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Progressive/power/speed/heavy metal band from São Paulo formed in 1995, playing in the tradition of melodic and fantasy-themed metal. Their album Svartalfheim was recorded between 1998 and 2000 and eventually released in 2007, alongside a companion release titled The Seed of Svartalfheim.
Progressive/power metal band from São Paulo, formed in 2004, led by guitarist and vocalist David Thomazone alongside vocalist and keyboardist Debora Thomazone. The band released their album For the King in March 2019, recorded at Digital Triad Studio with a five-piece lineup including guitarists Felipe Rodrigo, bassist Adriano Alves, and drummer Alejandro Willians.
Progressive and power metal band from Rio de Janeiro, formed in 2004, featuring vocalist Caio "Kai" Alexandre, keyboardist Thales Guimarães, guitarist Daniel "Juca" do Valle, bassist Ivan Osorio, and drummer Eduardo. The band built a discography between 2016 and 2024 before releasing the 12-track full-length Genesis of the End in 2026.
Senegal Grindcore Mafia is a progressive sludge metal quartet from San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina, formed in 2014 by Gaspar Rojas and Raúl García Posse (guitars and vocals), Pablo Lamela Bianchi (bass), and Germán Gómez (drums). Their 2017 album "Ido y Lúcido" was recorded live in two days, mixed by Jack Shirley (known for his work with Deafheaven and Oathbreaker) in California, and mastered by Doug Henderson in Berlin after a crowdfunding campaign that raised 30,000 pesos in under 48 hours — a record for Argentine music at the time.
Progressive/melodic death metal band from Rio de Janeiro, formed in 2017. The band released the eight-track debut album Occvlt on August 4, 2017, followed by the full-length Reverie on February 20, 2020.
Wooden Bridge is a progressive/folk power metal band from João Pessoa, Paraíba, featuring members Pablo Fonseca, Rodrigo Guimarães, Rodolfo Salgueiro, Victor Hugo Targino, and Marconi Júnior. The band released their debut album "Our Hearts, Our Lives" in August 2018, recorded at 1404 Studios in João Pessoa, blending fantasy-themed lyrics with layered melodic metal arrangements.
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