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Projeto Trator is a São Paulo duo grinding out dense, abrasive sludge and doom with dark guitars and hypnotic low-end grooves over a prolific catalog that stretches back to their 2007 debut EP. Albums like "Despacho" (2015) and the EP "Na Órbita do Medo" (2018) cemented their reputation as ambassadors of the Brazilian underground heavy scene, earned through extensive touring across South America and Europe.
Proyecto Alud are a stoner/doom power trio from Mercedes, Buenos Aires province, who blend heavy fuzz-driven riffs with sludge and experimental textures. Since forming in 2021, they have released two albums: Rancho Relaxo in July 2021 and Brama de ciervo rojo in January 2022, both available on Bandcamp and major streaming platforms.
Instrumental stoner/doom trio from João Pessoa, Paraíba, comprising Bruno Alves, Magno Fontolan, and Neto Londres. The band draws on blues, low-tuned riffs, and psychedelic textures without vocals, and released their self-titled debut EP in April 2014.
Stoner doom and drone band from Belém, Pará, Brazil, active since 2018. They self-released Demo Sessions in March 2018 and followed it with Demo Sessions Vol II in March 2019, both featuring extended tracks in the five-to-seven-minute range rooted in heavy, psychedelic riffing.
Stoner/heavy metal band from Blumenau, Santa Catarina, active since 2014. Their debut release All in One (November 12, 2014) contains seven tracks including "Quest For Madness," "Black Cat Train," and "Mad Dog Biker." The band operates as an independent act.
Stoner/doom metal band from Brusque, Santa Catarina, Brazil, featuring vocalist Hugo Grubert, guitarist Vitor 'Bob' Zen, bassist Paulo Machado, and drummer Gustavo Gamba. The band released a self-titled three-track EP in March 2016 with all lyrics in Portuguese, and returned in 2023 with the single 'Winged Death (Satan's Servants),' recorded at Tobias Blues Studio in Brusque.
Stoner/doom metal band from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, formed in 2017. The band released the album Cartago in 2019, a slow, heavy psychedelic record in the tradition of Brazilian stoner and doom metal.
Satta Caveira are a stoner and heavy psych trio from San Miguel, Argentina, consisting of Cristian Villagra (guitar), Jonatan Emilio (bass), and Gonzalo Void (drums). The band debuted in 2015 with the "Mushrooms Session" EP and the self-titled album — recorded live on 2" tape at Estudio El Attic with no edits or overdubs — and released their third record, "MMI," in August 2018.
Serpent Cobra is a stoner/doom metal duo from Paraná, Argentina, built around vocalist and bassist Carolina Dussau and guitarist Emanuel Acosta, drawing comparisons to Witchfinder General, Pentagram, and early Venom. Their debut album Anatomy of Abuses (2020) was released on cassette via Stoner Witch Records and on vinyl/CD via Interstellar Smoke Records, followed by the mini-album Beware (2021) and their third full-length Metal Disaster (2024).
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