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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Dying Slowly
Single - Released July 4, 2025

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A.N.I.M.A.L.
Age of Apocalypse
Amerikan Kaos
Ancient Death
Angelwarrior Ace
Antaeus
AthensGoatMafia
Avenger of Blood
Bearwolf
Bloodguilt
Broken Fate
Bruzer
Byzantine
Cirith Ungol
Coffin Feeder
Crystal Viper
Curveless
Disarray
FORBIDDEN
Fabulous Desaster
Face Yourself
Fade to Black
Fatal Embrace
Forces United
Gallower
Gallows' Eve
Goat Rider
Gwar
Haggus
Hellcrash
Helldrifter
Helloween
Imperishable
Inhuman 666
Inhuman Nature
Kanonenfieber
Legion of Decadence
Leper Colony
Live By The Sword
Lockjaw
Lucifer's Child
Machine Head
Mad Invasion
Magnacult
Master
Master Death
Matthew K. Heafy
Memories of a Lost Soul
Mercaptan
Metallica
Midnight
Misfire
Mjølnir
Motörboat
Mutilator
Nekrome
Nightbearer
Nightfall
Onheil
Onslaught
Overcast Rain
PANTERA BLUE
Pandemia
Paradise Slaves
Paul Di'Anno
Propagandhi
Risk
Rusted Brain
SANITY
Saevus
SexMag
Social Decline
Sodom
Space Chaser
Spare The Dead
Swollen Teeth
Takers
Terratomorf
Tersha
The Banner
The Great Kat
Thelemite
Tschernophil
Tómarúm
Unmerciful
Vader
Veil Of The Serpent
Venator
Venom
Warfield
Warg
Warkings
Waxen
Your Spirit Dies
bullet tooth
devilry
teethin
Гробовая Доска
Импакт
Стахановцы
System Of A Down
Metallica
Pantera
Megadeth
Slayer
Gojira
Powerwolf
Machine Head
Sepultura
Helloween
Static-X
Bleed The Wicked Menace
Accept
Testament
Sodikken
Anthrax
Suicidal Tendencies
W.A.S.P.
Propagandhi
Mutilator
Kreator
Exodus
Sodom
Bathory
Municipal Waste
Alien Weaponry
Kanonenfieber
Iced Earth
Dying Fetus
At The Gates
Gutter Grinders
Venom
Lemmy
Annihilator
Overkill
King Diamond
Savatage
Gamma Ray
Dan Vasc
Arakain
Vader
Nico Borie
Gwar
Warkings
Evil Empire
The Exploited
D.R.I.
Midnight
Immortal
Bearwolf
Mercyful Fate
Antaeus
Havok
Death Angel
Bloodbath
A.N.I.M.A.L.
Disarray
Tungsten
Celtic Frost
Destruction
Killer Be Killed
Discharge
LOCKED SHUT
Ratos De Porão
Dismember
Nevermore
Lionheart
Gama Bomb
Kerry King
Transmetal
Metal Church
Toxic Holocaust
Dave Lombardo
Grave Digger
Enforcer
Black Tide
Ektomorf
Exhorder
Revocation
Biting Elbows
Dirkschneider
Evile
Turbo
Tankard
Matthew K. Heafy
3 Inches Of Blood
El Reno Renardo
AthensGoatMafia
Hellripper
Flotsam & Jetsam
Massacre
Voivod
Sacred Reich
Face Yourself
sepulcher.
Possessed
The Curse Within
Eihwar
Violator
Haggus