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Kalvarius is a melodic and progressive heavy metal band from Manaus, Amazonas, featuring vocalist Mardson Campell, guitarist James Oliveira, drummer Renato Melo, keyboardist Jackes David, and bassist Mykon. The band built a following in the Amazon region and beyond with their debut EP Visão do Rei and were selected for the Oxigênio Compilation among the fifteen greatest independent bands in Brazil. The group's lyrical themes drew from evangelical Christian values, channeling messages of peace and hope through a virtuosic prog metal sound.
Keophsia is a melodic heavy metal band from Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2016. The band released their debut album Loneliness in January 2016, a ten-track record blending melodic and traditional heavy metal elements. They have maintained an independent presence on Bandcamp and SoundCloud since their formation.
Krystal Tears was a melodic heavy metal and hard rock band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, formed in 2000. The quintet — Roberto Sans (vocals), Davis Ramay (guitar), Diego Padilha (bass), Rigel Romeu (keyboards), and Leonardo Peccatu (drums) — released a self-titled demo in 2001 and their debut full-length A Brand New Life in 2005, a 13-track album running over an hour in length.
Lovecraft are a melodic heavy metal band from Buenos Aires who issued three independent productions across their career: Más allá de la Tormenta, Las Sagradas Escrituras (1994), and En el Fragor de la Contienda (2001). The band was co-founded by bassist Gabriel Clemencot and drummer Darío Aguila, with vocalist Leandro Javier Batalla joining for Las Sagradas Escrituras alongside guitarists Julio Orué and Ale Sarco. The band has since split up.
Magika is a Buenos Aires melodic heavy metal band that released two albums through their early years: "La Fuerza Que Nace" (2004), recorded at Black Magic Studios and featuring guest vocals from Adrián Barilari of Rata Blanca, and "Lejos de Dios" (2005), also recorded at Black Magic Studios. "La Fuerza Que Nace" was recognised as one of the five best albums of 2004 on Buenos Aires radio program Tiempos Violentos on FM Rock & Pop.
Mistreated channels the classic 80s heavy metal and hard rock sounds of Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, and Black Sabbath through a modern lens, built around the chemistry between vocalist Henrique Radünz and guitarist Emanuel Murialdo. The band recorded their debut album Brand New Rust (2021) entirely independently at Load Studio Audio and Video in Pelotas, funding the sessions through cover show performances.
Platina was a melodic heavy metal and hard rock band from São Paulo whose name carried echoes of the legendary 1980s Platina act that featured future Dr. Sin members. This newer incarnation pursued polished, hook-driven melodic metal before disbanding after a brief run, leaving their recordings available through their Bandcamp and Spotify presence.
Melodic heavy metal and hard rock project from São Luís, Maranhão, founded in 2019 by guitarist and producer Igor Tavares. The project released its debut EP About Revenge on October 21, 2019.
Renacer is a melodic heavy metal band from Buenos Aires, Argentina, founded by vocalist Christian Bertoncelli — previously of Horcas and Imperio — who has led the band since their debut mini-CD "Hoy como ayer" in 2001. Their discography spans over a decade of studio work including "Senderos del Alma" (2004), "Hijo del Viento" (2009), and "Espíritu Inmortal" (2013), released through Icarus Music, and they documented their live show with the DVD "Bienvenidos al show," filmed at Teatro Flores, Buenos Aires, in 2011.
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