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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
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Disentury is a death/thrash metal and metalcore band from the Holzkirchen/Munich area of Germany, formed in 2022. They blend extreme metal aggression with metalcore dynamics.
Disfago is a thrash and black metal band from London, self-proclaimed as "London's greatest band," active since 2016. Their discography includes the releases Snake.Triangle.Sacrifice, Under the Sign of the Raptor Claw, and a self-titled 7-inch, along with the live recording Unleashed in the Enfield.
Disfigurator is a thrash metal band from Boras, Sweden, formed in 2022. The project delivers aggressive thrash metal from the Vastergotland region.
Disgore plays thrash metal from Lisbon, formed in 2025 and representing the newest wave of Portuguese thrash. Their visceral name channels the genre's most primal impulses into aggressive, riff-driven compositions.
Georgetown, California's Disgrace have been channeling the raw, no-frills energy of thrash metal since 2011, operating out of the Sierra Nevada foothills far from the polished Bay Area circuit. Their sound hews to the classic thrash template — aggressive riffing, barked vocals, and the kind of d-beat urgency that keeps the genre's underground roots alive.
Disgrace is a thrash metal band from Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil with roots traceable to the late 1980s under the name Cão de Guarda, later resuming activity from 2014 onward. The band is signed to Bulldog Records and appeared on early compilations including "Hell'Zine Compilation 1" (1989) and "Morbid Noise - Abomination 4" (1990). Their career history reflects the long continuity of Brasília's underground thrash metal tradition.
Disgracer is a thrash/death metal band from Barcelona, active since 2013 and bringing Catalonia's restless creative energy to bear on aggressive, riff-heavy extreme metal. Their sound merges the velocity of thrash with death metal's tonal weight in a Mediterranean crucible.
Dishammer is a Madrid-based thrash metal and crustcore band active since 2009, fusing the filthy aggression of crust punk with thrash's speed and riff attack. Their raw, lo-fi approach places them in the tradition of blackened thrash and d-beat-infused extremity that thrives in Spain's underground.
Disharmonik is a melodic black/death/thrash metal band from Bilbao, Spain, formed in 2020. They blend three extreme subgenres into a dissonant, powerful whole.
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