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Teufelsreich is a black/death metal band from Santiago, Chile, formed in 2018. The band released their debut demo, Dawnbringer, in 2019, operating as an independent act within Chile's underground extreme metal scene.
Black/speed/thrash metal trio from Caruaru, Pernambuco, composed of T. Impuro (vocals, bass), W. Sabazius (guitar), and HSR (drums). Their debut full-length O Fim was released on September 22, 2022 via Excarnation Records, recorded at Lá em Casa Estúdio between November 2021 and February 2022.
Black metal band from Osasco, São Paulo, founded by vocalist and bassist Cláudio Monteiro in 1993. After several demos including the live-recorded Malefik (1994), the band released the 7-track EP Your Belief in 2011 through Miceli Records of the Netherlands, with a lineup that included Francisco Monteiro and Jaime Reis on guitars and Julio César on drums.
Thermonuclear Devastation is a black/thrash metal band from Santiago, Chile, formed in 2019. Their debut EP Worshipper of Darkness, released in September 2020, was recorded and mixed by Claudio Salinas at Maestro-3 and mastered at Noiselord Productions, with lyrics centered on chaos, anti-Christianity, war, and violence.
Black/death metal band from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, formed in 2022 by guitarist Rodrigo Führer and drummer Armando Leprous, the latter known for his roles in early Sarcófago and Mutilator. Their debut full-length Morte Negra, released July 18, 2022 on Nuclear War Now! Productions and Brazilian Ritual Records, draws directly on the extreme metal tradition that emerged from Belo Horizonte in the mid-1980s.
Black/death metal band from Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, active since 2011 and operating independently. The band released the split 7" Oráculo de Fezes / Pentáculo de Crânio alongside Necrosodommy in 2016 through Arauto da Morte Records, with their side recorded at Estúdio Riff in Cuiabá, and followed it with the EP Não in 2019.
Toxic Goat is a one-man black/thrash metal project from San Isidro, Argentina, founded by Varg Von Deviant in 2020 during the pandemic as a solo outlet for the style he felt was underrepresented in the Argentine underground. The project debuted with the EP "Hellish Thrash Metal" on July 27, 2020, and followed it with the first full-length "Crucifix Destroyer," home-recorded and released on September 4, 2021, drawing on the raw energy of Bathory, Venom, and early Slayer.
Black/death metal solo project from Viamão, Rio Grande do Sul, active since 2019. The project's debut full-length Chalice of Disease was self-released in May 2020 and subsequently issued on CD and limited vinyl LP by Iron Bonehead Productions on September 10, 2021, with stated influences including Beherit, Sarcófago, and Archgoat. The project went on to release Saturnian Gate in 2021 and Dawn of Resurrection in 2025, all material written, performed, and produced by the sole member.
Tribulation is a black/thrash metal band from Concepción, Chile, active since 2008 and signed to Darkness & Evil Records. Drawing on themes of occultism, black magic, and chaos, the band released their debut full-length Gathered Are the Legions to Destroy the Light in 2020, followed by the EP Chalice of Unlight in 2021.
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