Old School Thrash

Old school thrash is a fast-paced, aggressive, and technically demanding music genre characterized by shredding guitar solos, rapid-fire drumming, and often, screamed or growled vocals. Emerging in the early 1980s, primarily in the US and Europe, thrash metal evolved from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) and hardcore punk, with bands pushing the limits of speed and intensity. The genre's heyday was marked by its popularity in the late 1980s, with thrash metal becoming a staple of the metal underground. Thrash metal's cultural significance lies in its raw energy, rebellious spirit, and DIY ethos, influencing a wide range of genres, including death metal, black metal, and metalcore. Notable for its emphasis on musicianship and aggression, old school thrash is distinct from other metal subgenres, such as power metal, due to its focus on speed and intensity over melody and symphonic elements.

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March of Time (1984-1998)
Album - 24 Tracks - Released March 28, 2025

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Agent Steel
Attomica
Channel Zero
Concrete Sox
Coroner
Corrosion Of Conformity
Dark Angel
Death Angel
Deliverance
Demolition Hammer
Devastation
Exodus
Forbidden
Heathen
Helloween
Hobbs' Angel Of Death
MX
Metal Church
Metallica
Mortal Sin
Overkill
Pro-Pain
Prong
Rage
Running Wild
Sacred Reich
Sadus
Sarcófago
Seventh Angel
Slayer
Suicidal Tendencies
Testament
Toxik
Unseen Terror
Venom
Vulcano
Watchtower
Metallica
Slayer
Helloween
Testament
Suicidal Tendencies
Exodus
Corrosion Of Conformity
Venom
Overkill
Death Angel
Pro-Pain
Metal Church
Running Wild
Prong
Sacred Reich
Sarcófago
Rage
Sadus
Heathen
Coroner
Dark Angel
Forbidden
Demolition Hammer
Mortal Sin
Deliverance
Channel Zero
Agent Steel
Toxik
Attomica
Devastation
Vulcano
Watchtower
Unseen Terror
Concrete Sox
Hobbs' Angel Of Death
Seventh Angel
MX