A fan of heavy metal music, specifically thrash metal, crossover thrash and sometimes thrashcore and
hardcore punk. The modern "dress code for thrashers often includes, long hair, flipped-bill hats (a style borrowed from early 80s
hardcore punk, specifically
Suicidal Tendencies), a "Kutte" or "Battle Jacket" (a denim jacket or vest covered with band patches), and sometimes ammunition belts. Modern thrashers are often characterized by their love of classic thrash metal bands like Slayer or Exodus, as well as modern thrash metal like Municipal Waste and Warbringer, as well as their carefree "party dude" ethic in addition to the stereotype that they are excessive drinkers and music elitists.