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Lascados are a thrash metal and crossover hardcore band from Anápolis, Goiás, Brazil, who have been active since the early 2010s. The band has released several full-lengths through their Bandcamp page, including Humanos Pertubados Questionáveis, Cotidiano Duro de um Trabalhador, and Chinese Lasquera. Expanding from a power trio to a four-piece in 2025, they remain one of the few metal acts operating out of Anápolis.
Lei do Cão is a crossover thrash band from Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, formed in 2008. Their debut full-length Possuído pelo Tubarão was released in September 2008, delivering eight tracks of fast, aggressive crossover blending thrash and hardcore punk. The band also appeared on a split release with Crippled Fox in 2011, cementing their place in the Brazilian underground crossover scene.
Letargia is a crossover/doom/thrash metal band from Campo Limpo Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2001 and associated with Kill Yourself Productions. The band released the "Stragado EP" in November 2006, recorded at The Magic A.S.O.M. studio with founding members Pacu on guitar and vocals and Mindu on drums. Their music mixes crossover thrash with doom-inflected heaviness and themes of sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll.
Life in Grave is a thrash/crossover hardcore band from Ceilândia, in Brazil's Federal District, formed around 2019–2020 by André Sodom. The band released the debut EP "Graveweed" in 2020 and later appeared on the four-way split "Play Fast Ride Easy", delivering Sodom and Kreator-influenced riffs alongside themes of death and counterculture.
Lobotomia is a pioneering crossover thrash and hardcore band from São Paulo, founded in 1984, who helped define the early Brazilian punk-metal underground. Their 1987 self-titled LP introduced a raw, metallic sound unlike anything else in Brazilian punk at the time, and "Só os Mortos Não Reclamam" became a regular fixture on São Paulo's Radio Rock 89 FM. The band reunited in the mid-2000s and continued releasing material, including the albums "Extinção" (2008) and "Desastre" (2016).
Low Life is a thrash/crossover metal band from Brasília, Brazil, known for high-speed, aggressive material rooted in the city's underground scene. In 2023 they released a split with fellow Brasília act D.F.C. titled Thrashformation, issued on limited yellow vinyl. The band returned to live activity in 2025 after a decade-long hiatus.
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