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Marcelo Souza

Taubaté, BR · 2025–present · active

Guitarist Marcelo Souza spent six years in the thrash metal band Attomica (2014–2020), touring across South America before launching a solo instrumental career that draws on metal, neoclassical, blues, and progressive fusion. His 2021 album "Human vs Machine," released through Oversonic Music, features guest appearances from vocalists Mário Pastore and lap steel guitarist Luís Carlini, and explores the tension between human expression and digital dependency.

Hard Rock Progressive Heavy Metal

Mortticia

Porto Alegre, BR · 2017–present · active

Mortticia is one of the leading NWOTHM acts to emerge from the south, blending classic 1980s heavy metal architecture with progressive and power metal sensibilities, drawing comparisons to Queensrÿche and Angra. The band released their debut EP "A Light in the Black" in 2020 — later issued on CD by Pest Records — and made a notable live statement when they opened for Angra in Porto Alegre in 2022.

Progressive Heavy Metal

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