Does thrash metal have melody?

[Cyber-Navy]

http://www.thrashmetaltimes.com/2012/10/who-says-thrash-has-no-melody.html

 

[AllShallFall]

Depends on the band.

 

[matt schrauben]

^ Very much so. For example, I find Metallica to be quite melodic most of the time.

 

[The Butt]

Later Kreator is pretty melodic.

 

[matt schrauben]

Later Kreator is pretty melodic.

Very true.

 

[Lateralus14]

All thrash has melody, duh.

 

[EffigyForgotten]

Megadeth and metallica are really all I need to mention.

 

[TheInsane]

Most thrash uses at least some melody. Quite alot of bands use it alot. However there are examples where bands almost never uses it and focuses everything on the rythm. These are in the minority though.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Forbidden (first two albums but more Twisted Into Form), Despair (last two albums), and Artillery's By Inheritance epitomize melodic thrash metal to me.

 

[waif]

Legitimately amelodic music is rare. Nearly all thrash has melody, we just refer to them as riffs. It's the same thing. In thrash melodies are often broken up by palm-muted root notes. That article was poorly written.

 

[AllShallFall]

Later Kreator is pretty melodic.

And fucking awesome

 

[Izumi]

I know the thrash metal I listen to has plenty of melody. It's usually just a bit fast and sometimes rough. Lots of outside listeners are quick to deem something has no melody when they don't like the particular sound of it. Try listening to artists like Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax, Kreator and Death Angel.

 

[Arctura]

I'll say yes, though it may not be obvious some of the time.

 

[Morbus616]

Melody in thrash builds upon riffs, and there's plenty of riffing in thrash, especially during the slower, rythmic breaks.

So yeah, without melody you can't make music.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

There's PLENTY of thrash with melody.