[Thrash Metal] For Beginners...

[Mark]

Hey all

If someone wanted to get into Thrash, from the beginning of the genre up to today, what bands would you suggest they listen to? Who originated the genre? Who is keeping it going? Who're the leading lights?

Discuss

 

[dirty_sandwich666]

SLAYER

reign in blood - the thrash bible.
also some anthrax, machine head (burn my eyes) and the haunted. also chuck in some darkane.

 

[_A_SCARLET_SUNSET_]

Slayer
Sepultura (everything from beneath the remains till roots)

 

[dirty_sandwich666]

how could i forget Sodom!!!

 

[Cyclonus]

Metallica's first 3... AJFA was still Thrash, just a bit detatched, semi-proggy...

Testament... they will be forever gods, with the best thrash vocalist ever...

If one would consider Pantera thrash (as I do), Cowboys From Hell and Vulgar Display of Power are great...

Coroner for skillful stuff...

Sodom and Kreater for PURE black thrash...

 

[Silverhaze]

Whiplash-Power & Pain and Ticket to Mayhem
Two thrash classics (now available on 1 disc!).

 

[Mocika]

Kreator
Destruction
Nuclear Assault
Annihilator
Anthrax
Exciter!
Dark Angel
Nuclear Assault
Depressive Age - my favourites


etc, etc, etc... tons of good bands

 

[palka]

Originally posted by Mocika
Depressive Age - my favourites

great man! I saw them live back in... well... '92 I guess... and I was totally 0wned!! great, damn underrated band!

 

[Kveldssanger]

The bands named above are all great for the genre (and definitely its leaders) but I think that right now the best "modern" thrash bands are The Haunted and Aura Noir (black/thrash and not so new, but great nonetheless)

 

[Mocika]

Originally posted by palka
great man! I saw them live back in... well... '92 I guess... and I was totally 0wned!! great, damn underrated band!

wow... somebody else know them? you are so welcome!!

ps: cant wait to go home and listen to 'First Depression'

 

[Nocturnal Emperor]

SLAYER !!!!
pantera
Testament

 

[jimbobhickville]

Depressive Age are awesome. I'm sad I didn't discover them until recently.

Noboy mentioned Forbidden?

They are the thrash masters. Twisted Into Form and Distortion are classics.

I could list a whole bunch more, but not until you hear Forbidden.

 

[Mischievous]

I could say the old Slayer... , but I have to say that last week I was on a DESTRUCTION and KREATOR gigs, and they keep doing the fucking true 80`s thrash metal.......!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Vilden]

Destruction!

 

[Ultimate_Symphony]

Originator of the genre-Metallica Imo

if someone want's to get into thrash these are some of the bands they should check out Metallica (Kill Em' All, Ride The Lightning, Master and Justice)

Slayer (Reign in Blood), Anthrax (Among The Living) Exodus (Bonded by Blood) Megadeth (Rust In Peace) Testament and Sepultura

Bands that are continuing the tradition

Kreator (Extreme Aggression, Coma Of Souls, Violent Revolution)
Terror 2000 (Slaughterhouse Supremacy)
Holochaust and The Crown (all cd's)

 

[NecromancerAlpha]

Ultimate_Symphony Originator of the genre-Metallica Imo

surely you cant be serous?

 

[jimbobhickville]

Anthrax I believe is credited for the term, because of the song Metal Thrashing Mad on Fistful of Metal. I might be wrong, but if that is correct, they would be the originators of the genre.

 

[decipleofthewatch]

For sure Slayer....Testament......Exodus.....1st 3 Metallica.....I always liked Exciter back then.....I guess Anthrax and Kreator too.

More recent stuff is harder because there are SO many bands and music styles are different from song to song it seems like....new In Flames is kinda thrash I guess......

Just listen to Testament until the end of eternity.....

CHUCK BILLY IS A GOD!!!
THE BEST metal singer of all time. Period.

 

[Ultimate_Symphony]

Originally posted by NecromancerAlpha
surely you cant be serous?

why i can't be serious? everyone is entitled to their opinions imo metallica were the ones that raised the bar of thrash when anthrax saw metallica play even they tought that they had to turn their music up some notches, so you have your opinion i have mine case closed

 

[MacMoney]

Early Anthrax (first two)
Early Metallica (first three)
Early Overkill (first three)
Early Megadeth (first two and RIP)
Early Slayer (first two and perhaps RIB)
Early Exodus (Bonded By Blood)
Early Whiplash (first two)
Early Forbidden (first two)
Kreator (Pleasure To Kill, Coma of Souls)
Sodom (In The Sign of Evil, Persecution Mania, Agent Orange, Code Red)
Destruction (Infernall Overkill)
Sepultura (Morbid Visions, Schizophrenia)
Coroner (first four plus Death Cult)
Infernal Majesty (None Shall Deify)
Anacrusis (first three)
Watchtower (both albums)
Voivod (first four)
Annihilator (first two)
Atrophy (Socialized Hate, perhaps the second album too)
Dark Angel (Darkness Descends, Time Does Not Heal)
Death Angel (The Ultra-Violence)
Deliverance (UK)
Sabbat (UK) (first two)
Heathen (both albums)
Sadus (Illusions, Swallowed in Black, Elements of Anger)
Mekong Delta (first two)
Defleshed (Fast Forward, Under the Blade)
Hypnosia (Extreme Hatred)
Vio-lence (first album)

That's from the top of my head. Lots of other stuff should probably be included too, but I'll stop here.