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One-man depressive black metal project from Santa Catarina, Brazil, operating within the Brazilian DSBM underground. The project has released the albums Onde Está Minha Depressão and Quintessência, and contributed the track Decomposição to the DSBM Brazil compilation Depressivos Hinos Suicidas Vol. I – Todos Os Caminhos Te Levam a Morte, released in March 2023.
Post-black metal solo project from Osasco, São Paulo, created and performed entirely by Douglas Sinsuk, who also records under the projects Whore Illusion, Bärkdum, Deadleaf, and Ruínas De R'lyeh. Sinsuk released two albums in 2018 under the Soturno name — The Void Inside and Morgana's Tale — before the project went inactive.
Gothic death metal band from João Pessoa, Paraíba, formed in January 2000. The band released the debut demo Poems of Love… Poems of Pain… in 2001, followed by the debut full-length When Flesh Becomes Spirit in 2007, produced by Marcello Pompeu and Heros Trech (Korzus) with artwork by Gustavo Sazes, and the second album Of Everything That Hurts in 2013 on Eternal Hatred Records. The current lineup includes vocalist Rodrigo Barbosa, guitarist Andrei Targino, and drummer Eduardo Vieira.
Souflikar is a thrash/death metal band from Elmhurst, Illinois, formed in 2015, driving aggressive, riff-forward metal from the suburban Chicago underground.
Sough is a Chicago sludge and post-metal band formed in 2016, building dense, heavy soundscapes that reflect the grit of the city's heavy music scene while pushing toward more expansive, atmospheric territory.
Soul Annihilation is a Boston black/death metal band formed in 2011, combining the cold extremity of black metal with death metal's aggression in a city with a long tradition of extreme music.
Thrash metal band from Paranaguá, Paraná, formed in 2006 by guitarist Rodrigo, bassist and vocalist Alemão, and drummer Jairão. The band released their debut album Thrash Attack in 2007 before disbanding in 2010.
Soul Broker is a doom and stoner metal band from Oakland, California, formed in 2019, delivering heavy, fuzz-laden riffs and slow, hypnotic grooves characteristic of the Bay Area's rich heavy underground.
Vojnik's Soul Collectors play melodic heavy metal from the small Styria town since 2014. Over a decade from the Celje district, their spirit-gathering name has channeled the harvesting of souls into accessible, melody-driven compositions.
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