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One-man black/death metal project from Blumenau, Santa Catarina, formed in 2024 with lyrics and themes drawn entirely from the Warhammer 40,000 universe. The project released 'Reign in Chaos' on June 21, 2024 — recorded between January and May of that year — followed by 'Cult of Carnage' on November 21, 2024.
Post-black metal band from São Paulo formed in 2023, with a lineup of Bruno Tortorello on vocals and synths, Jones and Chi on guitars, Luigy on guitar, Breno on bass, and Lucas on drums. The band released their debut track 'Anagnorisis' in March 2023 and operate as an independent, unsigned project.
Black/speed metal band from Rio de Janeiro formed in 1999 by Leatherface (bass) and Warlock (guitar/vocals), releasing four full-lengths: Tales of the Reaper (2004), The Dead Shall Rise to Kill (2007), Jesus Is Not Here Today (2011), and Confessioni di un Cannibale (2016). The band has regularly toured South America and Europe throughout their career.
Black/death metal band from Diadema, São Paulo, formed in 2007, with current guitarists Fabiano Blackmortem and Mobbirum alongside bassist Marcelo Noktuz and drummer Malus Peior Pessimus. Their two full-lengths are Diabolical Dominium (2017) and The Ancient Pestilence, released March 14, 2022 on Extreme Sound Records.
Black/death metal band from Sergipe, formed in 2019, consisting of CDV on vocals, NHSH on guitars, ASV on bass, and Hellbutcher on drums. Signed to Black Hearts Records, the band has released five recordings including Bestial Sonic Attack (2019), Primitivo Metal Diabólico (2020), and Diabolic Ritual of Steel (2024), which was recorded at Fabsounds Studio in Aracaju.
Søvnløs is a black/doom metal band from Manizales, Colombia, whose lyrical themes draw on Norse mythology, suicide, and depression. Their debut release, the EP Where Lies the Sorrows, appeared in 2019 and blends black metal with atmospheric and suicidal elements.
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