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Ajeno is an instrumental sludge and groove metal band from Buenos Aires, Argentina, known for heavy, riff-driven compositions without vocals. The band released their self-titled EP followed by Justificando el Kaos in November 2024, a three-track record recorded at Estudios Inclan and La Ochava Records. Both releases showcase a dense, slow-burning approach rooted in the heavier end of sludge and post-metal.
Antiklan is a post-doom and sludge metal trio from Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, formed in 2022. The band — vocalist Julia Gusso, guitarist and bassist Flávio França, and drummer Max Barros — released their debut album 'Under Wetiko (Hymns from beneath the Veil)' in 2022, a five-track record recorded at Studio Black Hole in Natal and mixed in São Paulo. Their heavy, socially charged sound blends sludge and doom with an explicitly DIY, anti-authoritarian ethos, earning comparisons to punk-infused sludge.
Arabesco is a solo project from São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2015 by multi-instrumentalist André Oliveira. The project blends acoustic elements with sludge and doom metal, creating a sparse and heavy sound rooted in the São Paulo underground scene.
Aroma de Saturno is a doom, sludge, and stoner metal band from Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil, formed in 2018. They occupy the slower, heavier end of the Brazilian metal underground, releasing their self-titled EP and the track Ponto Sem Retorno through Bandcamp. Blumenau's German-immigrant heritage and industrial past give the city an unusual cultural backdrop for the kind of heavy, atmospheric metal Aroma de Saturno pursues.
Asilo was a Buenos Aires sludge, drone, and doom metal collective that built a catalog of slow, crushing releases across the 2010s, including the split with Neh Czneg (2013), Comunión (2014), and Desintegración (2019). Their approach leaned toward extended, corrosive compositions that placed them firmly within the heavier end of Argentina's underground doom scene.
Baphomaster were a sludge/doom metal band from Rio de Janeiro whose sound drew on leviathan-weight riffs and desperate, abrasive vocals. Their 2015 demo — recorded live in rehearsal with a single microphone at Estúdio Fórum — introduced tracks like "Swamp of Sorrow" and "The Abyss," capturing a raw, suffocating atmosphere. They followed that with the album "Bong Or Die" in 2018 before splitting up, leaving behind a short but genuinely heavy catalog.
Cabrocordero is an experimental sludge and stoner metal duo from Buenos Aires, built around bass and drums in a format that recalls Big Business in its stripped-down but crushing heaviness. Their 2011 full-length Namastie Qoh — nine tracks and over fifty minutes of fuzzed-out riffs and noise experiments — earned recognition from international metal press as a standout in South American heavy music. The band has cited a philosophy of musical transmission, describing their compositions as a kind of channel for sonic energy rather than conventional songwriting.
Carahter is a doom/sludge/post-metal band from Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The band blends slow, heavy sludge with metallic and hardcore elements, recorded at Minério de Ferro Studios in Belo Horizonte, and have released music including the album "Ripping Flags" available on Bandcamp. They have toured South America and performed at festivals in São Paulo, Belo Horizonte, and Santiago, Chile.
Deaf Owl is a sludge/doom metal trio from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, formed in 2023, featuring members performing under the names Doomed, Atrox, and Triturado. The band released the single "Life Waster" in October 2023, recorded at Dark Cave Studio, followed by their debut album "From the Bottom of the Sewers" in April 2024, delivering a self-described "bruto e direto" (rough and direct) take on sludge metal.
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