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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I'm Ready to Die
Single - Released August 1, 2025

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Age of Apocalypse
Angelwarrior Ace
Angerot
Antaeus
AthensGoatMafia
Avenger of Blood
Boiler Room
Broken Fate
Bruce Dickinson
Bruzer
Byzantine
Cirith Ungol
Coffin Feeder
Cold Slither
Criminal
Crystal Viper
Curveless
DRAIN DOWN
Dagger
Dark Angel
Dave Lombardo
Dehuman Reign
Diamond Head
Disarray
Dying Oath
Eternal Darkness
Fade to Black
Final Error
Forbidden
Forces United
GOJIRA デス
Gallows' Eve
Gwar
Haggus
Haunt
Haxprocess
Hellcrash
Helldrifter
Imperial Crystalline Entombment I.C.E
Inhuman 666
Inhuman Nature
Kanonenfieber
Legion of Decadence
Leper Colony
Machine Head
Mad Invasion
Magnacult
Margarita Witch Cult
Master
Matthew K. Heafy
Memories of a Lost Soul
Mercaptan
Metal Error
Metallica
Midnight
Misfire
Mjølnir
Morbyda
Mutilator
Nekrome
Nightbearer
Nightfall
Onheil
PANTERA BLUE
PSYCHO-FRAME
Pandemia
Paradise Slaves
Paul Di'Anno
Propagandhi
Risk
Rusted Brain
SANITY
Saevus
SexMag
Social Decline
Sodom
Soulleech
Space Chaser
Spare The Dead
Swollen Teeth
Takers
Terratomorf
The Banner
The Great Kat
The Martyr
Thelemite
Toxic Youth
Toxikull
Trioxine
Trovao
Unmerciful
Vader
Veil Of The Serpent
Venator
Warkings
Waxen
Your Spirit Dies
bullet tooth
devilry
teethin
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
Cradle Of Filth
Propagandhi
W.A.S.P.
Mutilator
Kreator
Bruce Dickinson
Exodus
Sodom
Bathory
Municipal Waste
Alien Weaponry
PSYCHO-FRAME
Kanonenfieber
Iced Earth
At The Gates
Dying Fetus
Annihilator
Lemmy
Gutter Grinders
Venom
Savatage
King Diamond
Overkill
Arakain
Dan Vasc
Gamma Ray
Warkings
Evil Empire
Nico Borie
Gwar
Vader
Immortal
Midnight
Bearwolf
The Exploited
D.R.I.
Bloodbath
Death Angel
A.N.I.M.A.L.
Havok
Mercyful Fate
Antaeus
Celtic Frost
Tungsten
Disarray
Destruction
Discharge
Killer Be Killed
Ratos De Porão
LOCKED SHUT
Lionheart
Dismember
Nevermore
Metal Church
Transmetal
Gama Bomb
Kerry King
Black Tide
Ektomorf
Enforcer
Grave Digger
Dave Lombardo
Toxic Holocaust
Exhorder
Biting Elbows
Revocation
Dirkschneider
AthensGoatMafia
El Reno Renardo
Hellripper
Evile
Turbo
Tankard
3 Inches Of Blood
Matthew K. Heafy
Voivod
Massacre
Flotsam & Jetsam
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Possessed
Face Yourself
The Curse Within
Violator