), and "Prisioneros de la tierra" (2022). The band has shared stages with international acts including Saxon, Skid Row, and Judas Priest, and won second place at the Yamaha Band Explosion contest in Japan in 1991.
Power metal band from Guarulhos, São Paulo, formed in early 2018 by vocalist Diogo Nunes and guitarist Rogério Oliveira. Their debut album Kill Your Ghosts (July 2019) featured guest vocals from Ralf Scheepers (Primal Fear), and their second album Until the Sun Rise Again (November 2021) included guest appearances from Marina La Torraca (Phantom Elite) and Elisa C. Martin (Hamka). The band has toured across six countries and shared stages with Blind Guardian, Symphony X, and Hammerfall, releasing the conceptual EP Facing My Ghosts in February 2025.
Trepanador is a thrash metal band from Buenos Aires whose album "Prisión Racial" (1996, released on Tribal Discos) is regarded as one of the essential records of Argentine metal. The ten-track album features songs including "Gestapo Sudaca," "Civilización o Destrucción," and the title track, and the band has remained active in the Argentine thrash scene.
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