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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.
Death/black/thrash metal band from São Paulo, formed in 2022, comprising Bataille N.Z.F.E.D.K. on drums, Bloodshed SS on guitars, and Scytherman 1150 on vocals and bass. Their debut EP Imperial Genocide was recorded and mixed at Krypta Bestial Studios by Mallus and released on October 31, 2022 through Black Hearts Records; the four-track release uses cover artwork derived from Pedro Américo's 1871 painting Batalha do Campo Grande.
Urach is a Brazilian black/death metal act that emerged in 2022, releasing their debut "Obsessive Trypophobic Exhibisionism" that same year. They followed it with "Lust's Dark Feast" in 2024, continuing a raw and dissonant approach to extreme metal rooted in the South American underground tradition.
Vargskraft is a black/pagan metal band from Comodoro Rivadavia, in the Chubut province of Patagonian Argentina, featuring a multi-member lineup including Velkan on vocals, VargVind on bass, DysterEnsomheit and Vinter on guitars, and Panzer on drums. The band released their debut EP "Aullidos de Libertad" on December 2, 2015, a three-track release with songs including "Estrategia Alfa" and "Fortaleza de Lobo."
Viletale is a blackened death metal band from Blumenau, Santa Catarina, active since 2016, whose output draws heavily on H.P. Lovecraft's mythology. The band built their discography through a succession of EPs — including "From the Depths Ov Mind" (2017) and "The Suicide of Dei" (2017) — before issuing their first full-length, "Land of Thousand Pleasures," in December 2018.
Visagem is a speed/black/heavy metal band from Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, with members performing under the names M. Profanadör (vocals), N. Morbid (guitars), L. Speedrazör (bass), and V. Krauser (drums). The band made their live debut in February 2024 and released their first demo, "A Ascensão da Tirania Infernal", in December 2024 as an independent release.
Viölent Crush is a one-man black/thrash metal project from Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, conceived by the sole member known as De'sade Bitchfucker and drawing direct inspiration from the raw aggression of Sarcófago, Hellhammer, and Venom. The project released the compilation "H.S.W.A.M" through Rocketz Records in 2022, which collected early demo recordings dating back to 2015 and 2016.
Voiden is a thrash/black/death metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, whose H.P. Lovecraft-inspired lyrical themes run through their recorded output. The band released the EP Beyond Antares in October 2015, a four-track slab featuring tracks including "Crawling Chaos" and "Elder Blood."
Véumörbido is a black/thrash/death metal band from Ponta Grossa, Paraná, formed in 2023. Their debut release "Malleus Maleficarum" (December 2023) is a five-track EP featuring the lineup of L. NightGhost on guitar and vocals, J. GothTrash on bass, A. CaveTroll on guitar, and L. Conde Verdugo on drums.
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