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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
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BoneStripper was a thrash metal band from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, formed in 2014. The band released the EP 'A View of Heaven from a Seat in Hell' in January 2014 and was active within the Belo Horizonte metal scene before eventually splitting up.
Crossover thrash outfit from Cascais, formed in 2015. Their sound channels the spirit of 1980s crossover, fusing hardcore punk's immediacy with thrash metal's technical edge.
Thrash metal outfit from Gostynin, formed in 2020. Their compositions hit with the urgent intensity that defines the genre at its best: fast, tight, and unapologetically aggressive.
Finnish heavy/thrash metal band from Lahti, formed in 2017. Named after England's most haunted house, they deliver ghostly thrash-heavy metal.
Warsaw-based thrash/groove metal act active since 2010, anchoring their riff-driven assault in mid-tempo grooves that demand involuntary headbanging. Their compositions balance thrash metal's speed with the crushing rhythmic weight of groove metal.
Heerlen-based thrash metal/metalcore act active since 2005, bridging old-school thrash's riff-driven attack with metalcore's modern dynamics and breakdown-heavy structures. Their sound draws from both traditions with aggressive conviction.
French grindcore and thrash metal band from Lyon, active since 2008. They deliver nearly two decades of worm-infested grindcore from France's second city.
Since 2017, this Italian thrash metal act has delivered high-velocity riff assaults from Lecce. Their sound channels the raw energy of the genre's golden era through tight musicianship.
Borroza are a death/thrash metal band from Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia, formed in 2000 and signed to the Colombian label Upzurdo. They released their debut full-length Fantasma in 2008—recorded and mixed at Upzurdo Records in Bucaramanga and mastered in Hollywood—and have contributed tracks to several Colombian metal compilations including Al Filo de Metal Vol. V.
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