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Thrash/death metal band from São Paulo, founded in 1990 by guitarist Cristiano Fusco, with a discography stretching from the debut Shivering (1995) through Asylum of Shadows (1999), The Unholy Spell (2001), Hellbound (2008, Armageddon Records), AEquilibrium (2010, Wacken Records), and Far Beyond Existence (2017). The band won the Wacken Battle of the Bands in 2007 and subsequently toured Europe alongside Overkill and Exodus; vocalist Mayara "Undead" Puertas joined in 2015.
Tábano was a three-piece heavy band formed in 2012 in La Plata, Argentina, drawing on thrash and doom metal in equal measure. The band released the album Mata o Muere and a demo track, Atrapado (sin salida), before eventually dissolving.
Thrash and crossover metal band from Minas Gerais founded by Manu Joker, who had previously drummed for Sarcófago on the 1989 EP Rotting. Joker switched to vocals for Uganga's debut album Atitude Lótus (2002/2003) and led the band through a run of releases including Vol. 3: Caos Carma Conceito (2010), Opressor (2014), and Servus (2019), with the band completing two European tours across 14 countries.
Thrash/death metal band formed in São Paulo in 2005, later relocating to Brooklyn, New York. The lineup of Frederico Carneiro (vocals), Patrick Caracas and Kiko Freiberg (guitars), Fadel Dabien (bass), and Daniel Freiberg (drums) released the EP Mind's Corner in 2012, followed by the full-length Shooting at the Moon in December 2014 and the album Let it Rain in September 2016.
Thrash/groove/death metal band from Recife, Pernambuco, formed in 2016 by members including Moab Junior and Davi Aguiar, recording at J.A. Studio with producer Joel Lima. The band released a self-titled four-track EP on September 1, 2018, followed by the single and music video "The Foundation of Society" in January 2025, directed by Henrique Costa.
Voiceless Dissonance is a death/thrash/groove metal band from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, whose debut EP Vox: I appeared in 2026, introducing tracks such as "It's on That Damn Plate" and "They Form a Sea of People." The band emerged as a newly formed act with a sound drawing on the aggressive Brazilian extreme metal tradition of the state.
Voiden is a thrash/black/death metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, whose H.P. Lovecraft-inspired lyrical themes run through their recorded output. The band released the EP Beyond Antares in October 2015, a four-track slab featuring tracks including "Crawling Chaos" and "Elder Blood."
Vrede are a Buenos Aires thrash/groove metal band formed in 1991 whose name is Swedish for "wrath." They released three recordings during their original run: the demo "El Amarillito" (1994), and full-lengths "Raíz" (1995) and "Incisión" (1996), with the band splitting up in 1997 before briefly reuniting in 2009. Their core lineup featured brothers Hernán Espejo (guitar) and Gonzalo Espejo (drums), alongside vocalist Gabriel Raimondo and bassist Claudio Filadoro.
Véumörbido is a black/thrash/death metal band from Ponta Grossa, Paraná, formed in 2023. Their debut release "Malleus Maleficarum" (December 2023) is a five-track EP featuring the lineup of L. NightGhost on guitar and vocals, J. GothTrash on bass, A. CaveTroll on guitar, and L. Conde Verdugo on drums.
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