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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The Devil's Asylum
Album - 11 Tracks - Released August 29, 2025

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Age of Apocalypse
Angelwarrior Ace
Angerot
Antaeus
Bedlam
Black & Damned
Bloodrunner
Boiler Room
Broken Fate
Bruce Dickinson
Bruzer
Burning Witches
Byzantine
Casus Belli
Cold Slither
Crystal Viper
Dagger
Dan Vasc
Dark Angel
Dave Lombardo
Dehuman Reign
Desaster
Diamond Head
Disarray
Distrust
Dying Oath
Ektomorf
Ellefson-Soto
Eternal Darkness
Evilcult
Firstborne
Flotsam & Jetsam
Forbidden
GOJIRA デス
Gallows' Eve
Grand Cadaver
Grave Digger
Gwar
Haggus
Haunt
Haxprocess
Hellcrash
Helloween
Hexrot
Imperial Crystalline Entombment I.C.E
Incite
Inhuman 666
KOWZ
Liv Sin
Margarita Witch Cult
Massgrav
Master
Memories of a Lost Soul
Mercaptan
Metal Detektor
Metallica
Midnight
Mjølnir
Morbyda
Neveragain
Nico Borie
Nightbearer
PANTERA BLUE
PSYCHO-FRAME
Primitive Impulse
Reinforcer
Revocation
Rising Steel
Risk
SANITY
SexMag
Sinsaenum
Skull Revenge
Sky On Flames
Sodom
Soulleech
Spare The Dead
Swollen Teeth
Templario
The Banner
The Martyr
Tim "Ripper" Owens
Toxic Youth
Toxikull
Trioxine
Trovao
Tungsten
Unleash The Panda
Unleashed
Unmerciful
Vader
Veil Of The Serpent
Vicious Rumors
WARFIELD
Warkings
Warmen
Waxen
bullet tooth
pMad
teethin
System Of A Down
Metallica
Pantera
Megadeth
Slayer
Gojira
Powerwolf
Machine Head
Sepultura
Helloween
Static-X
Accept
Bleed The Wicked Menace
Testament
Sodikken
Anthrax
Suicidal Tendencies
Cradle Of Filth
Propagandhi
W.A.S.P.
Kreator
Mutilator
Bruce Dickinson
Exodus
Sodom
Bathory
Municipal Waste
Alien Weaponry
PSYCHO-FRAME
Kanonenfieber
At The Gates
Dying Fetus
Iced Earth
Venom
Gutter Grinders
Annihilator
Lemmy
Overkill
Savatage
King Diamond
Gamma Ray
Dan Vasc
Arakain
Vader
Nico Borie
Gwar
Warkings
Evil Empire
D.R.I.
The Exploited
Midnight
Bearwolf
Immortal
Antaeus
Havok
Mercyful Fate
A.N.I.M.A.L.
Bloodbath
Death Angel
Celtic Frost
Tungsten
Destruction
Disarray
Discharge
Ratos De Porão
Killer Be Killed
Dismember
Nevermore
Lionheart
LOCKED SHUT
Kerry King
Gama Bomb
Transmetal
Metal Church
Toxic Holocaust
Dave Lombardo
Black Tide
Enforcer
Grave Digger
Ektomorf
Revocation
Biting Elbows
Exhorder
Matthew K. Heafy
Dirkschneider
Tankard
Evile
3 Inches Of Blood
Turbo
Hellripper
AthensGoatMafia
El Reno Renardo
God's Hate
Voivod
Flotsam & Jetsam
Warmen
Massacre
Burning Witches
Violator
Face Yourself