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Defuncion is a black/thrash metal band from Pasto, Nariño, Colombia, playing old-school metal in the South American cult tradition. The band released their debut EP "Ritual of Death" in 2022, a six-track slab of raw black thrash featuring Spanish-language titles.
Eternal Drak is a black/thrash metal band originally formed in Bogotá, Colombia in 1997, playing what they call "Drak Metal" — a style blending thrash and black metal with melodic influences and Latin rhythms. The original lineup dissolved in 2002 when most members departed to form Guerra Total, and the band was revived in 2020 with a new configuration now operating out of Quebec City, Canada. Their self-titled full-length was released in 2018.
Necroneutron is a black/thrash metal band formed in 2017 in Toluca, State of Mexico. The band has released two full-lengths, Sepulchre Satan and Goetia's Mourners, both in 2020 via Azermedoth Records. Their sound draws on Luciferian themes and raw, aggressive black/thrash aesthetics.
Old Crucifix is a black/thrash metal band from San Luis Potosí, Mexico, formed in 2013 and currently signed to Destruktion Records. The band released their debut full-length Demon's Curse in 2017, preceded by the Cult of the Ancient Evil EP (2016) and two demos in 2015.
Perverse Rites is a black/thrash metal band from Trujillo, Peru, formed in 2010. Drawing on the raw aggression of classic South American black metal and first-wave thrash, the band has released material including the 2020 album Witchsluthaunt. Their lyrical themes center on occult and blasphemous imagery in the tradition of the underground Latin American metal scene.
Pyrophoric was a black/thrash metal band from Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico, formed in 2009 and active until 2011. The band released two demos before splitting up, and later self-released an unreleased full-length recording as the digital album "Visions from the Abyss" in 2014.
Repugnatory is a black/thrash metal band from Santiago, Chile, formed in 2016 and signed to Nocturnal Records. The band has been prolific in the underground, releasing three full-length albums between 2019 and 2020 — "Destruyo tu cruz," "Artillería anticristiana," and "Oscuro ritual de serpientes" — followed by "Eterna abominación" in 2022 and "Satán gobierna en su trono" in 2025. Their output is almost entirely in Spanish and draws on the black/thrash traditions of the Chilean underground.
Serpiente Eterna is a black/thrash metal band from Copiapó, Chile, whose history stretches back to 2001 through predecessor projects including My Funeral Hell, Silentium Noctis, and Serpent Noctis before adopting the current name in 2014. The band released their debut full-length, also titled Serpiente Eterna, in 2017, with lyrical themes exploring darkness, anti-Christianity, and Sumerian mythology.
Zaghan is a black/thrash metal band from La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico, formed in 2015 and signed to Destruktion Records. Built around themes of blasphemy, occultism, and darkness, the band released the EP Invocación y conjuro in 2017 and appeared on the Guts and Blood Records cassette compilation Rotten Pages Magazine - Cassette Compilatorio Vol. I in 2020. They also recorded a split with Armagh, Consagración a la Serpiente Arcana (2019).
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