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Luiz Toffoli is a guitarist, composer, and lyricist from Curitiba, Brazil, whose debut album Enigma Garden was released in 2023. The record blends progressive power metal with classical and Brazilian music influences, drawing comparisons to Dream Theater, Symphony X, and Angra. The album features notable guest performances from vocalist Thiago Bianchi and bassist Felipe Andreoli of Angra.
Maestrick is a progressive power metal band from São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2011 around a sound that blends power metal with progressive rock, world music, and theatrical, multimedia influences. Their debut album "Unpuzzle!" (2013) established their conceptual approach, drawing on surrealism and the arts, while the two-part "Espresso della vita" series — "Solare" (2018) and "Lunare" — forms an ambitious concept album spanning the 24 hours of a day. The band's work has been released in Brazil, Germany, and Japan, with the current lineup featuring vocalist Fábio Caldeira, guitarist Guilherme Henrique, bassist Renato Somera, and drummer Heitor Matos.
Progressive power metal band founded in São Paulo in January 2023 by vocalist Pedro Torchetti, guitarist Gabriel Veloso, bassist Pablo Guillarducci, and drummer Thiago Caeiro. Their debut EP Revenant: The Silver Age was released in 2024 and produced by Thiago Bianchi at Estúdio Fusão in São Paulo; the conceptual release was supported by a 22-date tour across 16 Brazilian states alongside Edu Falaschi and Noturnall. The follow-up single The Kaer Slaughter features Craig Cairns of British act Tailgunner as a guest vocalist.
Thunder Rage is a progressive power metal band from Santiago, Chile, founded in 2013 by composer and guitarist Francisco Pérez as a solo project before expanding to a trio with guitarist Nitay González and bassist Cristóbal Guzmán. The band released their debut full-length The Beginning of Chaos in 2023 and are listed as unsigned on Metal Archives.
Willian Amorim is a progressive power metal project out of São Luís, Maranhão, led by multi-instrumentalist and drummer Willian Amorim and built around themes of fantasy and epic legend. The project's debut EP, "The Elven Curse," was released in February 2025 and features guest appearances from Sozos Michael of Gloryhammer, Elliot Vernon of Alestorm, and Maria Verhelst of Women In Rock UK, among others. Tracks including "Journey to Iter," "Hellfire," and "Echoes of Destiny" showcase a sound that moves between power and symphonic metal.
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