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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Memnoch is a death/thrash metal band from Meißen, Germany, formed in 2018. Named after Anne Rice's fictional devil, their sound combines death metal's brutality with thrash's velocity from the historic Saxon porcelain city.
Memorain is a Greek thrash/power metal project founded by guitarist Ilias Papadakis in Athens in 2000. Their 2012 album 'Evolution' features an all-star lineup including Gene Hoglan (Testament), Steve DiGiorgio (ex-Death), Ralph Santolla (Obituary), David Ellefson, and Tim 'Ripper' Owens, following the EMI-released 'Reduced To Ashes' (2006).
Memoria Hostil is a heavy/thrash metal band from Pablo Nogués in the northern suburbs of Greater Buenos Aires, formed in 2018 with a lineup of Sergio Soto on vocals, Ivan and Alfredo Sturla on guitars, Leo Sturla on bass, and Pablo Mansilla on drums. The band released their debut album "Memoria 1" in August 2022, a six-track record featuring songs including "Mirando Al Sur" and "Mano Propia".
Men Behind the Sun is a heavy/thrash metal band from Peine, Germany, active since 2012. Their sound delivers aggressive Teutonic thrash and heavy metal from the Lower Saxony underground, named after the controversial 1988 historical horror film.
Men Eater is a sludge/thrash metal act from Lisbon with stoner and doom influences, active since 2007. The band delivers crushing, multi-genre heaviness from the Portuguese capital.
Menac is a groove/thrash metal band from Groß-Gerau, Germany, active since 2012. Their sound combines the mid-tempo heaviness of groove metal with thrash's aggressive speed from the southern Hessen underground.
Formed in Chania, Crete in 2006, Menace play a style rooted in 1980s thrash metal, drawing on influences such as Dark Angel, Possessed, and Agent Steel. Their debut album Cosmic Conspiracy (2014) established their aggressive, old-school approach, while the follow-up Open Fire blends thrash with progressive and technical death metal elements. The band addresses themes of corruption and societal decay across their discography.
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A thrash metal act from the Bavarian city of Regensburg, Menacer has been delivering threatening, riff-driven compositions since 2021. The band channels the menace of their name into aggressive Teutonic thrash.
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