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Thrash metal (or simply thrash) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music characterized by its overall aggression and fast tempo. [4] The songs usually use fast percussive beats and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead guitar work.
A new generation of thrash metal bands emerged in the early 2000s, drawing lyrical and visual inspiration from the older groups. [10] [11] Thrash metal was an inspiration for later extreme genres such as death metal and black metal. This list also includes certain bands which belong to the first wave of black metal.
Exhorder was formed in 1985 in New Orleans, Louisiana. After releasing several demos in the vein of pure thrash metal, they continued this sound with their debut studio album, Slaughter in the Vatican, released in 1990. They adapted more of a groove metal-oriented sound by their second album, The Law, released in 1992. The band broke up in 1994.
Hailed by many critics and fans as a thrash metal masterpiece, the album cemented the band's position as one of the driving forces of the East Coast thrash metal movement. The band spent the better part of 1985 and 1986 touring in support of Feel the Fire , touring Europe with Anthrax and Agent Steel , and supporting Slayer on their Reign in ...
Testament is an American thrash metal band from Berkeley, California. [1] Formed in 1983 under the name Legacy, the band's current lineup comprises rhythm guitarist Eric Peterson, lead vocalist Chuck Billy, lead guitarist Alex Skolnick, bassist Steve Di Giorgio and drummer Chris Dovas.
Forbidden is an American thrash metal band from the San Francisco Bay Area, California.They formed in 1985 as Forbidden Evil, but would change their name in 1987.Since their formation, Forbidden have broken up and reformed twice with numerous line-up changes.
Destruction is a German thrash metal band formed in 1982. They have been credited as one of the "Big Four" of the German thrash metal scene, the others being Kreator , Sodom and Tankard . [ 3 ] In addition to helping pioneer black metal , [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Destruction was part of the second wave of thrash metal in the mid-to-late 1980s, along with US ...
Desaster's style is closer to traditional thrash metal than to the Norwegian black metal style; [3] although they are often referred to as a black metal band, Frank Stöver considers them a pure thrash metal band whose style, strongly influenced by the old German thrash metal, still sounds "refreshing and honest", unlike many other bands that ...