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Skullpture is a death metal band from Santiago, Chile, active since 2009, with early material leaning into death/thrash territory before shifting toward a more purely death metal sound. The band's themes span death, gore, and horror, placing them firmly within Santiago's longstanding extreme metal underground.
Sombras y Fuego are a death/thrash/black metal band from Puerto Montt, Chile, formed in 2017. They released their debut demo "Tiranía oculta" in 2020, a three-track recording that introduced their aggressive, multi-genre attack.
Somnio are a death/doom metal band from La Serena, Chile, formed in 2011. Their lyrical themes center on ecological and social disaster, oppression, and religion, and they released early demo recordings in 2012 under the title "El cielo se ha vuelto negro."
Gothic death metal band from João Pessoa, Paraíba, formed in January 2000. The band released the debut demo Poems of Love… Poems of Pain… in 2001, followed by the debut full-length When Flesh Becomes Spirit in 2007, produced by Marcello Pompeu and Heros Trech (Korzus) with artwork by Gustavo Sazes, and the second album Of Everything That Hurts in 2013 on Eternal Hatred Records. The current lineup includes vocalist Rodrigo Barbosa, guitarist Andrei Targino, and drummer Eduardo Vieira.
Death/black metal band from Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, whose debut album From The Spilled Blood was released in 2014 on Cianeto Discos, with members Christopher Abel on vocals and guitar, Bruno Gonzalez on guitar, and Daniel Vilanova on drums. The band self-described their sound as 'Pampa Metal', drawing lyrical themes from the history, cultural heritage, and gaucho identity of southern Brazil, with guest appearances from Marcello Caminha and Bruno Moritz on the debut.
Death/doom metal band from São Paulo, formed in 1996 as a side project by André Pinheiro (guitars and vocals) and Felipe Zagreus (drums and vocals), both members of the black metal band Nocternity. The band recorded and released one demo-tape, Voyeur, in June 1997 at Mr. Som Studio in São Paulo — a four-track release featuring the songs Escapism, Aurora, Voyeur, and Epilogue — and split up without recording any further material.
Death/thrash metal duo from Brasília, formed in 2020 by Iury Morais (drums and vocals) and Gabriel Zenön (guitars and bass). Their debut EP Sign of Hatred was released on June 2, 2020, mixed and mastered by Morais at Witchtrap Studios, and includes a cover of Diabólico e Sinistro by Bispo Bizarro.
Death/thrash metal band from João Pessoa, Paraíba, formed in 2006 as a power trio comprising Ricardo "Grind" Henrique (bass/vocals), Osmair Luiz (guitars), and Vitor "Vespa" Alves (drums). The band released the full-length Living in Terror independently, followed by Narrations of Human Insanity in 2024 through a consortium of Brazilian labels including Blizzard Records, Capa Preta Records, and TGR Sounds.
Terror Society is a death/thrash metal band from Santiago, Chile, formed in 2013 and signed to Chargola Rec & Prod. The band built their catalog through a series of demos and EPs before releasing their debut full-length "There's No Tomorrow" in 2022, followed by "The Scars of Mankind" in 2025.
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