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Bacteria is a heavy/thrash metal band from San José, Entre Ríos, Argentina, active since 1999. The band appeared on the 2009 compilation "2dos. Puro Metal" released by Kodigo Rojo Records out of Concordia, Entre Ríos, one of the few regional metal labels documenting the underground scene in that province.
Bastardos are a heavy/thrash metal band from Campana, Buenos Aires province, featuring guitarist and vocalist Leandro Maidana, guitarist Marcos Campos, bassist Facundo Bougnet, and drummer Cristian Basilio. The band released their album Visiones de un Mundo en Decadencia in July 2020, an eight-track record that includes tracks such as "Sacerdotes de la Miseria" and "Nada Quedará." Not to be confused with the Buenos Aires-based Bastardös, this band carves out a rawer, more street-level approach to Argentine heavy metal.
Battle was a heavy/power metal band from São Paulo that formed and disbanded within a short window around 2024. Operating in a city with a deep power metal tradition, the project drew from classic European and Brazilian power metal sounds before folding without a wide-release discography.
Battlechain is a São Paulo heavy/power metal one-man project by Kexo, a veteran of the Brazilian metal scene with prior work in Infamous Glory, Abske Fides, and Death By Starvation. Launched in 2021, the project is dedicated to traditional heavy metal, with the debut EP Curse of the Cemetery — produced and performed entirely by Kexo at MasterBlaster Studios — emphasizing pure classic metal riffs and atmosphere over modern production.
Beleriand were an Argentine heavy and power metal band whose name and lyrical themes drew directly from J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium, specifically the sunken realm of Beleriand from The Silmarillion. The band released three records in quick succession — Far Over Wood and Mountain Tall (2020), February (2021), and Anthropology (2022) — before splitting up. Their lineup included bassist Juan C. Martín, drummer Sebastián R. Ricciarelli, and guitarists Gonzalo J. Lemos and Ignacio G. Basualdo.
Betrayer is a heavy and thrash metal band from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, formed in 2019 and currently active. Based in one of Brazil's most historically significant metal cities, the band draws on the Brazilian heavy and thrash tradition rooted in the scene that produced acts like Sepultura and Sarcófago. They are catalogued on Encyclopaedia Metallum.
Blasphematorium is a heavy/speed/black metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, formed around 2020 and signed to Tales from the Pit Records. The band released a self-titled debut album in February 2020, drawing on occult and blasphemous themes in the vein of classic South American extreme metal. Their sound fuses the drive of speed metal with raw black metal atmosphere.
Blood Eyes was a heavy and groove metal band from Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil, active from 2010 until their split-up. The band operated as an independent act within the southern Brazilian underground metal scene, blending the rhythmic aggression of groove metal with traditional heavy metal influences.
Brutality was a heavy/speed metal band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, active from 2012 until splitting up. The band played in the tradition of classic Brazilian heavy metal, operating in the country's vibrant underground metal scene.
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