''Contra Insetos Parasitas'' ( Portuguese for "''Against Parasitic Insects''") is the only release by

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band TH6. It was initially made available for streaming on the band's official Myspace 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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, Badauí of CPM 22,

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, Baía of Tihuana, Marcão's former Charlie Brown Jr. bandmates

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

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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) *

– 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 * Tadeu Patolla – production * Rodrigo Castanho – mixing

References

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