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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
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Hutt is a grindcore and death-thrash trio from São Paulo formed in 2002, comprising Appezzato on vocals, Leandro on guitar, and André on drums, with the band name taken from Jabba the Hutt of Star Wars. The band has built a discography spanning six releases, including the albums Horror³, Monstruario, Apocalipster (2017, via Black Hole Productions), and Maldicto (2019), all featuring short, ferocious songs with Portuguese lyrics addressing social themes. Their sound draws on classic grindcore acts such as Napalm Death alongside death metal influences in the vein of Morbid Angel.
Huttetu is a black metal project from Stavanger, Norway, active since 2014 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Norway black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Huvala is a one-person stoner and sludge metal project from Bahia, Brazil, formed in 2017 under the sole hand of the musician known as Putrefactus, who handles all instruments, vocals, and mixing. The debut release Sirens of Souls (September 2017) consists of two lengthy, atmosphere-heavy tracks — "The Oathbreaker" (11 minutes) and "Sepulcher of the Bride" (9 minutes) — drawing from doom, atmospheric black metal, and sludge. The project's name is a stylized play on the geological term uvala, with the added H described by the artist as purely aesthetic.
Huya Genus is a groove metal band from Italy, active since 2021 and delivering heavy, rhythmic riffage with crushing mid-tempo intensity. The project channels the headbanging immediacy of groove metal.
Huzar is a thrash metal/rac band from Jastrzębie-Zdrój, Poland, active since 2014 and delivering aggressive, riff-driven thrash with relentless intensity. The project channels the speed and fury of the genre.
A vicious heavy metal entity from Roosendaal, contributing to the dutch underground since 2020. Riff-heavy compositions and memorable hooks form the core of their output.
Hvati is a death metal/crust band from Reykjavík, Iceland, active since 2020 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
Emerging from Kristianstad's underground, this atmospheric doom/post-metal/rock act has been forging scorching sonic fury since 2014. Monolithic compositions and oppressive atmospheres define their crushing sound.
Forged in Ingelstad's metal community, this black metal act channels punishing aggression since 2018. Their sound channels tremolo-driven fury and blasting percussion through walls of distortion.
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