Thrash Metal

Thrash metal emerged in the early 1980s as a fusion of heavy metal's aggression and punk's energy, characterized by fast tempo, shredding guitar solos, and intense, often growled vocals. Born in the US and Europe, thrash metal evolved from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal and hardcore punk, with bands embracing a raw, DIY ethos and socially conscious lyrics. The genre's heyday spanned the mid-to-late 1980s, with albums like "Master of Puppets" and "Reign in Blood" redefining the boundaries of heavy music. Thrash metal's cultural significance lies in its rejection of glam metal's commercialism and its embrace of underground, anti-establishment values. Distinguishing itself from other metal subgenres, thrash metal's lightning-fast rhythms, aggressive vocals, and extended instrumental passages created a unique sound that influenced subsequent metal styles, including death metal and power metal.

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Devouring Darkness
Album - 10 Tracks - Released May 23, 2025

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Aeon
Age of Apocalypse
Alien Weaponry
Amerikan Kaos
Ancient Death
Antologi
AthensGoatMafia
Bearwolf
Bewitcher
Black & Damned
Bloodguilt
Cirith Ungol
Coffin Feeder
Curse Of Khatru
Curveless
Destruction
Enemy of Satan
Enquire Within
Etorkizun beltza
Etxale Apio
Exxperior
Fabulous Desaster
Face Yourself
Fade to Black
Fatal Embrace
Forces United
Gallower
Gallows' Eve
Goat Rider
Godslave
Gwar
Heathen
Helloween
Hexecutor
Iggor Cavalera
Immurge
Imperishable
Inhuman 666
Inhuman Nature
It Will Kill
Kanonenfieber
La Corriveau
Leper Colony
Lil Tytan
Live By The Sword
Lockjaw
Lucifer's Child
Machine Head
Mad Invasion
Master
Master Death
Mean Messiah
Midnight
Misfire
Mjølnir
Nattverd
Nightfall
On My Command
Onslaught
Opprobrium
Overcast Rain
PANTERA BLUE
Pandemia
Paradise Slaves
Paul Di'Anno
Propagandhi
Rage Into The Inferno
Razor
Risk
Saevus
Scream
SexMag
Shotgun Divine
Sonic Pulse
Soul Demise
Space Chaser
Spiritworld
Takers
TarantisT
Terratomorf
Tersha
The Great Kat
The Warriors
Thelemite
Tschernophil
Tómarúm
Unmerciful
Vader
Venator
Venom
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Warbringer
Warfield
Warg
Waxen
Wombbath
Your Spirit Dies
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Metallica
Pantera
Megadeth
Slayer
Powerwolf
Sepultura
Machine Head
Helloween
Static-X
Bleed The Wicked Menace
Testament
Accept
Anthrax
Sodikken
Suicidal Tendencies
Propagandhi
W.A.S.P.
Mutilator
Kreator
Exodus
Sodom
Bathory
Municipal Waste
Alien Weaponry
Kanonenfieber
Iced Earth
Dying Fetus
At The Gates
Venom
Gutter Grinders
Lemmy
Annihilator
Overkill
King Diamond
Savatage
Arakain
Dan Vasc
Gwar
Vader
Evil Empire
Nico Borie
D.R.I.
Immortal
Midnight
Bearwolf
The Exploited
Bloodbath
Tungsten
Celtic Frost
Destruction
Disarray
A.N.I.M.A.L.
Death Angel
Mercyful Fate
Havok
Dismember
Nevermore
Ratos De Porão
Discharge
LOCKED SHUT
Lionheart
Killer Be Killed
Transmetal
Enforcer
Gama Bomb
Kerry King
Metal Church
Toxic Holocaust
Dave Lombardo
Grave Digger
Revocation
Biting Elbows
Exhorder
Black Tide
Ektomorf
AthensGoatMafia
Matthew K. Heafy
Evile
Tankard
Turbo
3 Inches Of Blood
Dirkschneider
El Reno Renardo
Massacre
Voivod
Flotsam & Jetsam
sepulcher.
Eihwar
Face Yourself
Sacred Reich
Violator
Possessed
Sarcófago
The Curse Within
Onslaught
Spiritworld
Diamond Head
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Suicidal Angels
Armored Saint