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Afterage was a progressive thrash metal band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, formed in 2021 and short-lived before splitting up. The project sat within Brazil's technically oriented extreme metal underground, blending progressive song structures with the aggression of thrash metal in the vein of bands like Death and Symphony X.
Apophanous is a progressive thrash metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, founded in 2015 by guitarist Tiago Lima, drummer Fabio Trevisan, and vocalist Vitor Alcantara. Their 2016 debut EP "Obliteration Has Come" weaves thrash aggression with progressive structures and even traces of Brazilian folk rhythms, exploring dark psychological themes — psychopathy, nihilism, schizophrenia — across four tracks influenced by Death, Nevermore, and Pantera.
Cosmic Abyss is a progressive thrash metal and crossover band from Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil. They combine the technical aggression of thrash metal with crossover punk energy, and their thematic focus on cosmic and futuristic subjects sets them apart within the Brasília underground scene. The band is independent and active.
Maktub is a Brutal Death Metal and Grindcore band from Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, formed in 2025 and signed to SBDC Records. The band released their self-titled debut EP in August 2025, a nine-track record distributed digitally through Bandcamp.
Marttyrium blend progressive thrash riffing with metalcore structures and death metal heaviness, setting themselves apart within the extreme metal underground of Amapá. The band released "Live Blessed" in 2006 and the album "Depois da Morte" in 2008, with Christian-themed lyrics exploring hope and faith, and appeared on the compilation "Diminishing Diabolical Strongholds" with the track "Bloodpath."
Credited as one of the earliest heavy metal bands to emerge from Campina Grande, Nephastus built their sound on hyper-speed riffing and punishing mid-tempo passages in the mold of Sepultura, sharing stages with that band and Kreator during the Brazilian underground's formative years. Their 1991 album Tortuous Ways, released on the Whiplash label, remains the key document of their early thrash and death metal attack.
Netherbound began in Porto Alegre as a straightforward thrash outfit before progressively expanding their sound toward more ambitious, technically complex territory. Their two releases, the EP Epidemic Salvation (2013) and the full-length Holy Human Plague (2015), trace this evolution from punch-first thrash to a more layered progressive metal approach.
Neural Wreck is the one-man progressive thrash project of JC Martins, whose debut EP Mortal Obsession (2015) drew on the precision of Exodus and the melodic ambition of Queensrÿche to build a sound that's technically driven but never cold. The project's follow-up single "Beautiful Day (Killing People)" continued that thread with lyrics grounded in class consciousness and political critique, making Neural Wreck one of the more deliberately minded voices in the São Paulo underground.
Progressive thrash metal band from São Paulo with a lineup of Matt Gaboardi (vocals, guitar), John (guitar), Bruno Alessi (drums), and Pedro Canaan (bass). The band released the album Foi-se in December 2016, which includes the track "Nacht der Untoten."
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