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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. These bands essentially played thrash metal with a heavy emphasis on Satanic and occult themes in the lyrics and imagery. [12] Over the years, thrash metal has ...
Pages in category "Thrash metal musical groups from California" The following 58 pages are in this category, out of 58 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The earliest documented roots of the Bay Area thrash scene date back to the formation of Exodus in 1979. [4] By the time the group recorded their full-length album four years later, five different guitarists or bassists had already passed through the lineup, with some going on to join or form bands that were equally relevant to the area's burgeoning metal scene. [5]
Pages in category "American thrash metal musical groups" The following 133 pages are in this category, out of 133 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Thrash metal musical groups by nationality (32 C) Pages in category "Thrash metal musical groups" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total.
Achieving minor success in the Bay Area and playing almost every thrash show at the Mountain View Theater, with the likes of Slayer, Exodus, Testament, Death Angel, D.R.I., etc. the band started to branch out further, playing shows at the Stone in San Francisco and the Omni in Oakland.
Possessed is an American death metal band, [1] [2] [3] originally formed in 1982 in the San Francisco Bay Area. [4] [5]Noted for their fast style of playing and Jeff Becerra's growled vocals, they are often called the first band in the death metal genre, [6] and paved the way for the 1980s Bay Area thrash metal scene, along with Metallica, Exodus, Testament and Death Angel.
This is a list of bands from the San Francisco Bay Area, music groups founded in the San Francisco Bay Area or were closely associated with the region for a significant part of the group's active existence. Individual musicians who formed bands under their own name there are included, but not if they were primarily solo artists.