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White Dragon Project is a heavy metal band from Minas Gerais, Brazil, that released their debut album "Prepare for the Changes" blending power, prog, and traditional heavy metal. They followed it with "The Story of Gaia" in 2023, a ten-track concept album released through Nomade Records exploring themes of civilization, ancient history, and secret societies. The band has built a reputation in Brazil's underground metal scene for ambitious, lyrically driven releases.
White Thunder is a heavy metal band from São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo state, Brazil, with a history in the city's underground scene. The band released the demo "Vomitando Heavy Metal" and has remained an active part of Brazil's provincial heavy metal underground. Their sound carries the raw, unpolished energy typical of Brazilian heavy metal acts operating outside the major city scenes.
Whore Illusion was a black metal band from Osasco, São Paulo, Brazil, active in the country's depressive and raw black metal underground. The project released "Desolation Part I" through Orlög Black Art and appeared on a split titled "Sala III" alongside Swedish act Bärkdum, as well as contributing the track "H(r)ope" to the "DSBM Brazil Vol. I" compilation released in 2019. The band split up after a run of releases that placed them within the Brazilian DSBM scene.
Wicked Aggression is a thrash metal band from Puerto Montt, Chile, originally formed in 2003. The band resurfaced in 2025 with "XXMMV," a remastered version of their unreleased 2003 demo with rhythm tracks re-recorded for the release.
Wild Hunt is a pagan metal band from Aracaju, Sergipe founded by vocalist and guitarist Fábio Laporte, drawing their lyrical themes from Brazilian mythology and indigenous culture. The band released their debut EP "Awakening of the Wild Spirits" in 2018, followed by the single "Hy Breasail" in 2021, which blended pagan and folk metal with a conceptual approach to Brazilian history. Their track "Savage Rebel" was also featured on the Roadie Metal Vol. 14 compilation in 2020.
Wild Storm is a heavy/power metal band from São Paulo formed by guitarist and main composer Emerson Aquino alongside vocalist Claudio Santana, bassist Diego Cachigian, and drummer Davyd Havier. Drawing heavily from the classic grammar of Judas Priest, Running Wild, and Grave Digger, the band released their debut full-length "The Crimson Dawn" in October 2025 through Storm Atoom Records. The 12-track album covers themes ranging from individual liberty to the brutality of combat, and the band has lined up live shows across Brazil's underground circuit in support.
Wild Witch is a traditional heavy metal band from Curitiba rooted in the raw sound of the 1980s, counting Judas Priest, Saxon, Motörhead, and Iron Maiden among their core influences. The band released their debut album "The Offering" on Arthorium Records in September 2017, with bassist and vocalist Felipe Leite and drummer Weiberlan Garcia anchoring the lineup. Their second full-length, "Reaper's Blade," arrived in 2025 — a record completed across several years after the death of original guitarist Paulo Ryba, with new vocalist Tiago Souza joining to finish the recordings.
Will2Kill was a thrash and groove metal band from Recife whose lineup included vocalist Wilfred Gadêlha, guitarist Hugo Medeiros, bassist Eddie Cheever, and drummer Daniel A. Mello. The band released their debut album "Cause For Alarm" in March 2016, recorded at the Bigorna and Pólvora studios. They operated independently within Recife's underground metal scene before eventually splitting up.
Willian Amorim is a progressive power metal project out of São Luís, Maranhão, led by multi-instrumentalist and drummer Willian Amorim and built around themes of fantasy and epic legend. The project's debut EP, "The Elven Curse," was released in February 2025 and features guest appearances from Sozos Michael of Gloryhammer, Elliot Vernon of Alestorm, and Maria Verhelst of Women In Rock UK, among others. Tracks including "Journey to Iter," "Hellfire," and "Echoes of Destiny" showcase a sound that moves between power and symphonic metal.
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