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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. [3] The songs usually use fast percussive beats and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead guitar work.
Because it was so intense and technically demanding, speed metal quickly evolved into thrash, which allowed greater leeway in terms of tempo, groove, and instrumental dexterity. Led by Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax, and Slayer this new wave of metal bands stood in direct contrast with the pop-oriented metal that dominated the charts during the ...
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- Exciter - Heavy Metal Maniac (1983) More than one contemporary zine used the term “skull-crushing” to describe Exciter’s seminal debut, and although the raw, tinny production blunts some of the edge, you can still feel the ferocious intent of this bullish Ontario trio roaring out of the speakers after 40 years.
- Acid - Maniac (1983) As with those other first responders from the Belgian scene, Killer and Crossfire, Acid’s low-budget, high-velocity transport café metal possesses a sweet rickety charm that makes Maniac effortlessly playable.
- Helloween - Walls Of Jericho (1985) Germany was an early speed metal stronghold, producing many enduring exemplars: Running Wild, Grave Digger, Rage, Angel Dust, Holy Moses, and most importantly of all, much-loved Hamburg hellions Helloween.
- Agent Steel - Skeptics Apocalypse (1985) These LA loons are perhaps the greatest example of a band who simultaneously combined power, thrash and speed metal, and thus tend to fall unjustly down the cracks between subgenres.
While speed metal is considered more melodic metal with a polished sound, thrash metal is known for its raw structure infused with guitar riffs and shred solos. Yes, speed and thrash bands did hog the limelight in the 80s and 90s alongside hair metal bands.
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#heavymetal #thrashmetal #thrash OFFICIAL THRASH / SPEED METAL MUSIC VIDEOS Playlist: Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Testament, Anthrax, Exodus, Suicidal Tende...
Sep 20, 2022 · From the ‘Big Four’ of Slayer, Metallica, Anthrax and Megadeth to the newer crop of thrashers like Evile and Municipal Waste, here are the 50 greatest thrash albums of all time as voted for by Metal Hammer readers. 50. Evile – Enter The Grave (2007)
Jul 9, 2019 · Thrash metal was always fun; a deranged and violent reinvention of rock‘n’roll’s sacred principles. Get ready to bang your head until you spew with our list of 30 bands you should know if you are keen to be initiated into the world of thrash.
