Thrash Metal



Thrash metal is a subgenre of Heavy Metal that is characterized usually by its fast tempo and aggression. Songs of the genre typically use fast percussive and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work. Lyrics of thrash metal songs often deal with social issues using direct and denunciatory language, an approach which partially overlaps with the hardcore genre. The "Big Four" bands of thrash metal are Anthrax, Megadeth,Metallica and Slayer, who simultaneously created and popularized the genre in the early 1980s.

The origins of thrash metal are generally traced to the late 1970s and early 1980s, when a number of bands began incorporating the sound of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, creating a new genre and developing into a separate movement from Punk Rock and Hardcore. This genre is more aggressive compared to its relative, Speed Metal, and can be seen in part to be a reaction to the lighter, more widely acceptable sounds and themes of Glam Metal.

80's Thrash Metal Bands - (Rise of Thrash Metal)

 * Metallica - USA
 * Slayer - USA
 * Megadeth - USA
 * Anthrax - USA
 * Exodus - USA
 * Overkill - USA
 * Kreator - German
 * Death Angel - USA
 * Testament - USA
 * Vio-lence - USA
 * Forbidden - USA
 * Annihilator - USA
 * Onslaught - UK
 * Sodom - German
 * Dark Angel - USA
 * Nuclear Assault - USA
 * Voivod - USA
 * Metal Church - USA
 * Defiance - USA
 * Whiplash - USA
 * Hirax - USA
 * Tankard - German
 * Artillery - Denmark
 * Destruction - German

90's Thrash Metal Bands - (Prime of Thrash Metal)

 * Pantera - USA
 * Sepultura - Brazil
 * Machine Head - USA
 * Stormtroopers of Death - USA
 * Suicidal Tendencies - USA
 * Evildead - USA
 * Sanctity - USA

00's Thrash Metal Bands - (Decline of Thrash Metal)

 * Evile - UK
 * Municipal Waste - USA
 * Gama Bomb - UK
 * SSS - UK

10's Thrash Metal Bands - (Revival of Thrash Metal)

 * Amok - Scotland
 * Acrassicauda - Iraq
 * Bludvera - UK
 * Entropy - UK

Metal & Rock Wikia's Top 10 Thrash Icons

 * 1) Dave Mustaine - Megadeth
 * 2) Dimebag Darrell - Pantera
 * 3) Cliff Burton - Metallica
 * 4) Rob Flynn - Machine Head/Vio-lence
 * 5) Kirk Hammett - Metallica
 * 6) Max Cavalera - Sepultura
 * 7) Kerry King - Slayer
 * 8) Mike Alexander - Evile
 * 9) Scott Ian - Anthrax
 * 10) James Hetfield - Metallica

Metal & Rock Wikia's Top 10 Thrash Songs

 * 1) Cowboys From Hell - Pantera
 * 2) South of Heaven - Slayer
 * 3) Clenching the Fists of Decent - Machine Head
 * 4) Wherever I May Roam - Metallica
 * 5) Symphony of Destruction - Megadeth
 * 6) Madhouse - Anthrax
 * 7) Slave New World - Sepultura
 * 8) Infected Nation - Evile
 * 9) Old - Machine Head
 * 10) Roots Bloody Roots - Sepultura

Metal & Rock Wikia's Top 10 Thrash Albums

 * 1) Cowboys From Hell - Pantera
 * 2) Master of Puppets - Metallica
 * 3) The Blackening - Machine Head
 * 4) Chaos A.D. - Sepultura
 * 5) Reign in Blood - Slayer
 * 6) Kill 'Em All - Metallica
 * 7) Rust in Piece - Megadeth
 * 8) Infected Nation - Evile
 * 9) Metallica (Album) - Metallica
 * 10) Among the Living - Anthrax