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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
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Vigore is a thrash metal band from Nottuln/Coesfeld, Germany, formed in 2022. They deliver aggressive, riff-driven thrash from the North Rhine-Westphalia underground.
Los Angeles' Vile Descent have been tearing through the city's underground with uncompromising thrash since 2018, drawing on the Bay Area tradition but seasoned with Southern California's street-level harshness. They keep the genre lean and mean, no filler, no softening.
Vile Extortion is a melodic death/thrash metal band from Thessaloniki, Greece, formed in 2019. They combine melodic death metal's harmonies with thrash metal's velocity.
Trencin's Vile Justice brings crossover thrash energy to Slovakia, fusing hardcore punk's confrontational attitude with thrash metal's precise, rapid-fire riffing. Their high-octane approach channels the pit-ready energy of classic crossover acts.
Vasteras' Vilefuck delivers exactly the kind of unsubtle death-thrash their name promises, grinding through aggressive compositions that prioritize impact over finesse. Their confrontational approach channels the raw energy of Sweden's underground extreme metal scene.
Vilipêndio is a speed/thrash and hardcore crossover band from Rio de Janeiro, formed in 2012, fusing the aggression of Brazil's thrash tradition with hardcore punk energy. The band appeared on a limited three-way split cassette alongside Espectro Tenebroso and A.N.T.I.L.I.V., released on Arte Ancestral Records in December 2019 in a run of 33 copies.
Taby's Villainthropy occupies the unusual intersection of doom metal's crushing weight and thrash metal's velocity, creating compositions that shift between glacial heaviness and rapid-fire aggression. Their dynamic range sets them apart from more single-minded acts in either genre.
Ufa's Villainz United brings crossover thrash to the Urals, fusing hardcore punk's confrontational energy with thrash metal's technical riffing. Their high-velocity approach channels the circle-pit fury of Municipal Waste and Power Trip through a Russian lens.
Vinas is a heavy/thrash metal band from Hungary, active since 1993. They are one of the longer-running metal acts in the Hungarian underground.
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