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Latin metal ( Spanish: metal latino, Portuguese: metal latino-americano) is a subgenre of heavy metal music with Latin origins, influences, and instrumentation, such as Spanish vocals, Latin percussion and rhythm such as Salsa rhythm. Some South American bands also add influences and instrumentations borrowed from world music and ethnic music ...
- Late 1970s, Latin America
Dec 1, 2023 · These are truly the greatest latin metal bands of all time, since the most famous latin metal artists ever are listed, and the order is decided by actual fans of the best latin metal music. You can click on the latin metal band names to see more information about that particular notable latin metal group. If they're near the top of the best ...
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Apr 11, 2024 · The biggest example of what Latin American metal can be at its absolute best. 8. Arkangel (Venezuela) In addition to being one of the best Latin American metal bands, Arkangel is the longest-running prominent metal band on that side of the world. The band started in 1978 and has remained active until today.
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Countries in Latin America experienced harsh debt crises throughout much of the early days of metal’s foundation as well as faced authoritarian governments, which imposed censorship, brutality against citizens and many other human rights violations. With harsher living situations and fewer resources, many bands don’t have recorded material for year...
HQ: San Salvador, El Salvador Facebook| Twitter| ReverbNation El Salvador didn’t experience a boom of rock and heavy-metal bands like many parts of the world throughout the ’80s due to the Salvadoran Civil War, but in the mid-’70s, Broncco laid the groundwork for the country’s ’90s extreme-metal surge. Their sound lies closer to the shimmer of glam...
HQ: Ambato, Ecuador Facebook| SoundCloud| Discogs Inspired by the European extreme-metal scene of the late ’80s, Ecuador’s C.R.Y. (an acronym for“Cremacion Resurrection Y”) were one of the earliest examples of black/death metal in the country. They recorded a handful of songs in the ’90s with the typical lo-fi production style of the genre at the t...
HQ: Santiago, Chile Facebook| YouTube| Spotify With bands such as Celtic Frost and Venom raising the bar for extremity in metal, others took notice and followed in their path, including Chilean bands. Dorso, as well as peers such as Pentagram Chileor Massakre, brought with them a new speed-metal sound, rivaling well-known peers (Slayer, Metallica),...
HQ: Panama City, Panama Discogs Panama’s metal scene was almost nonexistent until the tail end of the dictatorial rule of Gen. Manuel Noriega in 1989. This developmental delay affected what would become the e...
HQ: Mexico City, Mexico Facebook| Discogs Though they didn’t record much music, Mexico’s Gilgamesh marked a massive milestone in 1992 by becoming the country’s first-ever death-metal band comprising all women. Their 1995 demo flexed a visceral pack of death-metal songs laced with elements of doom metalbefore they disbanded in 2000. Luckily, Gilgame...
Ingredere In Templum Satanae by Godless HQ: Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico Facebook| Instagram| Bandcamp While the origins of black metal are typically focused on Europe, Godless have been summoning satanic sounds since 1989. They’re Puerto Rico’s first-ever black-meta...
HQ: Montevideo, Uruguay Facebook| Discogs With Brazilian bands Sepultura, Sarcófago and Volkana finding success in harsher takes on thrash metal, many Latin metal bands changed up their style to match their peers. Graf Spee are a prime example of that, shifting from the classic heavy-metal tone of their beginnings to a much more aggressive approach...
HQ: Buenos Aires, Argentina Facebook| Spotify| Discogs Argentina has enjoyed a long history with metal, starting with Riff, who gained mainstream success in the country in 1980. The next decade saw ups and downs, with bands facing difficulties in establishing themselves. The ’90s saw a resurgence, with bands such as Hermética fusing thrash with Arg...
HQ: San Pedro Sula, Honduras Facebook| Twitter| Spotify Honduras has a respectably sized metal scene for a country of fewer than 10 million people, and Khaos are the band who opened that possibility. Though they only recorded one album before splitting in 1985, they brought influence from the new wave ofBritish heavy metal scene to Honduras at a ti...
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Feb 2, 2012 · Lars and Miguel brought a list of their favorite newer metal bands from Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Mexico and the U.S. As I listened to the songs, I was surprised to find I really enjoyed ...
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Streaming/Buy: https://fanlink.to/MartinLavoePuya Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3gh5bsR Bandcamp: https://bit.ly/3L2W90M This a latin metal tribute to Hector La...
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