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Diablero is a black metal and ambient project from the far southern coastal region of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, operating out of Praia do Hermenegildo and Santa Vitória do Palmar near the Uruguayan border. The project released the demo "Escuridão Selvagem" in 2014 and has remained active as an independent underground act.
Eclipsim was a raw black metal and ambient project from La Plata, Argentina, active from 2021 until disbanding in 2023. The project released multiple recordings including 'The Beast and the Weasel', 'Leaning to Death', and 'Twilight of My Soul', as well as the demo 'Kali Yuga' documented on Metal Archives in January 2022.
Far from Everything is a solo atmospheric black metal and ambient project from Brazil, founded by musician Edmilson in 2019. The one-man project has been prolific since its inception, releasing numerous instrumental works including The Howl of the Winds (2024) and collaborating on splits such as The Infinite with BÁL. The project's music blends atmospheric black metal passages with dungeon synth and ambient textures.
Fastígio was a raw and atmospheric black metal project from Blumenau, Brazil, active from 2018 until their dissolution. The project released at least two recordings — a self-titled work and Transcendência — exploring themes of mysticism, nature, spirituality, and darkness across a blend of raw black metal and ambient soundscapes.
Fungoid Stream is a Buenos Aires funeral doom duo — Joseph C. handling all instruments and Simon O. on vocals — whose entire discography draws from the H.P. Lovecraft universe, with lyrics taken directly from Lovecraft's writings. The band released five albums over two decades, from the debut "Celaenus Fragments" (2004) through "Prehuman Shapes" (2014) and "The Winds Among the Stars" (2019), concluding with the farewell album "A Nightmare and a Cataclysm" in October 2024, accompanied by a 4-CD anniversary box set.
Formed in County Wicklow, Ireland in 2002 by twin brothers Torsten and Niels Kinsella, God Is an Astronaut have developed one of the most expansive catalogs in post-rock, releasing twelve studio albums over more than two decades. Their sound layers cinematic guitar textures, electronic elements, and space rock atmospherics influenced by Tangerine Dream and krautrock, building largely wordless compositions of considerable emotional depth. Key albums like All Is Violent, All Is Bright and Far from Refuge established them as one of the most prolific and respected acts in the instrumental rock world.
Huszar is a one-man progressive post-black metal and ambient project from San Antonio de Padua, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, formed in 2015. The project released the full-length "Los Nuevos Absolutos De Todos Los Días Quemados" in October 2016 and its sequel "Los Nuevos Absolutos: Acto Segundo" in February 2017, and also contributed to a split release with Youth Against Christ in 2017.
Infinity of Thoughts is a one-person atmospheric and depressive black metal project from Osasco, São Paulo, Brazil, founded in 2021 by the artist known as Valak. The project blends black metal with ambient and atmospheric elements, drawing influence from acts such as Summoning, Nargaroth, and Thy Light. Releases include the debut album When the Winter Ends (2021) and Aeterna Tormenta (November 2024), both available on Bandcamp.
Innerlike Stryd is a symphonic funeral doom and death metal solo project from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, founded in 2019 by multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Seektor. The project blends crushing, slow-motion doom with ambient and orchestral elements, and released its debut digital EP Frames in 2019. Subsequent material includes the single Caixão Celestial featuring guest vocalist Despair, further developing the project's immersive, sepulchral sound.
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