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Kala Sumeriah is a stoner/groove metal band from Mendoza, Argentina, featuring vocalist Gus Banco Pravata, guitarist Edu Palladino, bassist Martin Fumarola, and drummer Alvaro Garcia Bensi. Their fourth studio album, Wormoboros, was released on April 27, 2022, produced by the band and recorded at The Arrival Studio.
Kraftvøid is a São Paulo-based instrumental stoner/doom metal project founded by Gustavo Lima in March 2020. The project pursues a raw, organic approach to heavy music and released its self-titled debut album in January 2022, featuring tracks such as "I Am The Emptiness" and "Fire of a Thousand Suns." Operating without a Spotify presence, the project distributes its music independently through Bandcamp.
Letters From is a stoner/sludge metal band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, drawing on influences including Kyuss, Neurosis, Mastodon, and Tool. The band released their debut EP "Witch" in late 2013, establishing their heavy, riff-driven sound within the Brazilian underground heavy music scene.
Los Suffers is a doom/sludge/death metal trio from São José dos Campos, Brazil, consisting of Luiz Dias (vocals/guitar), Jean Carreira (bass), and Brendan Kitchen (drums). The band released their debut full-length "Quando A Chama Se Apaga" in March 2022, a six-track album spanning over fifty minutes of heavyweight doom recorded at AS Studio in São José dos Campos. The record drew praise from the international doom and stoner metal press, with Doomed and Stoned highlighting it as a standout entry in Brazil's underground heavy scene.
Lâmmia is a stoner/doom metal band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, formed in 2018, pairing heavy and dense riff-driven instrumentation with bluesy female vocals. The band released their self-titled EP in 2018, which includes the track "Acid Trip," and has been featured in compilations spotlighting the Brazilian stoner and doom scene. Their sound draws on heavy psych and classic doom traditions while retaining a distinctly soulful sensibility.
Magzilla was a doom, stoner, and sludge metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, active from 2013 until splitting up in 2017. The quartet — featuring Guilherme Foresti on vocals and guitar, Pedro Alves on guitar, Joe Borges on bass, and Leandro Furini on drums — released two records: The Oath in March 2016 and a self-titled album in July 2017.
Monje is a stoner/doom metal band from Buenos Aires, active since 2016, featuring guitarist Diego Petullo, vocalist Matias Ibañez, bassist Lucas Scardamaglia, and drummer Diego Hernandez. The band has released three studio albums — Monje (2018), Druga Dimenzija (2020), and Culto al Fin de los Tiempos (2023) — alongside a live album, Igual de Macabro: Live Bunker (2022). Their later work incorporates dissonant harmonies, blast beats, and black and death metal influences alongside the core doom sound.
Mono Histeria is a Curitiba outfit blending progressive, doom, and stoner metal into a dense, riff-driven sound. The band released "Volume 1" in 2022 and has tracks such as "Instinto" and "Primata" available on streaming platforms, pointing toward a sound influenced by the heavier end of the psychedelic and doom rock spectrum.
Monster Coyote were a power trio who built a following in the South American stoner/sludge underground with their debut album The Howling (2012) and the follow-up Neckbreaker (2015), the latter earning positive notices beyond the region. Active until around 2018, the band performed at major Brazilian festivals including Festival DoSol and toured across South America before splitting up.
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