Zênite is a veteran death/thrash metal band from Belém, Pará, one of the longest-running extreme metal acts from Brazil's northern region, with roots stretching back to 1987. The band released the album Tales of Death and later Following the Funeral, and vocalist Marcelo Hysteria has been a constant presence in the band's lineup over its decades-long history.

Ácido was a short-lived thrash metal band from São Luís, Maranhão, active between 2020 and their dissolution shortly after. Operating out of Brazil's northeastern interior rather than the more established metal centers of São Paulo or Minas Gerais, the band represented the spread of aggressive thrash into less-documented regional scenes before parting ways.

Ágona are a progressive death/thrash metal band from Rio de Janeiro who blend death and thrash metal with groove and experimental elements, citing Pantera, Lamb of God, and Mastodon as touchstones. Founded in 2005 and active across Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, and Minas Gerais, the band sings exclusively in Portuguese and grounds their work in themes of human consciousness decay, philosophy, and the occult. Their EP Essencial Putrefação is an early statement of their dense, dynamic sound.

Águila Guerrera is a power and heavy metal band from San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina, formed in 2017 by a lineup that includes Fran on vocals and guitar, Matías and Lomu on guitars, Ale on bass, and Massi on drums. The band contributed to the regional compilation Heavy Metal Desde el Tucumán Volume 2 and performed at the Tucumán Metal Fest 2021, cementing their place in the province's metal community. They have also shared stages with touring national acts as part of the northern Argentine heavy metal circuit.

Álef Hylliel is a prolific post-black metal and blackgaze project from Manaus, Brazil, blending tremolo-driven black metal with shoegaze atmospherics, ambient textures, and post-rock melody. Active since 2010, the project has built an extensive catalog of over a dozen albums on Bandcamp, including releases such as "失われた音" (Ushinawareta Oto), "Laniakea", and "Entre Amigos Depressivos", drawing on themes of depression, isolation, and introspection. The multilingual album titling — mixing Portuguese, English, and Japanese — reflects the project's broad atmospheric and emotional range within the DSBM-adjacent blackgaze space.

Ánima Gélida is a black metal solo project by Buenos Aires-based musician Berenice Keher, who writes, records, and produces everything independently in her home studio. The project spans depressive, raw, and atmospheric black metal, with releases including Lumiere (2019), Simbelmyne-Entranced by Death (2020), Mordred (2022), and the 2023 album Luminaron.

Ánimas Defunctorum is a black metal one-man project from Medellín, Colombia, formed in 2020 and released through Odio Eterno Producciones. The project explores a dark lyrical universe of abyss, madness, grief, suicide, and nocturnal despair rooted in the raw black metal tradition. Material is available through the band's Bandcamp page and on social media under the handle @odioeterno_producciones.

Ártemis is a gothic/doom metal band from Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, with roots tracing back to 2001 and a reformation around 2010. The band deals in melancholic, atmospheric metal with lyrical themes of love, longing, and the moon, representing a rare voice in the gothic doom scene of Brazil's northeastern interior.

Âmago is an atmospheric black metal band from São Bento do Sul, Santa Catarina, active since 2014. Emerging from a region of southern Brazil with a dense and established metal underground, the project pursues the introspective, nature-drenched aesthetics of atmospheric black metal with releases available through their Bandcamp page.