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Volkmort is a death/doom metal band from Timbó, Santa Catarina, Brazil, channeling extreme and dark sounds rooted in the band members' desire to externalize intense personal experiences. Their 2023 album Fallen in the Bloody Field, released through Black Hole Productions, stands as their most recent full-length, featuring tracks like "Doomology of War" and "Triumphus Mortis."
Voodoopriest is a death/thrash metal band from São Paulo, led by vocalist Vitor Rodrigues (ex-Torture Squad) and featuring guitarist César Covero (Endrah, ex-Nervochaos) and guitarist Renato DeLuccas (Exhortation). The band released the album Mandu in 2014 through Die Hard Records, drawing on themes from Brazilian indigenous history, African religion, and Hindu spirituality, and followed it with Cipó dos Mortos before going on hold.
Voraginem was a death/thrash metal band from Santiago, Chile, active from 2016 until their split-up. The band released one EP, "Ad Astra" (2016), a four-track recording composed entirely by the band between March and October of that year, with lyrics drawing on mythology and ancient gods.
Wargore is an old-school death/thrash metal band from Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil, formed in 2017 and playing in the tradition of early extreme metal. The band has released two albums — Between Evil and Death (2017) and Cursed Existence (2020) — both independently produced and distributed through their Bandcamp page.
Wolflust is a war death/black metal project from Brazil conceived by Carlos Cernunnos (guitar, bass, vocals) and Mauro Trojillo (drums), drawing heavily on the chaotic bestial metal tradition of Sarcófago, Blasphemy, and Conqueror. The band released the "Satanic Megatons" EP in 2020, followed by the "Endless War" EP in 2022, which featured original tracks alongside covers of Sodom and Sarcófago. Their assault-driven sound and ties to the Brazilian extreme underground have earned them multiple physical editions of their releases across international markets.
Zombie Cookbook is a death/thrash and grindcore band from Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil, active since 2010 with a fixation on zombies, gore, and B-horror movie aesthetics. The band has released several records including the Cinetrash EP, the split Among the Living...Dead with Rancid Flesh, and later full-lengths Outside the Grave and Motel Hell, with a current lineup featuring members performing under pseudonyms such as Clandestine, Dismembered, Consumed, Thombstoned, and Leprous.
Zênite is a veteran death/thrash metal band from Belém, Pará, one of the longest-running extreme metal acts from Brazil's northern region, with roots stretching back to 1987. The band released the album Tales of Death and later Following the Funeral, and vocalist Marcelo Hysteria has been a constant presence in the band's lineup over its decades-long history.
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