5 Great Brazilian Metal Bands You Need To Hear

5. Válvera

For fans of Slayer and early Metallica, Válvera are one of the most experienced bands to feature on this list. Forming in Sao Paulo over ten years ago, Válvera have earned a great reputation within their local metal community thanks to releasing a number of fantastic thrash metal records.

Válvera released their debut album, ‘Cidade em Caos’, in 2015 and followed up this chaotic record with their second album, ‘Back to Hell’, in 2017. After spending years as an independent group, they were finally signed by American record label, Brutal Records, in 2020 and immediately began work on their third studio album. ‘Cycle of Disaster’ was released in August 2020 and is by far the band’s most successful release to date.

Key features of Válvera’s latest album include the crushing ‘All Systems Fall’, the engrossing lyrical narrative of ‘Born on a Dead Planet’ and the simply stunning ‘The Damn Colony’.