List of thrash metal bands explained

Various bands have played thrash metal at some point of their career. The genre evolved in the early 1980s from combining the drum beats of hardcore punk with the guitar style of the new wave of British heavy metal.[1] It emerged partially as a reaction to the more conventional and widely acceptable glam metal, a less aggressive, pop music-infused heavy metal subgenre which appeared simultaneously.[2]

Four American bands, Anthrax, Megadeth, Metallica, and Slayer, are credited with popularizing the genre, earning them the title of the "Big Four of Thrash".[3] [4] In Germany, Destruction, Kreator, Sodom, and Tankard, led the Teutonic thrash metal scene, garnering the nickname "The Big Four of Teutonic Thrash".[5] The Clash of the Titans tour, which featured Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax, Testament, and Suicidal Tendencies, is considered to be the genre's pinnacle, after which thrash metal saw a decline in popularity throughout the 1990s.[6] Thrash metal has seen a resurgence in recent times, with many of the older bands returning to their roots with their new releases.[7] A new generation of thrash metal bands emerged in the early 2000s, drawing lyrical and visual inspiration from the older groups.[8] [9]

Thrash metal was an inspiration for later extreme genres such as death metal and black metal. This list also includes certain bands which belong to the first wave of black metal. These bands essentially played thrash metal with a heavy emphasis on Satanic and occult themes in the lyrics and imagery.[10] Over the years, thrash metal has developed a few subgenres of its own, such as crossover thrash and groove metal.[11]

0–9

BandFormedOriginclass=unsortableNote
3 Inches of Blood1999Canada

A

BandFormedOriginclass=unsortableNote
Acid Drinkers1986Poland
Acid Reign1985United Kingdom
1985United States[12]
Agent Steel1984United States
Am I Blood1992Finland[13]
Anacrusis1986United States
Angel Dust1984Germany
Angel of Sodom2009Finland[14]
Angelus Apatrida2000Spain
Angkor Wat1986United States[15]
A.N.I.M.A.L.1993Argentina[16]
Annihilator1984Canada
Anthrax1981United States
Artillery1982Denmark
Atomkraft1979United Kingdom
Atrophy1986United States
Aura Noir1993Norway
Austrian Death Machine2008United States

B

BandFormedOriginclass=unsortableNote
Bathory1983Sweden[17]
Battlecross2003United States
Believer1986United States
Bio-Cancer2010Greece[18]
Black Obelisk (Russian: Чёрный обелиск)1986Russia[19]
Black Tide2004United States
Blind Illusion1979United States
Blood Feast1985United States
Blood Tsunami2004Norway
Body Count1990United States
Bonded by Blood2005United States
Brotality2016United States[20]
Bulldozer1980Italy
Bullet for My Valentine1998United Kingdom[21]

C

BandFormedOriginclass=unsortableNote
Carnal Forge1997Sweden
Carnivore1982United States
Celtic Frost1984Switzerland
Cerebral Fix1986United Kingdom
Coroner1983Switzerland
Crash1991South Korea[22]
Criminal1991Chile
Cripper2005Germany
The Crucified1984United States
Crumbsuckers1982United States
Cryptic Shift2013United Kingdom[23]
Cryptic Slaughter1984United States
Cyclone Temple1989United States

D

BandFormedOriginclass=unsortableNote
Darkane1998Sweden
Dark Angel1981United States
Dead Brain Cells1986Canada[24]
Death Angel1982United States
Deceased1984United States[25]
Defiance1985United States
Defleshed1991Sweden
Deliverance1985United States
Demiricous2001United States
Demolition Hammer1986United States
Deströyer 6661994Australia
Destruction1982Germany
Dorsal Atlântica1981Brazil
Dorso1984Chile[26]
D.R.I.1982United States

E

BandFormedOriginclass=unsortableNote
Early Man2003United States
Embodyment1993United States[27]
Epidemic1986United States
Eudoxis1984Canada
Evildead1987United States
Evile2004United Kingdom
Exciter1978Canada
Exhorder1985United States
Exodus1979United States
The Exploited1978United Kingdom[28]
Extol1993Norway[29]
Extrema1986Italy[30]
Exumer1985Germany

F

BandFormedOriginclass=unsortableNote
Fallout1979United States
Flotsam and Jetsam1981United States
Forbidden1985United States
Forced Entry1983United States[31]

G

BandFormedOriginclass=unsortableNote
Gama Bomb2002Northern Ireland
Generation Kill2008United States[32]
God Forbid1996United States
Grinder1987Germany
Gwar1984United States

H

BandFormedOriginclass=unsortableNote
Hämatom2004Germany[33]
Hand of Fire2010United States[34]
Hatesphere1998Denmark
The Haunted1996Sweden
Hatchet2006United States
Havok2004United States
Heathen1984United States
Hellhammer1981Switzerland
Helstar1982United States
Hermética1987Argentina
Hirax1982United States
Hobbs' Angel of Death1987Australia
Holocausto1985Brazil
Holy Moses1980Germany
Horcas1988Argentina[35]
Hyades1996Italy[36]

I

BandFormedOriginclass=unsortableNote
Iced Earth1984United States[37]
Infernäl Mäjesty1986Canada
Intruder1987United States
Iron Angel1983Germany

K

BandFormedOriginclass=unsortableNote
Kayser2004Sweden[38]
Kekal1995Indonesia[39]
Korrozia Metalla1984Russia[40]
Korzus1983Brazil
1982Germany
Kraptor2007Venezuela
Kryptos1998India[41]

L

BandFormedOriginclass=unsortableNote
Lȧȧz Rockit1982United States
Lair of the Minotaur2003United States[42]
Lamb of God1994United States[43]
Lawnmower Deth1987United Kingdom
Lazarus A.D.2005United States
Legion of the Damned2004Netherlands
Lethal1988Argentina[44]
Liege Lord1984United States[45]
Living Death1980Germany
Living Sacrifice1989United States
Loudblast1986France
Lost Society2010Finland
Lyzanxia1996France
Lich King2004United States[46]

M

BandFormedOriginclass=unsortableNote
Machine Head1991United States
Malefice2003United Kingdom[47]
Mantic Ritual2004United States
Massakre1982Chile
Master1987Russia[48]
Megadeth1983United States
Mekong Delta1985Germany
Meliah Rage1986United States[49]
Messiah1984Switzerland
Metal Allegiance2014United States[50]
Metal Church1980United States
Metallica1981United States
M.O.D.1986United States
Mokoma1996Finland
Morbid Saint1982United States
Mordred1984United States
Mortal Sin1985Australia
Mortification1987Australia
Municipal Waste2001United States
Mutilator1985Brazil

N

BandFormedOriginclass=unsortableNote
Nailbomb1994United States[51]
Nasty Savage1983United States
Necrodeath1985Italy
Necronomicon1983Germany
Nevermore1991United States
Nervosa2010Brazil
Nuclear1998Chile
Nuclear Assault1984United States

O

BandFormedOriginclass=unsortableNote
One Bad Pig1985United States
Onslaught1983United Kingdom
Outrage1982Japan
Overkill1980United States

P

BandFormedOriginclass=unsortableNote
Pantera1981United States
Paradox1986Germany
Pentagram Chile1985Chile
Pestilence1986Netherlands
Possessed1983United States
Prong1986United States
Prototype1994United States

R

BandFormedOriginclass=unsortableNote
Rage1984Germany
RAMP1989Portugal[52]
Ratos de Porão1981Brazil[53]
Raven1974United Kingdom
Razor1984Canada[54]
Recon1986United States[55]
Revocation2006United States
Rigor Mortis1983United States
Ruin2005United States[56]

S

BandFormedOriginclass=unsortableNote
S7N2009Mexico[57]
Sabbat1985United Kingdom
Sabbat1983Japan
Sacrament1989United States[58]
Sacred Oath1984United States[59]
Sacred Reich1985United States
Sacrifice1983Canada
Sadus1984United States
Sarcófago1985Brazil
Sanatorium1987Macedonia
Sepultura1984Brazil
Seventh Angel1987United Kingdom[60]
Sex Machineguns1989Japan
Shadows Fall1995United States
Short Sharp Shock2005United Kingdom
Skeletonwitch2003United States
Skin Chamber1991United States
Skrew1990United States[61]
Slayer1981United States
Sodom1981Germany
Soulfly1997United States[62]
Stam1na1996Finland
Stone1985Finland[63]
Stormtroopers of Death1985United States
Sturmgeist2002Norway
Suicidal Angels2001Greece
Suicidal Tendencies1981United States
Susperia1998Norway[64]
Swashbuckle2005United States
Sylosis2000United Kingdom

T

BandFormedOriginclass=unsortableNote
Tankard1982Germany
Terror 20001999Sweden[65]
Testament1983United States
Thanatos1984Netherlands
Tonic Breed2006Norway
Tourniquet1989United States
Torturer1989Chile
Toxic Holocaust1999United States
Toxik1985United States
Transmetal1987Mexico[66]
Tremonti2011United States[67]
Trivium2000United States

U

BandFormedOriginclass=unsortableNote
Ultimatum1992United States[68]
United1981Japan[69]
Unlocking the Truth2007United States[70]

V

BandFormedOriginclass=unsortableNote
Vader1983Poland
Vektor2002United States
Vengeance Rising1987United States
Venom1979United Kingdom
Venom Inc.2015United Kingdom[71]
Violator2002Brazil
Vio-lence1985United States
Virus1986United Kingdom[72]
Voivod1982Canada
Vulcano1981Brazil

W

BandFormedOriginclass=unsortableNote
Warbringer2004United States
Watchtower1982United States
Whiplash1984United States
Witchery1997Sweden
Wrust2000Botswana[73]

X

BandFormedOriginclass=unsortableNote
Xentrix1985United Kingdom

Y

BandFormedOriginclass=unsortableNote
Yyrkoon1995France

Z

BandFormedOriginclass=unsortableNote
Znöwhite1982United States
Zoetrope1978United States [74]

See also

Notes and References

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