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
The most true metal genre ever created.
Consisting of pure angst of the teenage soul, high speeds and killer guitar solos. It will be a blast to your face.
Metallica - Creeping Death
Consisting of pure angst of the teenage soul, high speeds and killer guitar solos. It will be a blast to your face.
Metallica - Creeping Death
#* Slayer
#* Megadeth
#* Metallica
#* Sepultura
#* Kreator
#* Testament
#* Onslaught
...and many many others, from the 80 thrash metal invasion.
#* Megadeth
#* Metallica
#* Sepultura
#* Kreator
#* Testament
#* Onslaught
...and many many others, from the 80 thrash metal invasion.
by Mef from teh Est September 24, 2008
A more aggressive style of speed metal which become popular in the mid-80's, before Death metal rose up in the early 90s.
by Peter Szmola November 18, 2007
by Pyrus August 27, 2004
A fucking awesome subgenre of heavy metal music, one of the extreme metal subgenres that is characterised by high speed riffing and aggression.
Thrash metal songs typically use fast, percussive and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work.
Possibly the four biggest bands in the Thrash Metal genre include: Slayer, Megadeth, Metallica, and Anthrax.
Thrash guitar solos are almost exclusively played at high speed, as they are usually characterized by shredding, and use techniques such as sweep picking, legato phrasing, alternate picking, string skipping, and two-hand tapping. Thrash lead guitarists are rooted in the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement.
The speed and pacing of the songs is what defines thrash metal. The music tends to have a visceral, propellant feel to it due to its drumming style, most commonly utilizing the snare drum on the 1/2 beat, or the 2nd and 4th beats of the measure. Frantic bass drum use is also common. Thrash drummers often use two bass drums. Some thrash drummers are revered as some of the "best drummers in rock music".
Thrash metal songs typically use fast, percussive and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work.
Possibly the four biggest bands in the Thrash Metal genre include: Slayer, Megadeth, Metallica, and Anthrax.
Thrash guitar solos are almost exclusively played at high speed, as they are usually characterized by shredding, and use techniques such as sweep picking, legato phrasing, alternate picking, string skipping, and two-hand tapping. Thrash lead guitarists are rooted in the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement.
The speed and pacing of the songs is what defines thrash metal. The music tends to have a visceral, propellant feel to it due to its drumming style, most commonly utilizing the snare drum on the 1/2 beat, or the 2nd and 4th beats of the measure. Frantic bass drum use is also common. Thrash drummers often use two bass drums. Some thrash drummers are revered as some of the "best drummers in rock music".
by Leannee(: August 07, 2008
A subgenre of metal music, considered by many to be the original extreme metal genre. It essentially began as a derivative of speed metal, played by bands like Motorhead and Overkill. Thrash metal took the high speed aspect of such bands, and added NWOBHM influenced melodies, and more progressive elements to the music.
Thrash metal's origins trace back to the early 1980's, and San Fransisco is considered the birthplace of most of the thrash greats. Thrash metal bands include Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax, Testament, Exodus, Kreator, etc. It has proved to be very influential to almost every metal style that has come about since it's inception, and has experienced somewhat of a popularity revival in recent years.
Thrash metal's origins trace back to the early 1980's, and San Fransisco is considered the birthplace of most of the thrash greats. Thrash metal bands include Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax, Testament, Exodus, Kreator, etc. It has proved to be very influential to almost every metal style that has come about since it's inception, and has experienced somewhat of a popularity revival in recent years.
Dude 1: *Slayer playing in the background* Man, Thrash metal fucking owns! what the hell happened to bands like this?
Dude 2: Uh, I'm going to go see Megadeth in 2 weeks..
Dude 1: ...You bastard!
Dude 2: Uh, I'm going to go see Megadeth in 2 weeks..
Dude 1: ...You bastard!
by FlightofIcarus April 10, 2010
by faggot licker July 09, 2003