Bands such as Ratos de Porão and Lobotomia, played a style more akin to hardcore and started transforming into a more thrash metal sound, alongside the original thrash metal bands, such as Korzus and MX.
Ratos de Porão and Lobotomia were part of a musical scene that incorporated elements of hardcore before evolving into a more aggressive thrash metal style, alongside other early thrash metal acts like Korzus and MX.