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band TH6. It was initially made available for streaming on the band's official

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page on July 28, 2008, and came out in physical format later on October 14. Produced by vocalist/guitarist/sole lyricist Marcão (formerly of

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(who had also collaborated with Charlie Brown Jr. previously), it counted with numerous guest appearances by musicians such as Di Ferrero and Gee Rocha of NX Zero, Badauí of CPM 22, Tico Santa Cruz of Detonautas Roque Clube, Baía of

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, Marcão's former Charlie Brown Jr. bandmates

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, and Pablo Silva, who had played alongside Champignon on his former project Revolucionnários. A

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was later made for the track "Mesmo Lugar". In 2009 the band would elaborate that they recorded over 40 tracks for the album, selecting 25 for inclusion; two of those outtakes, "Que Fase" and "De Boa", were later uploaded to their Myspace. The remaining, as of 2010 (when the group ceased their activities), have yet to be released.

Critical reception

The album was received positively upon its release, with critics praising the band's sonority mixing influences from

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. A review from website ''ZP'' called it "a great debut, more accessible and

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-sounding than Charlie Brown Jr.'s last releases".

Track listing

Personnel

;TH6 * Marcão – vocals, electric guitar * Tite Martins – lead vocals * Filipe Costa – drums * Lenon Scarpa – bass guitar, backing vocals ;Guest musicians * Gee Rocha – vocals (track 3) * Di Ferrero – vocals (track 5) * Tico Santa Cruz – vocals (track 6) * Badauí – vocals (track 7) *

– drums, additional vocals (tracks 11 and 20) * Pablo Silva – drums (track 17) *

– bass guitar, additional vocals (track 20) * Baía – vocals (track 21) ;Production *

– production * Rodrigo Castanho – mixing

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Contra Insetos Parasitas 2008 debut albums TH6 albums