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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Black Death
Album - 13 Tracks - Released April 11, 2025

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ALICETOPIA
Aeon
Alien Weaponry
Angelwarrior Ace
Asedio
BESSMERTNII
BRIDES
Bewitcher
Big Mouth
Black & Damned
Blackgate
Bloodguilt
Bullet
Christian Mistress
Cryfemal
Cryptosis
Dave Lombardo
Destruction
Dirkschneider
Distrust
Enemy of Satan
Enquire Within
Eternal Fear
Etxale Apio
Evil Empire
FORBIDDEN
Face Yourself
Fade to Black
Fear EC
First in Line
Ghost Kill
Goat Hill Massacre
Hallowed
Heathen
Helloween
Iggor Cavalera
Imperishable
Ingrown
Inhuman 666
Invictra
Iron Asparagus
Ironrat
Jorge Ribbas
KOWZ
Kanonenfieber
La Armada
La Corriveau
Lil Tytan
Live By The Sword
Lucifer's Child
Löanshark
Maceration
Maltuka
Mjølnir
Moondaygun
Muh-Kron
Nattverd
Niviane
On My Command
Opprobrium
Overcast Rain
Pagefire
Pure Hate
Purified In Blood
RAVEN
Raven
Razor
Rise of Tyrants
Royal Rage
Sacrifice
Sacrosanct
Shrine Of Denial
Sonic Pulse
Soul Demise
Speedemon
Spiritworld
Staticlone
TarantisT
Temple Of Discord
The 7th Guild
The Accüsed
The Great Kat
The Plague
The Tiberian Sons
The Warriors
Tómarúm
Vacuous
Vector of Underground
Venom
Voodus
Vultures Vengeance
WARFIELD
Warbringer
Warg
Where It Lies
Wombbath
Yoth Iria
bullet tooth
cutback!
Metallica
Pantera
Megadeth
Slayer
Powerwolf
Sepultura
Helloween
Machine Head
Static-X
Testament
Bleed The Wicked Menace
Accept
Sodikken
Suicidal Tendencies
Kreator
W.A.S.P.
Anthrax
Mutilator
Exodus
Municipal Waste
Kanonenfieber
Sodom
At The Gates
Dying Fetus
Annihilator
Iced Earth
Lemmy
Gutter Grinders
Venom
King Diamond
Alien Weaponry
Savatage
Overkill
Arakain
Dan Vasc
Gwar
Evil Empire
Nico Borie
The Exploited
Bearwolf
Immortal
Tungsten
Havok
Vader
Mercyful Fate
Bloodbath
A.N.I.M.A.L.
Disarray
Death Angel
LOCKED SHUT
Lionheart
Nevermore
Dismember
Killer Be Killed
Metal Church
Gama Bomb
D.R.I.
Kerry King
Exhorder
Destruction
Grave Digger
Enforcer
Dave Lombardo
Biting Elbows
Toxic Holocaust
Evile
Matthew K. Heafy
Dirkschneider
Transmetal
Massacre
The Curse Within
Face Yourself
Flotsam & Jetsam
bullet tooth
Revocation
Eihwar
Possessed
Diamond Head
Sacred Reich
Violator
Sarcófago
Spiritworld
sepulcher.
Tankard
Armored Saint
Crimson Glory
Suicidal Angels
Goatwhore
Aeon
Ingrown
Vision Of Disorder
Warbringer
Morbid Saint
Anonymus
FORBIDDEN
Anders Friden
Krisiun
Unleashed
Grave
Iron Reagan