A Sub-Genre of Metal made popular during the 80's originally by bands such as Motorhead and Venom. Metallica then took the style and made it into a more popular and prominent style. Other bands through the Thrash ages are Overkill, Exodus, Testament, Megadeth, Sepultura, Vio-Lence, Dark Angel, Death Angel, Kreator and so forth.
Basically Thrash is a fast paced Metal style that usually includes lots of Palm Muting on the top E string and mega fast solo's.
Basically Thrash is a fast paced Metal style that usually includes lots of Palm Muting on the top E string and mega fast solo's.
by ThrashMaster March 18, 2004
Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music. The origins of thrash metal are generally traced to the late 1970s and early 1980s, when a number of heavy metal bands began incorporating speed metal's extreme speed into traditional metal melody and riffs.
Thrash metal bands include:
* Megadeth
* Metallica
* Anthrax
* Sepultura
* Slayer
* Testament
* Death Angel
* Megadeth
* Metallica
* Anthrax
* Sepultura
* Slayer
* Testament
* Death Angel
by DJ-BILLZ July 20, 2005
Thrash Metal is not Speed Metal. Many confuse the two genres. Thrash Metal started in the early 80's with bands like Metallica and Overkill. Thrash has a strong hardcore punk influence, while Speed Metal is mainly a faster version of traditional heavy metal. I read somewhere someone was saying Megadeth is speed metal. Not True! They are Thrash. Thrash Metal and Speed Metal are two completely different genres. Thrash has had influence on the more extreme genres and didn't show up until quite a few years after Speed Metal which started to surface in the late 70's.
by heavy metal machine July 24, 2010
A term used to define the post-punk-girl-thrash-raggedness of the band Mika Miko. It is not riot grrl. It is bloody excellent racket. It is what they do.
by bluebruise March 16, 2009
A Thrash Ballad is a slower song done by bands that usually play aggressive thrash metal. Being a technical genre, when a Thrash Metal band writes a ballad or slower song they end up sounding different than most ballads as there is usually a very dominant use of powerchords which usually contain a melodic lead part over the chorus and/or verse, the vocals are usually clean and clear, and the solo's are usually long and melodic.
Good examples of thrash ballads would be
Return to Serenity - Testament
There Stood the Fence - Toxik
A Tout Le Monde - Megadeth
Return to Serenity - Testament
There Stood the Fence - Toxik
A Tout Le Monde - Megadeth
by RianMehLaws March 2, 2008
Crossover thrash (or crossover) is a face-melting combination of thrash metal and hardcore punk. It was started in the 80's by bands such as Dirty Rotten Imbeciles, Stormtroopers of Death, and Corrosion of Conformity.
Crossover is scorchingly fast, with simple metallic riffs and more punk-influenced vocals. It is more punky than typical thrash metal, but it is more metallic than most hardcore punk (outside of grindcore).
Crossover Thrash is similar to Metalcore, but there are differences. Crossover is faster, punkier, and overall not as heavy, with shouted vocals; while metalcore is more mid-tempo and heavier, with screamed or growled vocals.
Bands include: Dirty Rotten Imbeciles, Corrosion of Conformity, Stormtroopers of Death, Suicidal Tendencies, and What Happens Next?
Crossover is scorchingly fast, with simple metallic riffs and more punk-influenced vocals. It is more punky than typical thrash metal, but it is more metallic than most hardcore punk (outside of grindcore).
Crossover Thrash is similar to Metalcore, but there are differences. Crossover is faster, punkier, and overall not as heavy, with shouted vocals; while metalcore is more mid-tempo and heavier, with screamed or growled vocals.
Bands include: Dirty Rotten Imbeciles, Corrosion of Conformity, Stormtroopers of Death, Suicidal Tendencies, and What Happens Next?
by Mezmerizer November 3, 2007
Bro 1: Yo where is Parker?
Bro 2: He's giving himself a quick Gentleman Thrashing. He'll be out in a minute.
Bro 2: He's giving himself a quick Gentleman Thrashing. He'll be out in a minute.
by DawgMan July 21, 2022