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Buenos Aires, AR · 2017–present · active
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.
Salvador, BR · active
Thrash metal band from Salvador, Bahia, formed in 2007 with a lineup including vocalist Gil Ferreira, bassist Adriano Veiga, and guitarists Alan Botelho and Valter Musael. The band debuted with the demo Surra in 2011 and followed it with the EP Massacre Craniano, recording in both English and Portuguese. A new full-length titled Carbonize was announced in subsequent years as an independent release.
Florencio Varela, AR · 2015–present · active
Tres Ojos is a doom metal band from Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires, whose lineup includes Damian Villalba on vocals, Ivan Sandes on guitar, Lucas Quirino on drums, and Salvador Peychaux on bass. They have released several albums including "El camino de las manos vacías" (2018) and "Liberación" (2023), and their 2025 album "El Retorno a la Unidad" received coverage in the Argentine metal press.
Santiago, CL · active
Trewua is a sludge and groove metal band from Santiago, Chile, founded in 2019. They released their Demo I that same year, recorded at Estudio Ultrasonico with engineer Arturo Contreras.
São Paulo, BR · active
Instrumental heavy metal duo from São Paulo, formed in 2004 by guitarist Lincoln Ladeia and drummer Wagner Krüger. The band adopted the all-instrumental format after the departure of original bassist and vocalist Thadeu Castro in 2005, and released their debut nine-track EP on April 22, 2015, recorded and produced at the John Armless Project Studio in São Paulo.
Joinville, BR · active
Solo experimental metal project from Joinville, Santa Catarina, active since 2017 and working across death metal, black metal, and djent. The project released the six-track album Manifesto Suicida in March 2022, followed by I.I. (Indivíduo Incógnito), with all material written and performed by a single member under the stated concept of transforming personal trauma and philosophy into musical form.
Rosario, AR · 2023–present · active
Triangulo Negro is a heavy psych and stoner rock trio from Rosario, Argentina, comprising Elvio Valdes on guitars, Rodrigo Ortiz on bass, and Daniel Tenaglia on drums. They released a self-titled debut album in November 2023, recorded between January 2022 and August 2023, and followed it with the sophomore full-length "El último árbol" in January 2026.
Santos, BR · active
Death/thrash metal band from Santos, São Paulo, formed in 2020 by vocalist Vitor Rodrigues and guitarist Mauricio Nogueira, both veterans of Torture Squad. The band released their debut EP in October 2020 and followed it with the full-length Sacred Legacy on December 3, 2021, recorded and mixed at Estúdio Casa 39 in Campinas, with drummer Rômulo 'Minduim' Jorge (Ave Noturna) and bassist Vinnie Savastanno completing the lineup. The band went on hold after the release but remains listed in the Brazilian underground scene as a project of established veterans.
Belém, BR · active
Thrash metal duo from Belém, Pará, formed in 2013 as a solo drums project by LeArzzi before expanding to include guitarist Pequeno. The band recorded across a five-year span, releasing the single Flames in January 2019, a track described as depicting a world war chaos scenario, produced entirely at LeArzzi's home studio and ROTF Records.

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