List of thrash metal bands 1990336 225955012 2008-07-16T04:58:05Z CircafuciX 4067712 [[WP:UNDO|Undid]] revision 225954591 by [[Special:Contributions/KaalpurusH(band)|KaalpurusH(band)]] ([[User talk:KaalpurusH(band)|talk]]) you don't get it do you? {{Dynamic list}} [[Image:Metallica live London crop.jpg|thumb|right|One of the key bands from the [[Bay Area thrash metal]] scene, [[Metallica]] are considered to be one of the ''Big Four'' of thrash.]] This is a '''list of bands that have played thrash metal''' at some point during their career, sorted by country of origin. This list, however, also includes certain bands belonging to the [[Black metal#The First Wave|first wave of black metal]]. These bands essentially played thrash metal with a heavy emphasis on [[Satanism|Satanic]] and [[occult]] themes in lyrics as well as imagery.<ref>{{cite video | people = Dunn, Sam (Director) | year = 2005 | date = Aug 5 | url = http://imdb.com/title/tt0478209/ | title = Metal: A Headbanger's Journey | medium = motion picture | location = Canada | publisher = Dunn, Sam}}</ref> [[Thrash metal]] was the product of American bands, who fused the sound of [[New Wave of British Heavy Metal]] with the speed of [[hardcore punk]] in the early 80s.<ref name="Thrash Metal"> {{cite web |title=Thrash Metal |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://wm05.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=77:373 |accessdate=2008-01-07}}</ref> Thrash metal was also the major influence in the development of extreme genres like [[groove metal]], [[death metal]] and [[Black metal#The Second Wave|the second wave of black metal]].<ref name="EOL Audio - Groove Metal"> {{cite web |title=EOL Audio - Groove Metal |publisher=eraseronline.com |url=http://www.eraseronline.com/styledisplay.php?Style=101 |accessdate=2008-01-07}}</ref><ref name="What Is Thrash Metal"> {{cite web |title=What Is Thrash Metal? |publisher=about.com |url=http://heavymetal.about.com/od/heavymetal101/a/101_thrash.htm |accessdate=2008-01-07}}</ref> Four American bands—[[Metallica]], [[Megadeth]], [[Slayer]] and [[Anthrax (band)|Anthrax]]—are credited with popularizing the genre, earning them the title of '''The Big Four of Thrash'''. Many people credit Metallica with pioneering thrash metal. <ref name="A to Z of Thrash"> {{cite book |title=A to Z of Thrash Metal (Rockdetector) |last=Sharpe-Young |first=Garry |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=2002 |publisher=Cherry Red books |location= |isbn=190144709X |pages=450}} </ref> Outside of the [[United States|U.S.]], [[Teutonic thrash metal|Teutonic thrash]] bands such as [[Kreator]], [[Sodom (band)|Sodom]] and [[Destruction]] as well as [[Brazil]]'s [[Sepultura]] were key contributors to the development of thrash. Several major thrash bands like Anthrax, Metallica, Megadeth and Kreator streamlined their sound to an accessible, radio-friendly hard rock style in the early to mid-90s.<ref name="Thrash Metal"/> However, thrash metal has seen a resurgence in recent times, with many of the older bands, such as Megadeth and Metallica, returning to their thrash roots with their new releases.<ref name="Thrash Metal Revival">{{cite web |title=Thrash Metal Revival |publisher=decibelmagazine.com |url=http://www.decibelmagazine.com/features/nov2007/thrashmetalrevival.aspx |accessdate=2008-03-06}}</ref> [[Image:Kreator live.JPG|thumb|right|Germany's [[Kreator]] is arguably the most successful and influential European thrash metal band ever.<ref name="Kreator Biography"/>]] {{TOClimit|limit=2}} ==Argentina== <!--Please only add bands with articles to this list. New additions without articles will be deleted.--> * [[Hermética]] * [[Horcas]] * [[Nepal (band)|Nepal]] ==Australia== <!--Please only add bands with articles to this list. New additions without articles will be deleted.--> * [[Addictive (band)|Addictive]] * [[Cryogenic (band)|Cryogenic]] * [[Deströyer 666]] * [[Hobbs' Angel of Death]] One of the first Australian extreme metal bands, ''Hobbs' Angel of Death'' made their recording debut with their [[Hobbs' Angel of Death (album)|eponymous]] album in 1988. Released by Germany's [[SPV GmbH|Steamhammer]] label, the album is considered to rate as one of the great cult metal releases of the '80s, while [[Allmusic]] compared it with [[Reign in Blood]] for its aggressive thrashing and Satanic references.<ref name="Hobbs' Angel of Death Biography">{{cite web |title=Hobbs' Angel of Death Biography |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:0xfoxqqdldhe~T1 |accessdate=2008-03-30}}</ref> * [[Mortal Sin]] * [[Mortification (band)|Mortification]] * [[Nothing Sacred (band)|Nothing Sacred]] ==Bangladesh== <!--Please only add bands with articles to this list. New additions without articles will be deleted.--> * [[Cryptic Fate]] ==Brazil== <!--Please only add bands with articles to this list. New additions without articles will be deleted.--> * [[Cavalera Conspiracy]] * [[Dorsal Atlântica]] * [[Executer (band)|Executer]] * [[Korzus]] * [[Lobotomia]] * [[MX (band)|MX]] * [[Nailbomb]] * [[Ratos de Porao|Ratos de Porão]] {{boxboxtop|Sarcófago|right}} <div class="NavFrame" style="padding:0;border-style:none;"> <div class="NavFrame" style="border-style:none;padding:0;"> <div class="NavHead" style="background:#EDF1F1;text-align:left;text-style:normal"> Thrash albums</div> <div class="NavContent" style="display:none;text-align:left;"> * [[I.N.R.I. (album)|I.N.R.I.]] * [[Rotting (album)|Rotting]] * [[The Laws of Scourge]] * [[Crush, Kill, Destroy]] </div></div></div> {{boxboxbottom}} * [[Sarcófago]] Brazilian death/thrash metallers ''Sarcófago'' were considered the most extreme and inaccessible of Brazil's early death metal champions, while some claim, pioneered what would later be known as black metal.<ref name="Sarcófago Biography">{{cite web |title=Sarcófago Biography |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:09fyxqe5ldhe~T1 |accessdate=2008-03-29}}</ref> According to Eduardo Rivadavia of [[Allmusic]], Sarcófago's 1987 debut, [[I.N.R.I. (album)|I.N.R.I.]] remains an ''"oft-referenced touchstone for black metal musicians worldwide"'' and called it ''"a historical relic of an obscure but important national scene"''.<ref name="I.N.R.I.">{{cite web |title=I.N.R.I. |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:a9ftxqwkldke |accessdate=2008-03-29}}</ref> {{boxboxtop|Sepultura|right}} <div class="NavFrame" style="padding:0;border-style:none;"> <div class="NavFrame" style="border-style:none;padding:0;"> <div class="NavHead" style="background:#EDF1F1;text-align:left;text-style:normal"> Thrash albums</div> <div class="NavContent" style="display:none;text-align:left;"> * [[Schizophrenia (Sepultura album)|Schizophrenia]] * [[Beneath the Remains]] * [[Arise (album)|Arise]] * [[Nation (album)|Nation]] * [[Roorback]] </div></div></div> {{boxboxbottom}} * [[Sepultura]] Sepultura are now considered to be the most successful Brazilian heavy metal band in history. Their third release, ''[[Beneath the Remains]]'' was an immediate critical and commercial success and is cited as ''"one of the most essential death/thrash metal albums of all time"'' by [[Allmusic]].<ref name="Sepultura Biography">{{cite web |title=Sepultura Biography |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:fifoxqr5ldke~T1 |accessdate=2008-03-29}}</ref><ref name="Beneath the Remains">{{cite web |title=Beneath the Remains |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:k9fqxqy5ldde |accessdate=2008-03-29}}</ref> Its follow-up, [[Arise (album)|Arise]] also remains a classic of the death metal genre.<ref name="Arise">{{cite web |title=Arise |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:d9fqxqy5ldde |accessdate=2008-03-29}}</ref> * [[Soulfly]] * [[Torture Squad]] ==Canada== <!--Please only add bands with articles to this list. New additions without articles will be deleted.--> * [[3 Inches of Blood]] * [[Annihilator (band)|Annihilator]] Canadian thrashers ''Annihilator'' exploded onto the thrash metal scene with their critically acclaimed debut, [[Alice in Hell]], cited by [[Allmusic]] as ''"an unqualified triumph"'' and ''"the state of the art in terms of thinking man's thrash metal"''.<ref name="Annihilator Biography">{{cite web |title=Annihilator Biography |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:aiftxqw5ldae~T1 |accessdate=2008-03-29}}</ref> It was followed up with [[Never, Neverland]], which is considered by Alex Henderson of ''Allmusic'' as ''"a blistering gem"'' and ''"one of 1990's strongest metal releases"''.<ref name="Never, Neverland">{{cite web |title=Never, Neverland |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:difrxq95ldde |accessdate=2008-03-29}}</ref> * [[Anvil (band)|Anvil]] * [[Dead Brain Cells]] * [[Eidolon (band)|Eidolon]] * [[Eudoxis]] * [[Exciter (band)|Exciter]] One of the first bands that appeared on the thrash metal scene, Canadian outfit ''Exciter'' released ''Heavy Metal Maniac'' in 1983, considered to be among the first thrash albums. Their third release, ''Long Live the Loud'', is cited as their best effort and is considered as the apex of their career.<ref name="Exciter Biography">{{cite web |title=Exciter Biography |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:k9foxqq5ldfe~T1 |accessdate=2008-04-02}}</ref><ref name="Violence & Force">{{cite web |title=Violence & Force |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gzftxqt5ldte |accessdate=2008-04-02}}</ref> * [[Infernäl Mäjesty]] * [[Piledriver (band)|Piledriver]] * [[Razor (band)|Razor]] * [[Sword (band)|Sword]] {{boxboxtop|Voivod|right}} <div class="NavFrame" style="padding:0;border-style:none;"> <div class="NavFrame" style="border-style:none;padding:0;"> <div class="NavHead" style="background:#EDF1F1;text-align:left;text-style:normal"> Thrash albums</div> <div class="NavContent" style="display:none;text-align:left;"> * [[War and Pain]] * [[Rrröööaaarrr]] * [[Killing Technology]] * [[Dimension Hatröss]] * [[Nothingface (album)|Nothingface]] </div></div></div> {{boxboxbottom}} * [[Voivod (band)|Voivod]] [[Progressive metal|Prog]]/thrash metal outfit ''Voivod'' were one of the first thrash bands from Canada to receive international popularity.<ref name="Voivod Biography">{{cite web |title=Voivod Biography |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:difuxqr5ldde~T1 |accessdate=2008-03-29}}</ref> Greg Prato of [[Allmusic]] compared their debut, [[War and Pain]] with Metallica's debut, [[Kill 'Em All]].<ref name="War and Pain">{{cite web |title=War and Pain |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:gpfwxql5ldke |accessdate=2008-03-29}}</ref> Their progressive/thrash release, [[Nothingface (album)|Nothingface]], was their most commercially successful album, attaining a peak position of #114 in the ''[[Billboard charts|Billboard]] Top 200'' on February 17, 1990.<ref name="Nothingface">{{cite web |title=Nothingface |publisher=billboard.com |url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp?pid=5967&aid=17982 |accessdate=2008-03-29}}</ref> * [[Zimmer's Hole]] ==Chile== <!--Please only add bands with articles to this list. New additions without articles will be deleted.--> * [[Coprofago]] (early) * [[Necrosis (band)|Necrosis]] ==Colombia== <!--Please only add bands with articles to this list. New additions without articles will be deleted.--> * [[Ekhymosis]] (early) * [[Holocausto]] * [[Inquisition (Colombian band)|Inquisition]] (early) ==Denmark== <!--Please only add bands with articles to this list. New additions without articles will be deleted.--> * [[Artillery (band)|Artillery]] * [[Hatesphere]] * [[Invocator]] ==Finland== <!--Please only add bands with articles to this list. New additions without articles will be deleted.--> * [[Am I Blood]] * [[Children of Bodom]] * [[Deathchain]] * [[Hevein]] * [[Mokoma]] * [[Stone (band)|Stone]] * [[Stam1na]] * [[National Napalm Syndicate]] ==France== <!--Please only add bands with articles to this list. New additions without articles will be deleted.--> * [[Gojira (band)|Gojira]] * [[Loudblast]] * [[Lyzanxia]] * [[Scarve]] * [[Yyrkoon (band)|Yyrkoon]] ==Germany== <!--Please only add bands with articles to this list. New additions without articles will be deleted.--> * [[Brainstorm (German band)|Brainstorm]] * [[Desaster]] * [[Destruction (band)|Destruction]] Together with their countrymen [[Kreator]] and [[Sodom (band)|Sodom]], Germany's ''Destruction'' constituted the dominating triumvirate of Teutonic thrash metal during the 1980s. Their third album, [[Release from Agony]], is considered as the band's finest release, while [[Allmusic]] cited it as ''"an overlooked classic"''.<ref name="Destruction Biography">{{cite web |title=Destruction Biography |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:0ifuxqe5ld6e~T1 |accessdate=2008-03-27}}</ref><ref name="Release from Agony">{{cite web |title=Release from Agony |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kifuxqr5ldae |accessdate=2008-03-27}}</ref> ''Destruction's'' impact on the nascent [[black metal]] scene has been acknowledged by the late [[Euronymous]] of [[Mayhem (band)|Mayhem]], who called their first release ''"masterpiece of black stinking metal"''.<ref name="Interview with Euronymous">{{cite web |title=Interview with Euronymous by Esa Lahdenpera for KILL YOURSELF! MAGAZINE |publisher=fmp666.com |url=http://www.fmp666.com/moonlight/mayhem.html |accessdate=2008-03-27}}</ref> * [[Dew-Scented]] * [[Grinder (band)|Grinder]] * [[Holy Moses]] * [[Justice (German band)|Justice]] * [[Kreator]] Arguably the most influential and successful European thrash metal band ever, Germany's ''Kreator'' is also by far the most enduring, mixing [[Metallica]]'s thrash innovations with [[Venom (band) |Venom]]'s proto-black metal imagery.<ref name="Kreator Biography">{{cite web |title=Kreator Biography |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:wifpxqe5ldde~T1 |accessdate=2008-03-27}}</ref> Their sophomore effort, [[Pleasure to Kill]] is considered as the band's first ''"classic"'' album<ref name="Kreator Biography"/> and was a critical and commercial success.<ref name="Pleasure to Kill">{{cite web |title=Pleasure to Kill |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:j9fwxql5ldje |accessdate=2008-03-27}}</ref> It was followed up with the spectacular [[Terrible Certainty]] and [[Extreme Aggression]], cited as ''"their final thrash triumph"'' by Vincent Jeffries of [[Allmusic]].<ref name="Extreme Agrression">{{cite web |title=Extreme Aggression |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:a9fwxql5ldje |accessdate=2008-03-27}}</ref> * [[Living Death]] * [[Mekong Delta (band)|Mekong Delta]] [[Image:Sodom at Tuska 2006.JPG|thumb|right|Teutonic thrash giants [[Sodom (band)|Sodom]] were a major influence in the development of [[extreme metal]]<ref name="Interview with Tom Angelripper"/>.]] * [[Sodom (band)|Sodom]] One of the three dominating bands of the Teutonic thrash metal scene, ''Sodom'' has been a major influence in the development of thrash, black and death metal.<ref name="Interview with Tom Angelripper">{{cite web |title=Interview with Tom Angelripper - FKOTLD |publisher=livingdamned.net |url=http://www.livingdamned.net/fkotld/interviews/sodom.shtml |accessdate=2008-03-27}}</ref> Their landmark album, [[Persecution Mania]], is praised by Ed Rivadavia of [[Allmusic]] as ''"a virtual tour de force of blinding speed and blunt force"'' and named it as ''"arguably the best album of Sodom's checkered career"''.<ref name="Persecution Mania">{{cite web |title=Persecution Mania |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:h9fyxqu5ldke |accessdate=2008-03-27}}</ref> [[Euronymous]] of [[Mayhem (band)|Mayhem]] stated them as an influence, while calling their first release as a ''"masterpiece of black stinking metal"''.<ref name="Interview with Euronymous"/> * [[Tankard (band)|Tankard]] * [[Voodoocult]] ==Greece== <!--Please only add bands with articles to this list. New additions without articles will be deleted.--> * [[Memorain]] ==Hungary== <!--Please only add bands with articles to this list. New additions without articles will be deleted.--> * [[Ektomorf]] ==Italy== <!--Please only add bands with articles to this list. New additions without articles will be deleted.--> * [[Bulldozer (band)|Bulldozer]] * [[Extrema (band)|Extrema]] * [[Necrodeath]] Relatively unknown outside their homeland, Italy's ''Necrodeath'' blended old-school speed metal and thrash with [[black metal]] pioneered by [[Venom (band)|Venom]] and [[Bathory (band)|Bathory]].<ref name="Necrodeath Biography">{{cite web |title=Necrodeath Biography |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:axfqxqqkldde~T1 |accessdate=2008-03-30}}</ref> ==Japan== <!--Please only add bands with articles to this list. New additions without articles will be deleted.--> * [[Doom (Japanese band)|Doom]] * [[Grief of War]] * [[Outrage (band)|Outrage]] ==Malaysia== <!--Please only add bands with articles to this list. New additions without articles will be deleted.--> * [[Cromok]] ==Mexico== <!--Please only add bands with articles to this list. New additions without articles will be deleted.--> * [[Transmetal (band)|Transmetal]] * [[PCN (band)|PCN]] ==Netherlands== <!--Please only add bands with articles to this list. New additions without articles will be deleted.--> * [[Detonation (band)|Detonation]] * [[Escadron (band) | Escadron]] * [[Izegrim]] * [[Legion of the Damned (band)|Legion of the Damned]] {{boxboxtop|Pestilence|right}} <div class="NavFrame" style="padding:0;border-style:none;"> <div class="NavFrame" style="border-style:none;padding:0;"> <div class="NavHead" style="background:#EDF1F1;text-align:left;text-style:normal"> Thrash albums</div> <div class="NavContent" style="display:none;text-align:left;"> * [[Malleus Maleficarum (album)|Malleus Maleficarum]] </div></div></div> {{boxbottom}} * [[Pestilence (band)|Pestilence]] Although remembered primarily as a progressive death metal band for their latter, better known and better executed efforts, ''Pestilence's'' debut, [[Malleus Maleficarum (album)|Malleus Maleficarum]], was essentially a thrash metal release, and is easily recognized as a transitional link between the thrash and [[death metal]].<ref name="Malleus Maleficarum">{{cite web |title=Malleus Maleficarum Biography |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:d9fqxqr5ldhe |accessdate=2008-04-02}}</ref> ==New Zealand== <!--Please only add bands with articles to this list. New additions without articles will be deleted.--> * [[8 Foot Sativa]] * [[Sinate]] ==Norway== <!--Please only add bands with articles to this list. New additions without articles will be deleted.--> * [[Audiopain]] * [[Aura Noir]] * [[Battered]] * [[Blood Tsunami]] Featuring [[Bård Faust|Bård "Faust" Eithun]] (ex-[[Emperor (band)|Emperor]]) and Pete Evil, the host of the Norwegian version of ''Headbangers Ball'', ''Blood Tsunami'' released their debut album, [[Thrash Metal (album)|Thrash Metal]], in April 2007.<ref name="Thrash Metal (album)">{{cite web |title=Thrash Metal (album) |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hpfqxzw5ldfe |accessdate=2008-03-30}}</ref><ref name="Blood Tsunami - mp3.com">{{cite web |title=Blood Tsunami - mp3.com |publisher=mp3.com |url=http://www.mp3.com/features/stories/9394.html |accessdate=2008-03-30}}</ref> * [[Griffin (band)|Griffin]] * [[Grimfist (band)|Grimfist]] * [[Nocturnal Breed]] {{boxboxtop|Red Harvest|right}} <div class="NavFrame" style="padding:0;border-style:none;"> <div class="NavFrame" style="border-style:none;padding:0;"> <div class="NavHead" style="background:#EDF1F1;text-align:left;text-style:normal"> Thrash albums</div> <div class="NavContent" style="display:none;text-align:left;"> * [[Nomindsland]] </div></div></div> {{boxboxbottom}} * [[Red Harvest (band)|Red Harvest]] [[Industrial metal]] band ''Red Harvest'' started off as a thrash metal outfit in 1989, releasing two demos and their only thrash release, [[Nomindsland]].<ref name="Red Harvest">{{cite web |title=Red Harvest Home Page |publisher=redharvestplanet.com |url=http://www.redharvestplanet.com/History/HistoryMain.htm |accessdate=2008-03-30}}</ref> * [[Susperia]] ==Poland== <!--Please only add bands with articles to this list. New additions without articles will be deleted.--> * [[Acid Drinkers]] * [[Kat (band)|Kat]] * [[Turbo (Polish band)|Turbo]] ==Russia== <!--Please only add bands with articles to this list. New additions without articles will be deleted.--> * [[Black Obelisk (band)|Black Obelisk]] * [[Kuwalda]] * [[Master (Russian band)|Master]] ==Slovakia== <!--Please only add bands with articles to this list. New additions without articles will be deleted.--> * [[Majster Kat]] ==South Korea== <!--Please only add bands with articles to this list. New additions without articles will be deleted.--> * [[Crash (South Korean band)|Crash]] ==Sweden== <!--Please only add bands with articles to this list. New additions without articles will be deleted.--> * [[2Ton Predator]] * [[Arch Enemy]] {{boxboxtop|Bathory|right}} <div class="NavFrame" style="padding:0;border-style:none;"> <div class="NavFrame" style="border-style:none;padding:0;"> <div class="NavHead" style="background:#EDF1F1;text-align:left;text-style:normal"> Thrash albums</div> <div class="NavContent" style="display:none;text-align:left;"> * [[Requiem (album)|Requiem]] * [[Octagon (album)|Octagon]] </div></div></div> {{boxboxbottom}} * [[Bathory (band)|Bathory]] A one-man operation helmed by the mysterious [[Quorthon]], ''Bathory'' easily qualify as one the most important European extreme metal acts of the '80s and '90s. ''Bathory'' has been influential for several bands from the Norwegian black metal scene, and has singlehandedly carved out [[Viking metal]] with their landmark releases, [[Blood Fire Death]] and [[Hammerheart]].<ref name="Bathory Biography">{{cite web |title=Bathory Biography |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:kifexqw5ldse~T1 |accessdate=2008-03-30}}</ref><ref name="Metal genre descriptions">{{cite web |title=Metal genre descriptions|publisher=metalcrypt.com |url=http://www.metalcrypt.com/genres.php |accessdate=2008-03-30}}</ref> * [[Carnal Forge]] * [[The Crown (band)|The Crown]] * [[Defleshed]] * [[The Haunted]] Swedish [[death metal|death]]/thrash metal band ''The Haunted'' arose from the ashes of [[At the Gates]]. The group's second effort, [[The Haunted Made Me Do It]] has been noted to be on the same pedestal as [[Wolverine Blues]], [[Heartwork]] and [[Master of Puppets]] by [[Allmusic]].<ref name="The Haunted Biography">{{cite web |title=The Haunted Biography |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:hjfyxqthld0e~T1 |accessdate=2008-03-30}}</ref><ref name="The Haunted Made Me Do It">{{cite web |title=The Haunted Made Me Do It |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0ifixqw0ld6e |accessdate=2008-03-30}}</ref> * [[Impious]] * [[Kayser (band)|Kayser]] * [[Meshuggah]] * [[One Man Army and the Undead Quartet]] * [[Raise Hell]] * [[Terror 2000]] * [[Witchery]] ==Switzerland== <!--Please only add bands with articles to this list. New additions without articles will be deleted.--> {{boxboxtop|Celtic Frost|right}} <div class="NavFrame" style="padding:0;border-style:none;"> <div class="NavFrame" style="border-style:none;padding:0;"> <div class="NavHead" style="background:#EDF1F1;text-align:left;text-style:normal"> Thrash albums</div> <div class="NavContent" style="display:none;text-align:left;"> * [[Morbid Tales]] * [[To Mega Therion (album)|To Mega Therion]] * [[Into the Pandemonium]] </div></div></div> {{boxboxbottom}} * [[Celtic Frost]] Formed from the remains of seminal death/black metal pioneers [[Hellhammer]], ''Celtic Frost'' are a huge influence on both [[extreme metal]] and [[gothic metal]].<ref name="Celtic Frost Century Media">{{cite web |title=Celtic Frost Century Media |publisher=centurymedia.com |url=http://www.centurymedia.com/us/single_artist.php?ID=72 |accessdate=2008-03-29}}</ref> Ned Raggett of [[Allmusic]] considered [[To Mega Therion (album)|To Mega Therion]] as ''"death metal at its finest"'', adding that ''Celtic Frost'' members ''"know how to make the end of the world sound appropriately dramatic"''.<ref name="To Mega Therion">{{cite web |title=To Mega Therion |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hifoxqw5ld0e |accessdate=2008-03-29}}</ref> * [[Coroner (band)|Coroner]] Swiss trio ''Coroner'' was originally pegged as a conventional thrash band, but their jaw-dropping musicianship and increasingly complex compositions soon won over most critics, some of which labeled them the [[Rush (band)|Rush]] of thrash metal.<ref name="Coroner Biography">{{cite web |title=Coroner Biography |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:09fpxqq5ldse~T1 |accessdate=2008-03-29}}</ref> Widely regarded as their greatest achievement and an extreme metal landmark, ''Coroner's'' fourth release, [[Mental Vortex]] saw the Swiss trio quickly moving away from the everyday trappings of thrash metal into unpredictable avant-thrash territory.<ref name="Mental Vortex">{{cite web |title=Mental Vortex |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wifuxqe5ldae |accessdate=2008-03-29}}</ref> * [[Hellhammer]] Although ''Hellhammer'' never entered mainstream metal, the brutally aggressive unit did attract a small but loyal cult following during its short life. Their only release, the [[Apocalyptic Raids]] demo left a lasting impression and is widely circulated in Europe's underground tape-trading networks. Two of its three members went on and formed the seminal extreme metal band, [[Celtic Frost]].<ref name="Hellhammer Biography">{{cite web |title=Hellhammer Biography |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:h9fuxqw5ldhe~T1 |accessdate=2008-03-29}}</ref><ref name="Apocalyptic Raids 1990 A.D.">{{cite web |title=Apocalyptic Raids 1990 A.D. |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kifuxq85ldhe |accessdate=2008-03-29}}</ref> * [[Messiah (Swiss band)|Messiah]] * [[Xicon]] ==Turkey== <!--Please only add bands with articles to this list. New additions without articles will be deleted.--> * [[Mezarkabul]] ==United Kingdom== <!--Please only add bands with articles to this list. New additions without articles will be deleted.--> * [[Acid Reign]] * [[Atomkraft]] * [[Blood Eagle (music band)|Blood Eagle]] * [[Cerebral Fix]] * [[Deadfall (band)|Deadfall]] * [[Evile]] England's ''Evile'' are one of the new millennium bands attempting to revitalize 80's thrash metal without straying too far from it.<ref name="Evile Biography">{{cite web |title=Evile Biography |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:hbfoxqerldke~T1 |accessdate=2008-03-29}}</ref> * [[Gama Bomb]] * [[Hellbastard]] * [[Hydra Vein]] UK thrashers ''Hydra Vein'' released their debut, [[Rather Death Than False of Faith]] in 1988. After releasing the [[After the Dream]] EP, they officially disbanded in 1989.<ref name="Hydra Vein Biography">{{cite web |title=Hydra Vein Biography |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:39ftxqw5ldje~T1 |accessdate=2008-03-30}}</ref> * [[Ignorance (band)|Ignorance]] * [[Lifeless]] * [[Lawnmower Deth]] * [[Nailbomb]] * [[Onslaught (band)|Onslaught]] * [[Sabbat (band)|Sabbat]] One of the first on the British thrash scene, ''Sabbat'' distinguished themselves with both their blazing speed and their fascination with the occult, paganism and the Dark Ages. Their seemingly prophetic debut, [[History of a Time to Come]], is considered to rank with the best British thrash ever produced.<ref name="Sabbat Biography">{{cite web |title=Sabbat Biography |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:hifexqr5ldke~T1 |accessdate=2008-03-29}}</ref><ref name="History of a Time to Come">{{cite web |title=History of a Time to Come |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:d9fexqy5ldje |accessdate=2008-03-29}}</ref> * [[Seventh Angel]] * [[Short Sharp Shock]] * [[Venom (band)|Venom]] Newcastle based thrash metal band ''Venom'' were a seminal influence on the evolution of thrash and black metal scene.<ref name="Venom Biography">{{cite web |title=Venom Biography |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:jiftxqr5ldde~T1 |accessdate=2008-03-28}}</ref> Their 1982 debut, [[Welcome to Hell]], is cited by [[Allmusic]] to have "crystallized the elements of what later became known as thrash, death, black, and virtually every other form of extreme metal"<ref name="Welcome to Hell">{{cite web |title=Welcome to Hell |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:dpfexql5ldhe |accessdate=2008-03-28}}</ref>, whilst considering their sophomore release, [[Black metal (album)|Black metal]], to be "right up there with its predecessor".<ref name="Black metal">{{cite web |title=Black metal |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3pfexql5ldhe |accessdate=2008-03-28}}</ref> * [[Xentrix]] ==United States of America== ===A-D=== <!--Please only add bands with articles to this list. New additions without articles will be deleted.--> * [[Anacrusis (band)|Anacrusis]] Missouri based ''Anacrusis'' is considered to be one of the more talented bands which got lost in the shuffle of the late-'80s thrash scene.<ref name="Anacrusis Biography">{{cite web |title=Anacrusis Biography |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:3ifrxqw5ldae~T1 |accessdate=2008-03-29}}</ref> Steve Huey of [[Allmusic]] compared them with [[Voivod]], while citing their third release, ''Manic Impressions'' as "''essential listening'' for fans of both thrash and progressive metal".<ref name="Manic Impressions">{{cite web |title=Manic Impressions |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0ifixq95ldae |accessdate=2008-03-29}}</ref> [[Image:Anthrax.jpg|right|thumb|[[Scott Ian]] of [[Anthrax (band)|Anthrax]]<br/>As much as [[Metallica]] or [[Megadeth]], ''Anthrax'' was responsible for the emergence of thrash metal<ref name="Anthrax Biography"/>.]] * [[Anthrax (band)|Anthrax]] Of the ''Big Four of Thrash'', ''Anthrax'' was the most adventurous in terms of genre-crossing, noted for their experimentation and tempering often serious music with a healthy dose of humor and realism. [[Allmusic]] have attributed the ownership of the ''throne'' of the East Coast thrash metal scene to ''Anthrax''.<ref name="Survive"/><ref name="Anthrax Biography"> {{ cite web |title=Anthrax Biography |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:difyxqw5ldae~T1 |accessdate=2008-03-08 }}</ref> [[Among the Living]], their third album, is considered by Steve Huey of [[Allmusic]] as ''"arguably Anthrax's foremost achievement"'' and is generally considered as the band's best effort.<ref name="Among the Living">{{cite web |title=Among the Living |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:fifyxq95ldde |accessdate=2008-03-23}}</ref> * [[Atrophy (band)|Atrophy]] * [[Attitude Adjustment (band)|Attitude Adjustment]] * [[Avenger of Blood]] * [[Behind Enemy Lines (band)|Behind Enemy Lines]] * [[Believer (band)|Believer]] * [[Beowülf]] * [[Beyond the Embrace]] * [[Black Tide]] * [[Brown Brigade]] * [[Blind Illusion]] A secret supergroup of sorts, ''Blind Illusion'' is best known for containing two-thirds of the alternative rock group [[Primus (band)|Primus]]. Their only release, [[The Sane Asylum]], was a highly technical thrash album and is cited by [[Allmusic]] as ''"one of the Bay Area thrash scene's most original, if flawed documents"''.<ref name="Blind Illusion Biography"> {{cite web |title=Blind Illusion Biography |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:wpfoxqekldje |accessdate=2008-03-28}}</ref><ref name="The Sane Asylum"> {{cite web |title=The Sane Asylum |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fpfuxqqsldfe |accessdate=2008-03-28}}</ref> * [[Blunt Force Trauma (band)|Blunt Force Trauma]] * [[Byzantine (band)|Byzantine]] * [[Carnivore (band)|Carnivore]] * [[Corrosion of Conformity]] * [[Corrupt Absolute]] * [[Cryptic Slaughter]] * [[Dark Angel (band)|Dark Angel]] Formed in 1983, Los Angeles thrashers ''Dark Angel'' were known in thrash metal circles for their ability to deliver some of thrash's most challenging and articulate albums with pure speed and primal aggression.<ref name="Dark Angel Biography"> {{cite web |title=Dark Angel Biography |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:kifwxqe5ld6e~T1 |accessdate=2008-03-31}}</ref> Their fourth album, [[Time Does Not Heal]], is hailed by critics as the band's ''"creative peak"'' and Ed Rivadavia of [[Allmusic]] called it ''"a veritable masterpiece of thinking-man's thrash metal"''.<ref name="Time Does Not Heal"> {{cite web |title=Time Does Not Heal |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:aifwxqr5ldhe |accessdate=2008-03-23}}</ref> However, some purists consider the group's second album, [[Darkness Descends]] to be their best effort, and is considered as a minor thrash metal classic.<ref name="Darkness Descends"> {{cite web |title=Darkness Descends |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0ifwxqr5ldhe |accessdate=2008-03-23}}</ref> * [[Dead Horse (band)|Dead Horse]] * [[Deceased (band)|Deceased]] * [[Death Angel]] San Francisco's ''Death Angel'' created complex thrash metal by combining serious guitar crunch and speed with a fair amount of technical expertise. Their 1985 demo ''Kill As One'' was notably produced by Metallica guitarist [[Kirk Hammett]] when they still were teenagers.<ref name="Death Angel Biography"> {{cite web |title=Death Angel Biography |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:diftxqe5ld6e~T1 |accessdate=2008-03-24}}</ref> Ed Rivadavia of [[Allmusic]] commented that the young line-up of ''Death Angel'' reached their ''"musical adulthood"'' with their third album, [[Act III]] and called it their ''"superlative career highlight"''.<ref name="Act III"> {{cite web |title=Act III |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3ifoxqr5ldje |accessdate=2008-03-24}}</ref> * [[Defiance (band)|Defiance]] ''Defiance'' was a very minor participant in the late-'80s [[Bay Area thrash]] scene. Their third opus [[Beyond Recognition]], was the capper of their fairly undistinguished career.<ref name="Defiance Biography"> {{ cite web |title=Defiance Biography |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:wcfpxqysldhe~T1 |accessdate=2008-03-30}}</ref><ref name="Beyond Recognition"> {{ cite web |title=Beyond Recognition |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fcfexqu5ld0e |accessdate=2008-03-30}}</ref> * [[Deliverance (metal band)|Deliverance]] * [[Demiricous]] * [[Demolition Hammer]] * [[Dirty Rotten Imbeciles|D.R.I.]] Although known for their landmark [[hardcore punk]] albums, ''Dirty Rotten Imbeciles'' were one of the first bands to fuse hardcore punk with thrash metal. Their 1989 release [[Thrash Zone]] was widely acclaimed among their better releases.<ref name="D.R.I. Biography"> {{ cite web |title=D.R.I. Biography |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:g9foxqt5ldde~T1 |accessdate=2008-03-28}}</ref> * [[Dublin Death Patrol]] ===E-H=== <!--Please only add bands with articles to this list. New additions without articles will be deleted.--> * [[Epidemic (band)|Epidemic]] San Francisco's ''Epidemic'' entered the now crowded [[Bay Area thrash]] metal scene in 1988 with their debut, [[The Truth of What Will Be]]. They further departed from the thrash metal sound over their next two releases before disbanding.<ref name="Epidemic Biography"> {{ cite web |title=Epidemic Biography |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:fzfexqu5ldse~T1 |accessdate=2008-03-30}}</ref> * [[Eternal Decision]] * [[Evildead]] * [[Excel (band)|Excel]] * [[Exhorder]] Formed in the late '80s out of a common interest in speed and doom metal, ''Exhorder'' helped shape the "Louisiana sound", a common sound shared between many metal bands from the state.<ref name="Exhorder Biography"> {{ cite web |title=Exhorder Biography |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:09foxqq5ldfe~T1 |accessdate=2008-03-28}}</ref> Their second effort, [[The Law (album)|The Law]], is considered as a minor extreme metal classic.<ref name="The Law"> {{ cite web |title=The Law |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0ifuxqt5ldte |accessdate=2008-03-28}}</ref> * [[Exodus (band)|Exodus]] Once considered the kings of the [[Bay Area thrash metal]] scene, ''Exodus'' were unquestionably responsible for spawning that scene, which is widely accepted as the ''"birthplace of thrash"''. ''Exodus'' remained true to their thrash roots during the rise of the grunge and alternative metal scenes during the 90s.<ref name="Exodus Biography"> {{ cite web |title=Exodus Biography |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:gifqxqe5ldje~T1 |accessdate=2008-03-22}}</ref><ref name="Exodus Biography-Nuclear Blast"> {{ cite web |title=Exodus Biography - Nuclear Blast |publisher=nuclearblastusa.com |url=http://www.nuclearblastusa.com/nb/v2/bands/band.php?bandID=160 |accessdate=2008-03-22}}</ref> Praising their debut [[Bonded by Blood]], [[Allmusic]] called it "a crucial piece of the thrash metal puzzle" and considered it as one of the ''"landmark albums"'' responsible for launching the thrash metal wave.<ref name="Bonded by Blood"> {{ cite web |title=Bonded by Blood |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fifixqt5ldte |accessdate=2008-03-22}}</ref> * [[Flotsam and Jetsam (band)|Flotsam and Jetsam]] Arizona based ''Flotsam and Jetsam'' did not receive either significant sales or mainstream recognition, though they initially showed a lot of promise within the thrash metal circles. Part of the second wave of thrash bands, their ambitious debut [[Doomsday for the Deceiver]] received a six on a five point rating from [[Kerrang!]], while [[Allmusic]] considered it as an important record for fans of early thrash metal.<ref name="Flotsam and Jetsam Biography"> {{ cite web |title=Flotsam and Jetsam Biography |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:difixqe5ldje~T1 |accessdate=2008-03-24}}</ref><ref name="Flotsam and Jetsam Bio - Rockdetector">{{cite web |title=Flotsam and Jetsam Bio - Rockdetector |publisher=rockdetector.com |url=http://www.rockdetector.com/officialbio,3356.sm |accessdate=2008-03-24}}</ref> * [[Forbidden (band)|Forbidden]] Making thrash with ''maximum crunch and minimum melody'', ''Forbidden'' were one of the second wave of thrash metal bands which arose from the Bay Area Scene.<ref name ="Forbidden Evil"/><ref name="Forbidden biography">{{cite web |title=Forbidden biography |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:fifoxqe5ldje~T1 |accessdate=2008-03-26}}</ref> Their 1988 debut, [[Forbidden Evil (album)|Forbidden Evil]], received largely favorable reviews and was considered quite impressive upon its release during the heyday of Bay Area-bred thrash metal.<ref name="Forbidden Evil">{{cite web |title=Forbidden Evil |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kifoxqy5ldae |accessdate=2008-03-26}}</ref> * [[Ghoul (band)|Ghoul]] * [[GWAR]] Gory, sexually perverse, and scatological in the extreme, ''GWAR'' is cited as ''"a genuinely funny art-project joke"'' by the [[Rolling Stone]] magazine.<ref name="Violence Has Arrived">{{cite web |title=Violence Has Arrived |publisher=rollingstone.com |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/gwar/albums/album/216339/review/5946405/violence_has_arrived |accessdate=2008-03-27}}</ref> ''GWAR'' is best appreciated with its visual aspects, which are considered far more creative than their music by [[Allmusic]].<ref name="GWAR biography">{{cite web |title=GWAR biography |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:3ifwxqe5ld0e~T1 |accessdate=2008-03-27}}</ref> Alex Henderson of ''Allmusic'' praised [[Scumdogs of the Universe]] as ''"outrageously entertaining"'' and called it ''"GWAR's crowning achievement"''.<ref name="Scumdogs of the Universe">{{cite web |title=Scumdogs of the Universe |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fifoxqu5ldde |accessdate=2008-03-27}}</ref> * [[Heathen (band)|Heathen]] Formed in the mid-'80s in San Francisco, Bay Area thrashers Heathen garnered a lot of attention through their cover version of [[Sweet (band)|Sweet]]'s "Set Them Free".<ref name="Heathen Biography">{{cite web |title=Heathen Biography |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:jifyxqe5ld0e |accessdate=2008-03-27}}</ref> * [[Hirax]] Although California's ''Hirax'' achieved only moderate success in the 1980s, their cult following has increased ever since, and now are frequently cited among the genre's important and unique early contributors.<ref name="Hirax Biography">{{cite web |title=Hirax Biography |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:kpfqxqt5ldae~T1 |accessdate=2008-04-03}}</ref> Their third album, ''The New Age of Terror'' is considered by Cosmo Lee of [[Allmusic]] as the band's ''"strongest work"'', and called it "one of the best thrash metal records made since the genre's heyday".<ref name="The New Age of Terror">{{cite web |title=The New Age of Terror |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kifexqwsld6e |accessdate=2008-04-03}}</ref> ===I-L=== <!--Please only add bands with articles to this list. New additions without articles will be deleted.--> * [[Iced Earth]] Considered by [[Allmusic]] as ''"one of the greatest hopes for classic metal in America"'', ''Iced Earth'' are known for combining '80s thrash influences with the classic metal approach of [[Iron Maiden (band)|Iron Maiden]].<ref name="Iced Earth Biography"> {{ cite web |title=Iced Earth Biography |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:k9ftxqw5ldje~T1 |accessdate=2008-03-26}}</ref> * [[Juggernaut (band)|Juggernaut]] * [[Lääz Rockit]] Formed in 1982, ''Lääz Rockit'' were a mainstay in the [[Bay Area thrash]] scene for nine years and is cited as one of the best thrash bands in California.<ref name="Reunited Laaz Rockit"> {{cite web |title=Reunited Laaz Rockit |publisher=blabbermouth.net |url=http://www.roadrun.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=46116 |accessdate=2008-03-31}}</ref><ref name="Laaz Rockit biography">{{cite web |title=Laaz Rockit biography |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:aifqxqe5ldde |accessdate=2008-03-26}}</ref> John Book of [[Allmusic]] compared their intricate guitar and bass playing on their 1987 opus, [[Know Your Enemy]], with that of [[Anthrax (band)|Anthrax]].<ref name="Know Your Enemy"> {{cite web |title=Know Your Enemy |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:09fpxql5ldke |accessdate=2008-03-26}}</ref> * [[Living Sacrifice]] ===M-P=== <!--Please only add bands with articles to this list. New additions without articles will be deleted.--> [[Image:Megadeth at Sauna crop.jpg|thumb|right|One of the ''Big Four'', [[Megadeth]] long represented the dark and nasty side of American thrash<ref name="Megadeth RS Biography"> {{ cite web |title=Megadeth RS Biography |publisher=rollingstone.com |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/megadeth/biography |accessdate=2008-03-31}}</ref>.]] {{boxboxtop|Megadeth|right}} <div class="NavFrame" style="padding:0;border-style:none;"> <div class="NavFrame" style="border-style:none;padding:0;"> <div class="NavHead" style="background:#EDF1F1;text-align:left;text-style:normal"> Thrash albums</div> <div class="NavContent" style="display:none;text-align:left;"> * [[Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good!]] * [[Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?]] * [[So Far, So Good... So What!]] * [[Rust in Peace]] * [[Countdown to Extinction]] * [[Youthanasia]] * [[The World Needs a Hero]] * [[The System Has Failed]] * [[United Abominations]] </div></div></div> {{boxboxbottom}} * [[Megadeth]] After being fired from [[Metallica]] due to alcohol problems, drug abuse and personality conflicts,<ref name="Megadeth Interview"> {{ cite web |title=Foreclosure of a Team: Metalhammer 1998 |publisher=megadeth.rockmetal.art.pl |url=http://megadeth.rockmetal.art.pl/interviews_metalhammer1998_2.html |accessdate=2008-03-08 }}</ref> [[Dave Mustaine]] formed ''Megadeth'' in 1983. Since then, ''Megadeth'' has released eleven studio albums; five of them certified platinum, with [[Countdown to Extinction]] certified multi-platinum.<ref name="Megadeth RIAA Gold and Platinum"> {{ cite web |title=Megadeth - RIAA Gold and Platinum albums |publisher=riaa.com |url=http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=Megadeth&format=ALBUM&debutLP=&category=GROUP&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=Platinum&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2008&sort=Artist&perPage=25 |accessdate=2008-03-21 }} </ref><ref name="Megadeth Biography"> {{ cite web |title=Megadeth Biography |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:jifixqe5ldfe~T1 |accessdate=2008-03-08 }} </ref> [[Peace Sells...But Who's Buying?]], their second effort, has received several accolades, from being considered as ''"a classic of early thrash"'' and ''"one of the few truly definitive thrash albums"'' to being noted as ''"one of the most influential metal albums of its decade"''.<ref name="Peace Sells...But Who's Buying? [Bonus Tracks]"> {{ cite web |title=Peace Sells...But Who's Buying? - Bonus Tracks |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kifixq9sldfe |accessdate=2008-03-21 }} </ref><ref name="Peace Sells...But Who's Buying?"> {{ cite web |title=Peace Sells...But Who's Buying? |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:a9frxqq5ldfe |accessdate=2008-03-21 }} </ref> Their 1990 release ''[[Rust in Peace]]'' is also a seminal thrash album. * [[Merciless Death]] {{boxboxtop|Metal Church|right}} <div class="NavFrame" style="padding:0;border-style:none;"> <div class="NavFrame" style="border-style:none;padding:0;"> <div class="NavHead" style="background:#EDF1F1;text-align:left;text-style:normal"> Thrash albums</div> <div class="NavContent" style="display:none;text-align:left;"> * [[Metal Church (album)|Metal Church]] * [[The Dark (album)|The Dark]] * [[The Weight of the World (album)|The Weight of the World]] * [[A Light in the Dark (album)|A Light in the Dark]] </div></div></div> {{boxboxbottom}} * [[Metal Church]] Seattle metalheads ''Metal Church'' made a huge splash on the thrash metal scene with their 1985 [[Metal Church (album)|eponymous]] debut.<ref name="Metal Church Biography">{{cite web |title=Metal Church Biography |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:jifpxqe5ldte~T1 |accessdate=2008-03-27}}</ref> Ed Rivadavia of [[Allmusic]] considered the album "an overlooked classic of straight-ahead American-bred heavy metal".<ref name="Metal Church">{{cite web |title=Metal Church |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:f9fixqq5ldte |accessdate=2008-03-27}}</ref> {{boxboxtop|Metallica|right}} <div class="NavFrame" style="padding:0;border-style:none;"> <div class="NavFrame" style="border-style:none;padding:0;"> <div class="NavHead" style="background:#EDF1F1;text-align:left;text-style:normal"> Thrash albums</div> <div class="NavContent" style="display:none;text-align:left;"> * [[Kill 'Em All]] * [[Ride the Lightning]] * [[Master of Puppets]] * [[...And Justice for All (album)|...And Justice for All]] * [[Metallica (album)|Metallica]] </div></div></div> {{boxboxbottom}} * [[Metallica]] Cited as one of the most influential heavy metal bands of the 1980s, Metallica were the first thrash metal band to attain mainstream acceptance and global commercial success. The band's third album, [[Master of Puppets]], has been called ''"a thrash metal masterpiece"'' and ''"the greatest heavy metal album of all time"'' by [[Allmusic]].<ref name="Metallica Biography"> {{ cite web |title=Metallica Biography |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://wc03.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:kifpxqe5ldte~T1 |accessdate=2007-12-14 }} </ref><ref name="Master of Puppets"> {{ cite web |title=Master of Puppets |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:39foxqq5ldte |accessdate=2008-03-08 }} </ref> From their underground roots the band have gone on to win seven Grammy awards<ref name="Metallica FAQs">{{cite web |title=Metallica FAQs |publisher=rockonthenet.com |url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/artists-m/metallica_main.htm |accessdate=2008-03-09}}</ref> and have sold more than 90 million albums worldwide.<ref name="Metallica Album sales"> {{ cite web |title=SO WHAT! THE GOOD, THE MAD, AND THE UGLY |publisher=popmatters.com |url=http://popmatters.com/books/reviews/s/so-what-the-good.shtml |accessdate=2008-03-09}}</ref> * [[M.O.D.|Method of Destruction]] * [[Morbid Saint]] Wisconsin quintet ''Morbid Saint'' played raw thrash which, according to [[Allmusic]], sounded "like a cross between [[Kreator]] and [[Dark Angel (band)|Dark Angel]]".<ref name="Spectrum of Death">{{cite web |title=Spectrum of Death |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:g9fexqw5ld0e |accessdate=2008-04-03}}</ref> They were a favorite opener of Florida [[death metal]] greats, [[Death (band)|Death]]. * [[Municipal Waste (band)|Municipal Waste]] Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, ''Municipal Waste'' are a part of the thrash metal revival in the 2000s.<ref name="Thrash Metal Revival"/> Their sophomore album, [[Hazardous Mutation]] has been cited "an authentic blast of ''‘80s crossover thrash''" by [[Allmusic]].<ref name="Hazadous Mutation"> {{ cite web |title=Hazardous Mutation |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wjfyxqtsldje |accessdate=2008-03-27}}</ref> * [[Nevermore]] * [[No Mercy (American band)|No Mercy]] * [[Nuclear Assault]] Considered by [[Allmusic]] as contenders to the throne of East Coast thrash metal, ''Nuclear Assault'' were known for making room for serious subject matter in their careening speed metal riffs, while remaining close to [[hardcore punk|hardcore]] than most of their peers.<ref name="Survive">{{cite web |title=Survive |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:f9fyxqe5ldje |accessdate=2008-03-26}}</ref><ref name="Nuclear Assault biography">{{cite web |title=Nuclear Assault biography |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:kifrxqr5ld6e~T1 |accessdate=2008-03-26}}</ref> Ed Rivadavia and John Franck of [[Allmusic]] cited their third album, [[Handle with Care (Nuclear Assault album)|Handle with Care]], as their ''"truest band effort"'' and applauded it as "a record which ''stands the test of time'' as one of the ''East Coast's best offerings'' to the thrash metal genre".<ref name="Handle with care"> {{ cite web |title=Handle with care |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:w9ftxqe5ldje |accessdate=2008-03-26}}</ref> * [[Oil (band)|Oil]] * [[Opprobrium (band)|Opprobrium]] * [[Overkill (band)|Overkill]] Formed in 1984, New Jersey thrash quartet ''Overkill'' garnered a reputation for brutal, pounding speed and technique, while building up a strong following in the metal underground with albums like 1985's [[Taking Over]] and 1988's [[Under the Influence]].<ref name="Overkill Biography"> {{cite web |title=Overkill Biography |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:kifixqr5ld6e~T1 |accessdate=2008-03-31}}</ref> Considered as a classic among ''Overkill'' fans, [[The Years of Decay]] is considered as ''"one of Overkill's most satisfying efforts"'' and is often mentioned as the pinnacle of the East Coast thrashers' recording career.<ref name="The Years of Decay">{{cite web |title=The Years of Decay |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:k9fpxqe5ldde |accessdate=2008-03-22}}</ref> * [[Possessed (band)|Possessed]] Arguably one of the pioneers of [[death metal]], ''Possessed'' set the stage for the genre's breakaway from thrash. Their debut release, [[Seven Churches (album)|Seven Churches]] is often cited as the first true death metal release, while [[Allmusic]] considered it as the missing link between thrash and death metal.<ref name="Possessed Biography"> {{ cite web |title=Possessed Biography |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:difuxqr5ldhe~T1 |accessdate=2008-03-22}}</ref><ref name="Seven Churches"> {{ cite web |title=Seven Churches |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:a9ftxqr5ldae |accessdate=2008-03-22 }}</ref> ===Q-T=== <!--Please only add bands with articles to this list. New additions without articles will be deleted.--> * [[Realm (band)|Realm]] * [[Rigor Mortis (band)|Rigor Mortis]] * [[Ritual Carnage]] * [[Sacred Reich]] Phoenix-based ''Sacred Reich'' were noted for their highly opinionated political lyrics, occasionally mixing it with a satiric sense of humor.<ref name="Sacred Reich Biography">{{cite web |title=Sacred Reich Biography |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:kifexqr5ldke~T1 |accessdate=2008-04-02}}</ref> Alex Henderson of [[Allmusic]] considered the "dark, troubling and often highly sociopolitical" ''Sacred Reich'' as ''"one of the most lyrically compelling thrash units"'', while praising their third release, [[The American Way (album)|The American Way]], as ''"the band's finest hour"''.<ref name="American Way">{{cite web |title=American Way |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:d9frxqy5ldje |accessdate=2008-04-02}}</ref> * [[Sadus]] San Francisco's ''Sadus'' became an underground sensation long before they recorded their first album, thanks to their amazingly influential [[D.T.P.]] and ''Certain Death'' demos. According to Eduardo Rivadavia of [[Allmusic]], ''Sadus''' debut [[Illusions (album)|Illusions]] "stood balanced on a knife's edge between (...) thrash and death metal", and considered it to be a very accomplished and fine debut.<ref name="Illusions">{{cite web |title=Illusions |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0nfpxqusldte |accessdate=2008-04-02}}</ref> * [[Sanctuary (band)|Sanctuary]] * [[Skeletonwitch]] Formed in 2003, ''Skeletonwitch'' are considered part of the thrash revival era of bands. Their music style has the thrash format along with [[black metal]] and [[NWOBHM]] influences. Ed Rivadavia from [[Allmusic]] considered their second album, [[Beyond The Permafrost]], to be "amongst the best retro-metal releases of 2007".<ref name="Beyond The Permafrost">{{cite web |title=Beyond The Permafrost |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:difexzrhldte |accessdate=2008-04-02}}</ref> [[Image:Slayer, The Fields of Rock, 2007.jpg|thumb|right|[[Slayer]], the most extreme of the ''Big Four'', had a great influence on the early [[death metal]] scene.<ref name="Slayer Biography"/>]] * [[Slayer]] Known for their [[anti-Christian]] and [[Nazi]] themes as much for their music, ''Slayer'' is considered to be one of most distinctive, influential, and extreme thrash metal bands of the 1980s. Their downtuned rhythms, wildly chaotic guitar solos and graphically violent lyrics set the standards for the emerging death metal scene during the 80s. ''Slayer'' was one of the few bands that did not deviate from their thrash roots during the 90s.<ref name="Slayer Biography"> {{ cite web |title=Slayer Biography |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:giftxqr5ld0e~T1 |accessdate=2008-03-08 }} </ref><ref name="Slayer Why they rule"> {{ cite web |title=Slayer Why they rule |publisher=mtv.com |url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/m/metal/greatest_metal_bands/071406/index7.jhtml |accessdate=2008-03-21 }} </ref> Their masterpiece, [[Reign in Blood]], has been widely considered ''"the pinnacle of speed metal"'' and has been called ''"the heaviest album of all time"'' by [[Kerrang!]].<ref name="Reign in Blood">{{cite web |title=Reign in Blood |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:39fwxqu5ldje |accessdate=2008-03-08 }} </ref><ref name="Slayer - Kerrang! Hall of Fame">{{cite web |title=Kerrang! Hall Of Fame |publisher=kerrang.typepad.com |url=http://kerrang.typepad.com/kerrang_awards_2006_blog/2006/08/kerrang_hall_of.html |accessdate=2008-03-21 }}</ref> * [[Souls at Zero (band)|Souls at Zero]] * [[Stormtroopers of Death]] Intended to be a one-off novelty side project by two [[Anthrax (band)|Anthrax]] members, ''Stormtroopers of Death'' or ''S.O.D.'' is considered by [[Allmusic]] as one of the crucial links in the musical chain linking hardcore punk with speed metal. Their notorious debut, [[Speak English or Die]], featuring a whopping 22 tracks in under half an hour, was infamous for its raw musical power and silly, but sometimes racist and sexist humor.<ref name="Speak English or Die">{{cite web |title=Speak English or Die |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:39fwxqy5ldje |accessdate=2008-04-04}}</ref><ref name="S.O.D. Biography">{{cite web |title=S.O.D. Biography|publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:3ifrxqr5ldae~T1|accessdate=2008-04-04}}</ref> {{boxboxtop|Suicidal Tendencies|right}} <div class="NavFrame" style="padding:0;border-style:none;"> <div class="NavFrame" style="border-style:none;padding:0;"> <div class="NavHead" style="background:#EDF1F1;text-align:left;text-style:normal"> Thrash albums</div> <div class="NavContent" style="display:none;text-align:left;"> * [[Join the Army]] * [[How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today]] * [[Lights...Camera...Revolution!]] * [[The Art of Rebellion]] * [[Suicidal for Life]] </div></div></div> {{boxboxbottom}} * [[Suicidal Tendencies]] Controversial [[hardcore punk]] band ''Suicidal Tendencies'' [[Thrash metal#Crossover thrash|crossed-over]] into thrash after their classic [[Suicidal Tendencies (album)|self-titled]] debut in 1983.<ref name="Suicidal Tendencies Biography"> {{ cite web |title=Suicidal Tendencies Biography |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:hiftxqr5ldae~T1 |accessdate=2008-03-26}}</ref> Their 1988 release, [[How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today]], is considered to be one of their best efforts, along with their 1990's commercial success, [[Lights...Camera...Revolution!]].<ref name="How will I Laugh...">{{cite web |title=How will I Laugh... Biography |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:h9fwxq85ldke |accessdate=2008-03-26}}</ref><ref name="Lights...Camera...Revolution!">{{cite web |title=Lights...Camera...Revolution! |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:k9fwxq85ldke |accessdate=2008-03-26}}</ref> * [[Temple of Blood]] ''Temple of Blood'' is a Christian thrash metal band from Alabama. Their debut, [[Prepare for the Judgement of Mankind]] has received positive reviews in general from several webzines, including ''No Life Til' Metal'' and ''Heaven's Metal'' webzine of [[HM Magazine]].<ref name="Temple of Blood reviews">{{ cite web |title=Temple of Blood reviews|publisher=templeofblood.net |url=http://www.templeofblood.net/reviews.html |accessdate=2008-03-28}}</ref> * [[Testament (band)|Testament]] The San Francisco quintet ''Testament'' is often quoted as the biggest thrash metal band never to reach the platinum plateau<ref name="Testament Biography">{{ cite web |title=Testament Biography |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:fifwxqr5ldse~T1 |accessdate=2008-03-23 }} </ref>, and as put by Ed Rivadavia of [[Allmusic]], ''Testament'' were "once on the verge of (...) transforming the <b>Big Four of Thrash</b> into the <i>Big Five</i>".<ref name="The Ritual">{{ cite web |title=Testament - The Ritual |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hcfoxq85ldfe |accessdate=2008-03-23 }} </ref> Their debut, [[The Legacy (album)|The Legacy]] was hailed as an instant classic within thrash metal circles<ref name="Testament Biography"/>. Alex Henderson of [[Allmusic]] cited [[The New Order]] as the band's <i>"best offering ever"</i>, and called <i>Testament</i>'s cover of [[Aerosmith]]'s "Nobody's Fault" in the album as <i>"one of the band's finest accomplishments"</i>.<ref name="New World Order">{{cite web |title=New World Order|publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:j9foxq85ldfe |accessdate=2008-03-25}}</ref> {{boxboxtop|Tourniquet|right}} <div class="NavFrame" style="padding:0;border-style:none;"> <div class="NavFrame" style="border-style:none;padding:0;"> <div class="NavHead" style="background:#EDF1F1;text-align:left;text-style:normal"> Thrash albums</div> <div class="NavContent" style="display:none;text-align:left;"> * [[Stop the Bleeding]] * [[Psycho Surgery]] * [[Pathogenic Ocular Dissonance]] * [[Vanishing Lessons]] * [[Microscopic View of a Telescopic Realm]] * [[Where Moth and Rust Destroy]] </div></div></div> {{boxboxbottom}} * [[Tourniquet (band)|Tourniquet]] Christian thrash metal trio ''Tourniquet'' have received several accolades, including being voted as ''"Favourite band of the decade (1990-1999)"'', amongst other categories on the 1999 [[HM Magazine]] Reader's Poll.<ref name="Tourniquet News archive"> {{cite web |title=Tourniquet News archive |publisher=tourniquet.net |url=http://www.tourniquet.net/news/newsARCHIVEoldsite.php |accessdate=2008-03-28}}</ref> * [[Toxic Holocaust]] * [[Toxik]] ===U-Z=== <!--Please only add bands with articles to this list. New additions without articles will be deleted.--> * [[Ultimatum (band)|Ultimatum]] * [[Uncle Slam]] * [[Vengeance Rising]] * [[Verbal Abuse]] * [[Viking (band)|Viking]] * [[Vio-lence]] One of the late arrivals to the '80s thrash metal scene, San Francisco's ''Vio-Lence'' were heavily influenced by thrash pioneers [[Exodus (band)|Exodus]].<ref name="Vio-Lence Biography">{{cite web |title=Vio-Lence Biography |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:kifyxqr5ldde~T1 |accessdate=2008-03-28}}</ref> * [[Warbringer]] Caifornia thrashers ''Warbringer'' are a part of the thrash metal re-emergence in the 2000s. Eduardo Rivadavia of [[Allmusic]] praised their impressive debut, ''War Without End'', for "synthesizing numerous first-wave influences into a consistently exciting and fresh-sounding batch of songs".<ref name="War Without End">{{cite web |title=War Without End |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:k9fpxzljldae |accessdate=2008-04-06}}</ref> * [[Watchtower (band)|Watchtower]] Texas based progressive thrash outfit ''Watchtower'' are credited for creating ''"the blueprint progressive metal genre"''.<ref name="Control and Resistance">{{cite web |title=Control and Resistance |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fpfixql5ldae |accessdate=2008-03-28}}</ref> Their debut, [[Energetic Disassembly]], is generally considered to be the recording most responsible for the development of the progressive metal genre.<ref name="Energetic Disassembly">{{cite web |title=Energetic Disassembly |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jxfexqw0ldhe |accessdate=2008-03-28}}</ref> * [[Wehrmacht (band)|Wehrmacht]] * [[Whiplash (band)|Whiplash]] New Jersey thrashers ''Whiplash'', named after the [[Metallica]] song ''Whiplash'', were one of the second tier bands of the American thrash metal wave.<ref name="Whiplash Biography">{{cite web |title=Whiplash Biography |publisher=allmusic.com |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:fifqxqr5ldfe~T1 |accessdate=2008-03-28}}</ref> * [[Wrathchild America]] ==See also== * [[Thrash metal]] * [[Heavy metal music]] * [[List of heavy metal bands]] ==Notes== {{Reflist|3}} [[Category:Lists of heavy metal bands|Thrash metal]] [[Category:Thrash metal]] [[Category:Thrash metal musical groups| ]] [[pt:Anexo:Lista de bandas de thrash metal]] [[ru:Список исполнителей трэш-метала]] [[fi:Luettelo thrash metal -yhtyeistä]] [[sv:Lista över thrash metal-band]]