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Fortaleza, BR · 2010–present · active
Asmodeus is a thrash/death metal band from Fortaleza, Ceará, with roots tracing back to the city's early heavy metal underground. After a long dormancy, the band was reactivated around 2015 to mark the 30th anniversary of the Tempestade Metálica festival — a cornerstone event in Ceará's metal history — and have since recorded two studio albums: Parabellum (2018) and Continuamos a Falar de Flores (2021).
Teresina, BR · 2020–present · split-up
Asmodina was a melodic death/black metal band from Teresina, Piauí, a city with a small but determined extreme metal scene in Brazil's northeastern interior. The project drew on the melodic death and black metal aesthetics common to the early 2000s Brazilian underground before splitting up.
Porto Alegre, BR · 2018–present · active
Asper is a heavy metal band from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, active since 2018 in one of Brazil's most established regional metal scenes. Porto Alegre has long been a hub for traditional and extreme metal in southern Brazil, and Asper operates within that tradition as an independent act.
Santiago, CL · 2024–present · active
Asphalt Grieving is a black/death metal act from Santiago, Chile, who debuted in January 2024 with the EP "Lack of Certainty," released by Black Legion Records as a limited clear CD edition of 300 copies worldwide. Later in 2024 they released a second EP, "Transgression of the Quantum Self: Tertiary Magnitude," featuring session drums by Krzysztof Klingbein and three tracks totaling approximately 24 minutes.
Salvador, BR · 2022–present · active
Asphyxiated is a death metal band from Salvador, Bahia, formed in 2022 and representing a newer generation of extreme metal emerging from Brazil's northeastern coast. Operating as an independent act, the band adds to Salvador's growing underground metal presence.
Jaraguá do Sul, BR · 2012–present · active
Aspidis is a dissonant black/death metal band from Jaraguá do Sul, Santa Catarina, founded in 2012. Their 2017 EP Reborn From Darkness and their more recent album Intruding Voices (2025) reflect a dense, abrasive approach to the genre with roots in the dissonant death metal current popularized by acts like Ulcerate and Gorguts.
Vila Velha, BR · 2005–present · active
Ass Flavour is a death/grindcore band from Vila Velha, Espírito Santo, active since 2005 and known for gore-drenched splatter-death metal in the tradition of Carcass, Pungent Stench, and Cannibal Corpse. Their 2015 album Dirty Procedure showcases ultra-fast drumming and multi-timbred growling vocals alongside pathological themes, and members have since branched into related projects including the death/black metal act Impugnant.
São Paulo, BR · 2018–present · active
Assassinato is a raw black metal band from São Paulo, operating in the Brazilian black metal underground since 2018. Their Bandcamp catalog includes releases such as Hellarsal, Spiritual Rites to Extinction, and Black Iron Paganism, titles that signal a commitment to orthodox, lo-fi black metal aesthetics rooted in occult and adversarial themes.
Vitória da Conquista, BR · 2021–present · active
Assault is a speed/thrash metal band from Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, formed in 2021 and playing in the aggressive tradition of Brazilian thrash metal. Operating out of the interior of Bahia — a state better known for axé and forró than thrash — the band channels the raw, high-tempo aggression of the genre with themes rooted in misanthropy and anti-religious sentiment.

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