Dimmu Borgir, Behemoth , Emperor.

Possessed.
Possessed was never considered BM nor any influence on it... they gave the blueprint for Death Metal though...

In relations to black metal Venom had Satanic lyrics, evil imagery, harsh vocals, speed picking, fast speeds, shock factor ..etc
Don't forget using pseudonyms... Venom were first in alot of BM's basic elements and Bathory took it further...
 
Marduk and Immortal are the best period. Nobody else comes close....maybe emperor. Nachmystium is the shit too.

None of these bands are "better". No band is the "best". It's not a fucking football game, and music isn't a quest for supremacy. They're different, and they all play good, skilled music with different aesthetics and underlying musical and lyrical concepts.

I could show you numerous bands that would blow your fucking mind. That doesn't mean they're better than the bands you already listen to.
 
Don't feed the trolls. :D

A bit too late like 52 posts ago :lol:.

But so far people have behave moderately well for such a usual subject for flames. I had to erase only one post and edit another, as long as people keep on posting their points of view without insults or direct attacks (a bit of fun it's allowed) fine with me. The minute this turns ugly I close the thread :Smokedev:
 
I am 100% in agreement with this. However most of the 'best thrash bands of all time' treads here are started by people that are not regulars.

I think it's because of the description of this forum that reads underneath the 'Old School' moniker:

"Talk about 80s Metal, Thrash etc"

I do not know how the regulars feel about this. But I would like to.


Yep ofcourse, I just used the "best of thrash bands" thing as an example, I know the topics are way more varied than the description says ... maybe it should be changed since it was written what like 8 or 9 years ago ... old school isnt an exclusive term for '80s metal IMHO :headbang: ... its like saying F&J's Cuatro album isnt a old school album because it was released in 1992 or 93 ... (cant remember) even tho it is almost 20 years old
 
None of these bands are "better". No band is the "best". It's not a fucking football game, and music isn't a quest for supremacy. They're different, and they all play good, skilled music with different aesthetics and underlying musical and lyrical concepts.

I could show you numerous bands that would blow your fucking mind. That doesn't mean they're better than the bands you already listen to.
STFU... :hotjump: