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Death/black metal band from Rio de Janeiro, founded in March 2023 by Black Sin And Damnation, who previously served in Grave Desecrator. Bassist Vitor Giovanni, formerly of Escarnium, joined in September 2023, with drummer Sórtór Impuros completing the lineup. The band released Demo I in 2023 on 33 hand-numbered cassettes via Unpure Records (Poland), then issued the full-length debut Impaled Nazareno in January 2025 through Murder Records (Netherlands).
Satanachist practice black metal from the German underground, channeling anti-religious fury through harsh, uncompromising compositions. Active since 2015, they represent the ongoing vitality of German black metal's most confrontational wing.
Karlstad's Satanarchy thrash with punk influences from the Varmland capital since 2018. Their portmanteau of Satan and anarchy channels infernal chaos into compositions of politically charged aggression.
Satanatics blend black 'n' roll with heavy metal from Saarbrucken, fusing black metal's aggression with the swagger of rock 'n' roll riffing. Their Saarland base places them on the French-German border, drawing from both countries' metal traditions.
Satanaxhia is a Black Metal band from Mexico City, Mexico, active since 2006 and affiliated with The Legion of the Abyss. The band released the demo Bastard Piece of Shit in 2009 and the album Død er du in 2022.
Satanchist are Czech black/thrash/death metal veterans tracing their origins back to 1992 in Prague, making them contemporaries of the first wave of Czech extreme metal. Their decades-long commitment to blasphemous extremity has made them fixtures of the Prague underground.
Black/doom metal project from Goiânia, Goiás, formed in 2018, composed and recorded entirely by Alexander Massaini under the alias Cron Demom, with guest contributions from collaborators Cron Belial and Cron Bael. The project released two EPs in 2019: Buried Alive in August and Registro negro in October, both available independently on Bandcamp.
Satanes is a doom/stoner metal band from Antofagasta, Chile, formed in 2022. They debuted with a live demo the same year and released two singles, "Eterno Vacío" and "Sucubo," in 2023.
Crossover/thrash metal band from Rio de Janeiro, formed in 2014. The band released their debut album Maldito Mundo Cão on December 10, 2014, operating independently without label support.
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