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Deep Silence is a doom/death metal band from Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, active in the city's underground extreme metal scene. The band performs death-doom in a style reminiscent of 1990s acts, featuring guttural vocals layered over keyboards and melodic guitar work. They have contributed to Brazilian doom metal compilations and are listed in the Encyclopaedia Metallum under their Salvador origin.
Diabolous is a doom/stoner metal band with death metal elements from Mexico City, Mexico, formed in 2012. They released a self-titled EP in 2013 and their debut full-length "Infinite Doom" in 2018. Their lyrical themes draw on horror movies and occult imagery.
Dios Serpiente is an industrial drone, doom, and post-metal project from Buenos Aires that released its debut album Fuego Austral in July 2023 through Venado Records, a seven-track record running just over 37 minutes. The band followed it with Duelo de Gigantes in 2024 via South American Sludge Records, cementing their presence in Argentina's heavy underground scene.
Doxmo is a doom/sludge metal band from Mexico City, Mexico. The band released the EP "Desde el privilegio" in 2017, their only release listed on Metal Archives. Their Bandcamp page operates in Mexican pesos and links to their Facebook presence as Doxmo Band.
Drogula is a Buenos Aires stoner/doom duo founded in March 2022 by Nicolas Casabona (guitar/vocals) and Marcelo Soria (drums), who describe their sound as "sludge stoner space doom with occultist touches of necropsycodelia." The band released their debut full-length "Volume 1" on March 1, 2023, followed by "Volume 2" in January 2025, with both records receiving vinyl editions through Austin-based Herby Records.
El Escuadrón de la Muerte is a doom/stoner metal and death 'n' roll band from San Luis Potosí, Mexico, formed in 2009. The band released two full-lengths — "Hombres rata" (2016) and "Los días podridos" (2018) — along with a split with Weedsnake in 2020. Their lyrics deal with drugs, anti-police themes, and absurdist humor.
Fvnhebre is a doom/death metal band from Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico. Their debut release, the EP The Testament, came out in 2022.
Hevnoraak is a Brazilian doom/death metal project formed in 2019. Their debut release Sinking Into Nothingness, issued on February 8, 2019, comprises three tracks — "Tangible Existence," "A Fair Death," and "Ensnared Aura (An Ode to Emptiness)" — establishing a slow, oppressive sound rooted in atmosphere and weight. A cassette edition of the release was pressed by Final Hours of Christ Productions in 2022.
Huma is an alternative post-metal band from Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, with a lineup that includes vocalists, dual guitars, bass, drums, and synth. Their 2025 debut album Afronta, recorded at EMUFRN and Black Hole Studio in Natal, blends doom and post-metal textures with Portuguese-language lyrics and features a Lana Del Rey cover alongside five originals.
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