It was the speed that caught my attention!! I think ANTHRAX's spreading the disease was where I realized what thrash metal was and how amazing it sounded!!! Till this day, its my favorite genre!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
METALLICA! and oh boi, was that just the tip of the iceberg! Last two shows I saw before the lockdown were Destruction and Testament, Death Angel, Exodus \m/
If I recall correctly, some guy I knew in high school transferred all the Metallica MP3s he had onto my ipod. From there I branched out to everything from Slayer and Megadeth to Power Trip and Warbringer.
For me it was Metallica. It started with Enter Sandman, but then I found out they had much much much better songs on their earlier albums. Now Master of Puppets is my favorite album of all time!
Revocations latest album (the outer ones), I bought a guitar, realized Dave Davidson was one of the best in the world, found out he learnt a ton of thrash, found out every other band I loved was heavily influenced by early Metallica and here we are.
When an older cool kid asked you if you liked a certain thrash band that you weren't familiar with, you said "yes" and then went out and immediately bought their album. That's how I got into so many bands.
I mean, I think most people will say Metallica was their entry into Thrash Metal. It sure was mine, started with them, moved to Megadeth and Slayer, then to Kreator and Sodom, and then everything else.
yep, I picked up master of puppets cd randomly from a store based on cover art when I was like 10 years old. Had to beg my mom to buy it for me but im glad she did :D
He has done this in all the get into videos I've seen. He doesn't go for the obvious choice because his politics, And America bad. So American bands aren't recommended no matter how how many fans started with the well produced and and easily digestible bands. One by Metallica is probably responsible for more people getting into thrash than any other song or album.
@@KrzysztofMularOlsen Did you miss the whole copyright infringement joke? He mentioned the Big 4. My comment was in no way a diss on them not getting more into Metallica.
lol, pretty much exactly that! Metallica -> Megadeth (cause they were more extreme Metallica, lol) -> Slayer (even more extreme) -> Kreator (tired of the american bands) -> Sodom, etc. Of course after all that i moved on to Black and Death Metal and pretty much left Trash Metal behind but come back to visit it every so often when an awesome release comes out.
Songs about politics are fine, but bands/musicians being deplatformed and/or cancelled is lame. Also extremely partisan bands can be hit or miss imo, usually miss lol.
@@Ironsix6six everywhere, man, everywhere. The Dixie Chicks are the best example that comes to mind for early "cancellation". Mix too much (opposing) politics into an otherwise disagreeable audience aaaaaand you're done.
In 1987 I bought Master Of Puppets and that opened the Pandora’s box for me, then followed Anthrax, SOD, Nuclear Assault, Testament, Megadeth, Slayer, Kreator, Sabbat.... Great times to be a teen I must say!
Same. I don't think of my high school years much, but my circle of friends were great. Denim or leather, long hair, wristbands, and the other kids never wanted to be around us, thought we were dangerous or something. We weren't. GTFO..
That's basically how I got into metal. Was listening to hardcore and punk for a long time. Then found bands like earth crisis and hatebreed who sounded a little heavier. Crossover and metalcore got me into metal. Now I mostly listen to thrash and OSDM.
@@curtisfroude6283 yeah my uncle took me to see hatebreed, sick of it all, crowbar and suffocation...I was so into metalcore that I didn't quite understand the gravity of that lineup...now I'm looking back wishing I got drunk and moshed harder in worship.
Fight Fire with Fire by Metallica was presented to me in 1987 when an older cousin was just trying to scare me with his music, I instantly feel in love with Metallica 🤘
I suuuuuper appreciate you connecting these dots Blayne. There's some folks in metal that don't recognize the severe indebtedness extreme metal owes to punk and some punks that don't realize how fast, raw and down to earth (i.e. - not just about swords and dragons) that metal can get. There are variations on the combination but most of the results are, for me at least, fucking earth shattering.
metalheads who haven't listened to punk generally associates punk with bands like Dead Kennedys or Blink182. That's the problem. by the time Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables drops (1980), the underground of the underground was getting more extreme -- like Discharge and Amebix, coming around the same year as DKs but more people know DKs than Discharge, and more people know Discharge than Amebix.
I got into thrash metal as a 12 year old kid in 1992. Actually that’s when I got into Metal period . Really back in the 90s we really didn’t have 1 million different sub genres of metal. We just called metal music metal. Now they were distinctions for the far extremes like glam metal and death metal but yeah in 1992 my family finally got cable so I finally had MTV. It was seeing the music videos for all the singles from Metallica‘s black album and the video for “one” Is what made me an instant Metallica fan. I didn’t understand at the age of 12 what songs were on what albums so I remember saving my allowance up and I went out and bought the first Metallica album I saw which was ride the lightning and over the next two years I got the other four albums that were out at the time. And of course this led to me getting into a whole slew of bands like Pantera, Slayer, Megadeth, Sepultura, etc . As well as other bands that were either metal or hard rock but not really in the thrash genre like Ozzy Osbourne, White Zombie, Guns N’ Roses, Aerosmith, Rage Against The Machine, etc. No matter what anyone’s opinion of thrash metal is whether they think it’s outdated and they only like newer stuff or they are just a casual fan besides the classic metal bands that started it all thrash metal is without a doubt the most influential genre of metal that there is. Death metal, Nu Metal, and what people call alternative metal i’ll have thrash metal 2.2 as their biggest influence. I really doubt without bands like Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, etc. that any of those other genres would’ve ever happened. It’s 2021 and if you told me I could only listen to one genre of metal for the rest of my life without a doubt it would be thrash. I mean I think it’s pretty safe to say that classic metal and thrash metal are the biggest and most successful genres in the metal genre. The big four thrash metal bands that we all know of and we all know who they are…. Are all legends today. In 2019 I went to slayers retirement tour and I saw them in a 20,000 seat arena that was very close to being sold out. There was probably around 17,000 people there to see slayer in 2021. The next Metallica album that comes out will go platinum and they will tour the entire globe in every show will be sold out. It’s not like glam metal or Nu Metal or death metal Who all had their day in the sun for three or four years and then was dropped for the hot new thing. And nothing against any of those genres I have bands that I love and all three of those but thrash is just timeless.
It was 1983, when I was 20 yo, the band was Anthrax. Then I went and saw Metallica on the 'Ride the lightning' tour at a club. The most fun I ever had. Mosh pit, beer pitchers flying through the air. A hangover that lasted until the next week. Probably kill me now. I'll never forget it.
Surprisingly it was death metal that got me into thrash, I was never really into any metal besides a lil bit of the catchy new metal songs that everyone knew, I bought a “blind ticket” just a random gig ticket and didn’t research the band, I got there and there was this hairy Swedish man on stage with the softest voice when he was speaking, then out of nowhere I heard the gnarliest growl I’d ever heard at that point then I was instantly hooked, the speed, the pits, the crowds energy, the amazing people. I got home and decided to search slayer as I couldn’t remember none of the bands names, who can read those things, so I started leaning towards thrash metal more just because I could understand the band names
In terms of metalcore, I do love that early 90s era of metalcore when bands use to play in the hardcore scene. Integrity, Ringworm, Overcast, and Strife are definitely some of those bands I can think of. I know there's a revival of bands emulating the 90s era of this sound (Code Orange, Knocked Loose) but were more influenced by Disembodied. Just wanted to share some thoughts on it. Glad to see Cave In get some attention here.
@@jamespwoods4324 You can't overrate an album like Reign in Blood, I would say Hell Awaits and South of Heaven are underrated. They are amazing albums too.
Punker here, my god thank you for the Tragedy section. Great, I like love the vocals here, so aggro. That's what I miss in metal sometimes is the aggressive tone of hardcore. Crossover got me back into thrash. Went to Warped and saw Municipal and lost my mind and had a blast. Thank you!!!
Metallica's Black Album was my gateway drug into Thrash, but it was because of Metallica's earlier work, Slayer, Exodus, and Testament that got me hooked for life.
HAIL THRASH METAL! The genre that introduced me to metal as a whole, with Master Of Puppets being one of the first albums I ever bought. Great to see Power Trip in here, probably the best modern band to use to introduce thrash to somebody.
Gwar-scumbdogs of the universe Gwar-war party Gwar-bloody pit of horror Gwar-lust in space 3 inches of blood-advance and vanquish Lamb of god- as the palaces burn Metalica- first 3 or 4 Municipal waste_ the art of partying These are my personal favorites but I'm not a big thrash metal guy. I started listening to heavy music as a kid with korn , ratm, pantera, and white zombie as some of my first introductions to the genera. Oh and system of a down. So to me most of it sounds pretty stale and lacking creativity. It's not bad just not something I'm really into. More interesting music in other genera . I do need to check out more power trip because I liked what I heard the little I listened one day
@@dr.doodledorf426 I'm more of a Death Metal guy myself but I think that the albums I mentioned are cool to get into thrash because it has a very strong punk vibe in my opinion
@@lk6687 yeah they do. The ones I've heard on your list are cool. I like music that's not overproduced. I was just listening to Panera live 101 proof and was thinking about how I'd probably like far beyond driven better if it sounded more like vulgar display of power or cowboys production wise. Don't know why I'm saying all this just adding stuff to the of UA-cam comments because this is the only social media I use
My gateway to Thrash was Ozzy's No Rest For The Wicked and "that" Black Sabbath song called Symptom Of The Universe. Then I got eargasms with MEGADETH! My favorite Thrash song is Good Mourning/Black Friday.
Hatebreed would’ve been a dope mention when talking about bridging the gap between metalcore, hardcore, crossover, and thrash. I mean in Sam’s review of concrete confessionals he said they made a slayer album so there’s that...
Blayne you are right to include Metalcore in this list because that’s how it worked for me. I started in the Devil Wears Prada scene and then moseyed on into the early metallic hardcore Zao scene and have very recently begun dabbling in Slayer. Metalcore at its core (pun intended) is the same ingredients as crossover thrash but used to create a different dish and I think lots of scene kids like myself eventually make their way back to Mecca of thrash.
Thrash has been my favourite metal genre for 15 years or so. Out of all the old school genres, along with just being badass, it seems to be one of the most versatile: it can be fun, aggressive, serious, political, goofy, technical... You name it! And the fusions with other genres, whether it's blackened thrash, crossover, thrash/death or others, all kick ass!
Overkill and Anthrax solidified my love for Thrash. "I Wish you were Dead" from Overkill's "The Electric Age" and "Madhouse" from Anthrax's "Spreading the Disease", those two songs brought a groove and catchy riffs to what I perceived was a lot of straight forward shredding. I'm surprised you mentioned Metalcore, but not Blackened Thrash, which is the bigger brother of Blackened Speed which you mentioned in the Black Metal episode. I'd say the avatar of Blackened Thrash is Skeletonwitch, though Toxic Holocaust does blend it with crossover thrash a great deal, too! Also the difference between Speed and Thrash metal is that Speed is a hacksaw, while Thrash is a chainsaw. Both share similar traits, playing really fast, but thrash condenses it into a more potent formula.
It's hard to say whether Anthrax or Overkill is my favorite thrash band. Anthrax writes fun, memorable songs, but Overkill's Horrorscope, The Killing Kind, and The Years of Decay just hit hard for me. Oh well, long live thrash! I'll have to check out some blackened thrash and blackened speed though since I love black metal.
@@TheRealJoeNathan 2020 was an excellent year for Blackened Speed Metal. Of note would be "Rebirth by Blasphemy" by Midnight, and "The Affair of Poisons" by Hellripper. 2019 had "Under the Witching Cross" by Bewitcher and, my personal favourite of the bunch, "Satan Spits on the Children of Light" by Devil Master. This year we're expecting a new Bewitcher album, and one that has already released called "Through the Gate Eternal" by Demiser.
I have a special place in my heart for thrash metal; I don't listen to it much anymore, but whenever I do, it still kicks ass. That shows just how timeless the genre is. Anthrax is my personal favorite, but Overkill is a close second. I got into metal through bands like Dream Theater, Iron Maiden, Megadeth, and Metallica; but I quickly latched onto thrash metal with Anthrax, Overkill, Testament, Death Angel, Havok, Vektor, and Sepultura. I'll have to check out more Sodom and Kreator though since I haven't listened to a lot of German thrash.
Integrity honestly might have been the best choice for metalcore, plus their sound is closer to hardcore punk and thrash metal than most of the 90s metalcore bands
For me it all started with Metal Militia... on my cousins ipod...😂 yeah I'm only 22 but WOW what a song and I've been on the thrash boat ever since. Great video as always and FUGGIN SLAYER🤘
Zao is one of the most underrated and amazing metalcore bands around, I also recommend everyone check out Converge and Every Time I Die. Cave in is only metalcore on their first album
I feel like Anthrax, being one of the so-called "big four" bands that just so happens to arguably dance with hardcore punk more than the other 3 is a great gateway band for punk and hardcore fans to enter the thrash world.
@@DBeatDad No problem, my dude. Came across your channel recently, and I was like "Where has this been all my life (or at least the 25 years I've been into D-Beat)?" Thanks for representing! It's cool to see you getting some recognition.
Interesting mention of metalcore since it’s more adjacent. I think bands from the Cleveland scene like Integrity and Ringworm are good reference points for both metal and hardcore folks to like. As for modern crossover aside from Power Trip (RIP Riley), Mindforce, Ekulu and Enforced come to mind. EDIT: Also forgot about Drain because Drain is your friend.
How I got into thrash? The year I think was 2015 or 2016, I was 13/14/15 years old and really liked Metallica's black album. Really liked it. I got interrested in learning Metallica's history, and found out about their early material and how they were pioneers in this subgenre called Thrash metal. Started checking out Kill 'em all, Ride the lightning, Master of puppets, ...And Justice for All. They blew my mind and I was all in. Later went on to find other bands in thrash metal. Megadeth, Overkill and Havok early on. And even now, even if I've listened a lot to Testament, Antrhax, Slayer, Flotsam and Jetsam, Exodus. I still find myself to be an absolute Overkill fan. so yeah. Thrash. Started off with a bit of Metallica, and now it's my favourite subgenre of Metal.
The thrash scene in the UK was great too with Onslaught leading the way, seeing them for the first time in 86 in London with Anthrax on their first UK show
I enjoyd this video much, very well done, Blayne! Very entertaining, with great expertise, it was fun to watch. BUT: I agree to those comments that say, it was a brief history of thrash, not "how to get into thrash". For me, as I grew up with the classics like Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Metallica, Slayer, Kreator or Testament , I learned much more in your video "How to get into Death Metal", because there you offer much more "starting points" into a subgenre then you do here... Nevertheless, a cool video anyway!
I’ve been waiting for someone to mention Zao on here. They were a major influence on Metalcore and Death Metal acts in the the 2000s and beyond. And they’ve been around since the early 90s.
So glad the did a little Zao shout-out. They are often overlooked because they were metalcore but they are so different from so many other metalcore bands.
How did I get into thrash? I imagine many people have a similar story: When Master of Puppets was released we were still into Appetite for Destruction and AC/DC. Group of us stayed at a friends house, smoked up and drank some beers (we were about 14. Good times!). In the morning, my mate stuck a tape in the deck, said “Check this out guys, it’s fucking heavy as. “. Cue acoustic guitar part. WTF? Was the general reaction. Then the opening riff of Battery cut in. Oh my fucking god. Minds blown. Brains all over the wall. It fucking KILLED us. What an awesome album. Still pull it out sometimes and have a listen. Don’t let anyone tell you Metallica sucks or Lars sucks or whatever the fuck people say. For a time there, they were the heaviest and most brutal thing around. Still maintain Battery is heavier than anything Slayer ever did. And I love Slayer. Metallica man. Respect.
"When Master of Puppets was released we were still into Appetite for Destruction" Appetite for Destruction was released in 1987, Master of Puppets was released in 1986.
I gotta give it to Blayne in 2018 I hand't heard of Power Trip after I heard them the rest was history. I was fortunate enough to go see them live in Connecticut with my son who was only about 7 at the time and my wife. We'll always have the memories of that night and my son literally witnessed a legend before his untimely passing. I've been a BangerTV fan ever since that 2018 album of the year video he released with Sam.
I got into Thrash and Death Metal quite early at 13 with Slayer and Entombed, but couldn't get into Black Metal until last year at 27 lol. Some newer recs from me: Deathhammer, Condor, High Command, Foreseen, Wraith, Bonehunter, Vampire, Cruel Force, Bütcher, Hellripper, Reactory, URN. And give that Speedwolf LP he mentions in the video a spin, it's beyond great.
I got into thrash via Metallica. Right around the time Death Magnetic came out, I had to do my 8th grade music class project on an "older band that existed before I was born." and my mother bought me Death Magnetic because I liked rock music and it had just come out. I loved the album a lot, and went looking for their other albums. The first one I found was Kill Em All, really loved that one, then found the rest of their 80s stuff. Then I started getting into Megadeth, Slayer, etc. A few years later Bonded By Blood started exploding and I saw them in concert. Big fan of thrash metal, it's really done a good job standing the test of time.
I was mostly a Zeppelin/classic rock kid then I somehow stumbled upon "Inner Self" by Sepultura and it blew my damn mind. That song, and "Beneath The Remains" in general, was my gateway into metal that wasn't Sabbath or other radio friendly fare.
Interesting pick for the metal core album. I would have went with All out war -“for those who were crucified “ Its basically slayer with breakdowns, haha
Once again, the mighty Testament is not even mentioned. That's a shame. The first thrash CD I ever purchased was "And Justice for All" and it blew my mind.
My mom bought me a Master of Puppets shirt from Walmart, and soon after that, she got me the CD and that changed my life forever. I love all kinds of music, so if a Thrasher is curious about some Metalcore, give Haste the Day a chance (early HTD). They have a huge Thrash influence on some songs.
All of this is so hilarious to me. I was born in 1970. My older brother got me into AC/DC, but Mercyful Fate scared me and I threw his cassettes into the fireplace. When I was 13 a guy in my typing (with a typewriter) class wore Ride the Lightning shirts but he scared me too. Then I got into more punk and New Wave really, then my intro to thrash was actually was listening to punk radio show from Berkeley, Maximum Rock and Roll, they played Hit the Lights, on e DJ liked it, the others all got mad and said it wasn't punk. Then my friend Dave who wasn't punk or new wave, he wore jeans and flannel, he walked straight up to me like he was on a Mission from God, and gave me a blank cassette recording copy of Slayer,'s best album "You have to listen to this". The only Slayer album I really listen to is the first CD of Decade of Aggression, live. Later, you will love this Mr. Comedy, I did a Psychology lecture at University on Love and Caring, where I wrote the lyrics to the Antichrist on the chalkboard and then played the part where Tom Araya stops the crowd between songs and says, "If you see someone going down, help them out, all right? That's what we are here to do , help each other out!" It's I think harder to evangelize this way now, you can't put a physical object like a cassette in your friend's hand. To get someone into music you have to hack their earbuds.
@@78kombi Thank you for your reply. I think I would like to see KD live maybe, I honestly don't really listen to music the way I did when I was younger. I ended up doing something like his make-up later, in maybe 86 after I got weirder than my older brother ever was, but only for Halloween. 99% of my friends were not ready for that level of sacrilege, certainly not in public. Even Banger has a hard time figuring out how to deal with subject matter like that. You win some, you lose some. It's worth mentioning in the context here at least because for the recording of Metallica's early work in Denmark KD was always involved, my guess is you know more about this than I ever will, but it speaks too to my point of physically meeting. I am writing this in thrashzone south/east bay, Gary Holt still lives near here.
If thrashy metalcore is something you're looking for, you should check out "h8000" bands like Arkangel, Liar and From the Dying Sky. Early converge could also count, especially in Petitioning the Emty Sky.
My thrash journey started with Kreator's "Pleasure To Kill" and Destruction's early stuff . Of course, I'm almost 50,, so I was the perfect age for those. Also, listen to "Low Life" by Cryptic Slaughter for an amazing experience.
51 here and same but it’s a bit of a blur with Metallica, SLAYER and Exodus. I also picked up a compilation called Speed Metal and it was my introduction to Cryptic Slaughter. In fact “Lowlife” is my alarm and ringtone (when I actually bother to turn my ringer on) much to my wife’s chagrin :)
I got into metal from Motörhead (Orgasmatron & Rock 'n' Roll eras) , then Survive by Nuclear Assault (an overlooked gem, in my opinion), Testament (Trial By Fire is THE thrash anthem) and Overkill's Hello From The Gutter (I worshipped them then, I kinda still do). I was definitely a thrash maniac back then. Lastly, Flotsam And Jetsam was (and still is) much more than a thrash band.
1984. A guy from California moved to Fall River Massachusetts . He brings a tape called no life til leather by Metallica with him. Plays it on bus ride to school. Good bye Motley who and Dokken. Brand new thrash fan is born. Then came Master of Puppets, Reign in Blood, Among the Living, and Peace Sells...
I got into thrash metal from my dad He likes Megadeth and Metallica . Also when I played guitar hero 3 and I discovered Slayer for the first time I was a thrasher ever since
I love Thrash Metal and always educate folks on this lovely sub-genre. You forgot to mention that the very first Thrash song was written by Queen, Stone Cold Crazy. At least that's what I tell people as a Thrash aficionado.
Started off with Metallica then was introduced to punk and then fell back on heavy metal and crawled through a bunch of other genres back to thrash. Current favorite is Warbringer
Surprised there was no mention of Integrity, I think listening to a lot of the 90s Metallic hardcore bands can get people into things other than metal and into the hardcore and punk worlds. Plus you have bands like Agnostic Front who have basically made Thrash albums (see Cause for Alarm), I'm a firm believer that every genre has something for everyone (hell I hate folk metal but I really enjoy some bands that influence elements of it such as Saor).
I got started with Thrash when I started with metal and music in general. Metallica's One on Guitar Hero III. It was beautiful but the transition into the heavy outro blew my mind as a 10 or 11-year-old. Was a die-hard Metallica fan as a pre-teen and then metalcore took over when I became a teenager before spiraling into death metal today as a young adult.
Megadeth with Rust in Peace! And POWER TRIP brought me back to the genre 3 years ago. Digging black/thrash now and 2021 is, so far, an excellent year for Thrash!
Here's my spicy take: The ultimate crossover thrash album is At The Gates Slaughter of the Soul. It doesn't have enough elements in the lyrics of the music approach to really be considered death metal to me. Hell even the vocals feel more hardcore punk than death metal IMO. It's one third hardcore, one third thrash, and one third death. Because it has those elements, its why I think its more popular than say, Altars of Madness or or Outre.
How did you get into thrash metal?
It was the speed that caught my attention!! I think ANTHRAX's spreading the disease was where I realized what thrash metal was and how amazing it sounded!!! Till this day, its my favorite genre!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
METALLICA! and oh boi, was that just the tip of the iceberg! Last two shows I saw before the lockdown were Destruction and Testament, Death Angel, Exodus \m/
If I recall correctly, some guy I knew in high school transferred all the Metallica MP3s he had onto my ipod. From there I branched out to everything from Slayer and Megadeth to Power Trip and Warbringer.
For me it was Metallica. It started with Enter Sandman, but then I found out they had much much much better songs on their earlier albums. Now Master of Puppets is my favorite album of all time!
Revocations latest album (the outer ones), I bought a guitar, realized Dave Davidson was one of the best in the world, found out he learnt a ton of thrash, found out every other band I loved was heavily influenced by early Metallica and here we are.
When an older cool kid asked you if you liked a certain thrash band that you weren't familiar with, you said "yes" and then went out and immediately bought their album. That's how I got into so many bands.
Haha very true!
Power Trip is such a good thrash band. It's a shame their singer passed away last year. Hornet's Nest was an instant thrash classic.
R.I.P. Riley
yeah i wonder if there going to make music still
@@getwreckedford6651 doubt it they pretty much pulled the plug since Riley died
He died???? Fuckkkk dude :(
@@NaturesGesture What gigantic boulder have you been living under dude??? He passed away last summer.
I mean, I think most people will say Metallica was their entry into Thrash Metal. It sure was mine, started with them, moved to Megadeth and Slayer, then to Kreator and Sodom, and then everything else.
yep, I picked up master of puppets cd randomly from a store based on cover art when I was like 10 years old. Had to beg my mom to buy it for me but im glad she did :D
He has done this in all the get into videos I've seen. He doesn't go for the obvious choice because his politics, And America bad. So American bands aren't recommended no matter how how many fans started with the well produced and and easily digestible bands. One by Metallica is probably responsible for more people getting into thrash than any other song or album.
@@KrzysztofMularOlsen he mentioned metallica, and recommended other American bands (like power trip). you sound butthurt over nothing.
@@KrzysztofMularOlsen Did you miss the whole copyright infringement joke? He mentioned the Big 4. My comment was in no way a diss on them not getting more into Metallica.
lol, pretty much exactly that! Metallica -> Megadeth (cause they were more extreme Metallica, lol) -> Slayer (even more extreme) -> Kreator (tired of the american bands) -> Sodom, etc. Of course after all that i moved on to Black and Death Metal and pretty much left Trash Metal behind but come back to visit it every so often when an awesome release comes out.
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Songs about politics are fine, but bands/musicians being deplatformed and/or cancelled is lame. Also extremely partisan bands can be hit or miss imo, usually miss lol.
what exactly happens if you're cancelled?
@@Ironsix6six You're basically black listed, often over flimsy circumstantial evidence.
@@busterdouglas593 black listed from where?
@@Ironsix6six everywhere, man, everywhere. The Dixie Chicks are the best example that comes to mind for early "cancellation". Mix too much (opposing) politics into an otherwise disagreeable audience aaaaaand you're done.
In 1987 I bought Master Of Puppets and that opened the Pandora’s box for me, then followed Anthrax, SOD, Nuclear Assault, Testament, Megadeth, Slayer, Kreator, Sabbat.... Great times to be a teen I must say!
Same...only a year earlier. I salute you brother!
Same. I don't think of my high school years much, but my circle of friends were great. Denim or leather, long hair, wristbands, and the other kids never wanted to be around us, thought we were dangerous or something. We weren't. GTFO..
Ride the lightning was a great album tho
Thanks for the shout out!
🔥D-Beat
The number of people that started their journey at metalcore has to be huge.
That's basically how I got into metal. Was listening to hardcore and punk for a long time. Then found bands like earth crisis and hatebreed who sounded a little heavier. Crossover and metalcore got me into metal. Now I mostly listen to thrash and OSDM.
@@curtisfroude6283 yeah my uncle took me to see hatebreed, sick of it all, crowbar and suffocation...I was so into metalcore that I didn't quite understand the gravity of that lineup...now I'm looking back wishing I got drunk and moshed harder in worship.
Loved you in George of the Jungle
@@curtisfroude6283 you may dig the new Enforced album if you haven’t already
yup
Fight Fire with Fire by Metallica was presented to me in 1987 when an older cousin was just trying to scare me with his music, I instantly feel in love with Metallica 🤘
Try trapped under ice, Escape, and ride the lightning
@@veiserexab1428 I play ‘em all 😉
Just when I thought Blayne couldn't be any cooler he mentions Tragedy. This man is a Canadian treasure.
Vengeance is an essential in everyone's collection
Revengence top tune...
I suuuuuper appreciate you connecting these dots Blayne. There's some folks in metal that don't recognize the severe indebtedness extreme metal owes to punk and some punks that don't realize how fast, raw and down to earth (i.e. - not just about swords and dragons) that metal can get. There are variations on the combination but most of the results are, for me at least, fucking earth shattering.
metalheads who haven't listened to punk generally associates punk with bands like Dead Kennedys or Blink182. That's the problem.
by the time Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables drops (1980), the underground of the underground was getting more extreme -- like Discharge and Amebix, coming around the same year as DKs but more people know DKs than Discharge, and more people know Discharge than Amebix.
I'll take DK over Blink182 any day of the week.@@zeitxgeist
I got into thrash metal as a 12 year old kid in 1992. Actually that’s when I got into Metal period . Really back in the 90s we really didn’t have 1 million different sub genres of metal. We just called metal music metal. Now they were distinctions for the far extremes like glam metal and death metal but yeah in 1992 my family finally got cable so I finally had MTV. It was seeing the music videos for all the singles from Metallica‘s black album and the video for “one” Is what made me an instant Metallica fan. I didn’t understand at the age of 12 what songs were on what albums so I remember saving my allowance up and I went out and bought the first Metallica album I saw which was ride the lightning and over the next two years I got the other four albums that were out at the time. And of course this led to me getting into a whole slew of bands like Pantera, Slayer, Megadeth, Sepultura, etc . As well as other bands that were either metal or hard rock but not really in the thrash genre like Ozzy Osbourne, White Zombie, Guns N’ Roses, Aerosmith, Rage Against The Machine, etc.
No matter what anyone’s opinion of thrash metal is whether they think it’s outdated and they only like newer stuff or they are just a casual fan besides the classic metal bands that started it all thrash metal is without a doubt the most influential genre of metal that there is. Death metal, Nu Metal, and what people call alternative metal i’ll have thrash metal 2.2 as their biggest influence. I really doubt without bands like Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, etc. that any of those other genres would’ve ever happened. It’s 2021 and if you told me I could only listen to one genre of metal for the rest of my life without a doubt it would be thrash. I mean I think it’s pretty safe to say that classic metal and thrash metal are the biggest and most successful genres in the metal genre. The big four thrash metal bands that we all know of and we all know who they are…. Are all legends today. In 2019 I went to slayers retirement tour and I saw them in a 20,000 seat arena that was very close to being sold out. There was probably around 17,000 people there to see slayer in 2021. The next Metallica album that comes out will go platinum and they will tour the entire globe in every show will be sold out. It’s not like glam metal or Nu Metal or death metal Who all had their day in the sun for three or four years and then was dropped for the hot new thing. And nothing against any of those genres I have bands that I love and all three of those but thrash is just timeless.
Raining Blood was my first thrash song, but hearing Kill Em All for the first time then Nightmare Logic by Power Trip is what did it for me
It may not be the first metal I listened to; but god damn, thrash metal changed my ear holes for good
It was 1983, when I was 20 yo, the band was Anthrax. Then I went and saw Metallica on the 'Ride the lightning' tour at a club. The most fun I ever had. Mosh pit, beer pitchers flying through the air. A hangover that lasted until the next week. Probably kill me now. I'll never forget it.
Ah, the glory days of American metal.
What city
Surprisingly it was death metal that got me into thrash, I was never really into any metal besides a lil bit of the catchy new metal songs that everyone knew, I bought a “blind ticket” just a random gig ticket and didn’t research the band, I got there and there was this hairy Swedish man on stage with the softest voice when he was speaking, then out of nowhere I heard the gnarliest growl I’d ever heard at that point then I was instantly hooked, the speed, the pits, the crowds energy, the amazing people. I got home and decided to search slayer as I couldn’t remember none of the bands names, who can read those things, so I started leaning towards thrash metal more just because I could understand the band names
In terms of metalcore, I do love that early 90s era of metalcore when bands use to play in the hardcore scene. Integrity, Ringworm, Overcast, and Strife are definitely some of those bands I can think of. I know there's a revival of bands emulating the 90s era of this sound (Code Orange, Knocked Loose) but were more influenced by Disembodied. Just wanted to share some thoughts on it. Glad to see Cave In get some attention here.
Nowadays may not be so impressive, but listening to Reign in Blood for the 1st. time in the 80's was quite shocking.
Reign In Blood is a great album but I've always thought it was overrated as all fuck, Hell Awaits and South Of Heaven are both better albums.
@@jamespwoods4324 You can't overrate an album like Reign in Blood, I would say Hell Awaits and South of Heaven are underrated. They are amazing albums too.
@@jamespwoods4324 so true...
Punker here, my god thank you for the Tragedy section. Great, I like love the vocals here, so aggro. That's what I miss in metal sometimes is the aggressive tone of hardcore. Crossover got me back into thrash. Went to Warped and saw Municipal and lost my mind and had a blast. Thank you!!!
Have you heard DBC (dead brain cells) first album. It’s brilliant
@@metalpractor5150 Pretty cool. Def more gloom than I was expecting. The reverb levels were up there on the vox. Dark. Like it.
Was not expecting to see Tragedy either, From Ashes Rise is another one of my faves
Metallica's Black Album was my gateway drug into Thrash, but it was because of Metallica's earlier work, Slayer, Exodus, and Testament that got me hooked for life.
🤮🤮🤮 if there's one album I absolutely never wanna hear again it's Enter Sandman and that whole horrible album.
@@jamespwoods4324 I thought the black album was fine for what it was, some bangers on there.
@@dimebag2102 Most people generally do, I'm just different and much prefer Metallica when Cliff was still around.
@@jamespwoods4324 same...\\m//
@@jamespwoods4324 i dont care for that overated P.O.S........first four were the best....\\m//
I’m happy you even mentioned Zao (zay-oh). Home town band still killing it!
omfg when he brought up D beat i was like “no way he’s gonna bring up Tragedy” and he fuckin did! one of my favorite bands ever!
HAIL THRASH METAL! The genre that introduced me to metal as a whole, with Master Of Puppets being one of the first albums I ever bought.
Great to see Power Trip in here, probably the best modern band to use to introduce thrash to somebody.
Ultra Violence - Death Angel
Kill Em' All - Metallica
Among The Living - Anthrax
Thrash Zone - DRI
Ultra Violence isn't mentioned a lot but that album is amazing. Riffs galore.
Gwar-scumbdogs of the universe
Gwar-war party
Gwar-bloody pit of horror
Gwar-lust in space
3 inches of blood-advance and vanquish
Lamb of god- as the palaces burn
Metalica- first 3 or 4
Municipal waste_ the art of partying
These are my personal favorites but I'm not a big thrash metal guy. I started listening to heavy music as a kid with korn , ratm, pantera, and white zombie as some of my first introductions to the genera. Oh and system of a down. So to me most of it sounds pretty stale and lacking creativity. It's not bad just not something I'm really into. More interesting music in other genera . I do need to check out more power trip because I liked what I heard the little I listened one day
@@dr.doodledorf426 I'm more of a Death Metal guy myself but I think that the albums I mentioned are cool to get into thrash because it has a very strong punk vibe in my opinion
@@lk6687 yeah they do. The ones I've heard on your list are cool. I like music that's not overproduced. I was just listening to Panera live 101 proof and was thinking about how I'd probably like far beyond driven better if it sounded more like vulgar display of power or cowboys production wise. Don't know why I'm saying all this just adding stuff to the of UA-cam comments because this is the only social media I use
@@dr.doodledorf426 I can enjoy both but it has to suit the music imo
My gateway to Thrash was Ozzy's No Rest For The Wicked and "that" Black Sabbath song called Symptom Of The Universe. Then I got eargasms with MEGADETH! My favorite Thrash song is Good Mourning/Black Friday.
As a metalcore fan. Great choice with Cave In. I just preordered the new vinyl of that album.
Wasn’t expecting a metal core segment here but once it was brought up I immediately thought of Cave In and Until Your Heart Stops so that’s a big win!
Hatebreed would’ve been a dope mention when talking about bridging the gap between metalcore, hardcore, crossover, and thrash. I mean in Sam’s review of concrete confessionals he said they made a slayer album so there’s that...
or Integrity! Integ poached thrash riffs and Danzig concepts to be the Most Metal Hardcore Band Ever
I don’t watch a ton of the vids on this channel but have really been enjoying this series
Blayne you are right to include Metalcore in this list because that’s how it worked for me. I started in the Devil Wears Prada scene and then moseyed on into the early metallic hardcore Zao scene and have very recently begun dabbling in Slayer. Metalcore at its core (pun intended) is the same ingredients as crossover thrash but used to create a different dish and I think lots of scene kids like myself eventually make their way back to Mecca of thrash.
Thrash has been my favourite metal genre for 15 years or so. Out of all the old school genres, along with just being badass, it seems to be one of the most versatile: it can be fun, aggressive, serious, political, goofy, technical... You name it! And the fusions with other genres, whether it's blackened thrash, crossover, thrash/death or others, all kick ass!
Love this series!! HUGE respect on the Cave-In shout out Blayne!!! That's a classic!
The person that got me into metal in highschool was a thrash enthusiast.
It didn't take me long to outgrow my teacher but dude's still a badass.
Overkill and Anthrax solidified my love for Thrash. "I Wish you were Dead" from Overkill's "The Electric Age" and "Madhouse" from Anthrax's "Spreading the Disease", those two songs brought a groove and catchy riffs to what I perceived was a lot of straight forward shredding. I'm surprised you mentioned Metalcore, but not Blackened Thrash, which is the bigger brother of Blackened Speed which you mentioned in the Black Metal episode. I'd say the avatar of Blackened Thrash is Skeletonwitch, though Toxic Holocaust does blend it with crossover thrash a great deal, too!
Also the difference between Speed and Thrash metal is that Speed is a hacksaw, while Thrash is a chainsaw. Both share similar traits, playing really fast, but thrash condenses it into a more potent formula.
It's hard to say whether Anthrax or Overkill is my favorite thrash band. Anthrax writes fun, memorable songs, but Overkill's Horrorscope, The Killing Kind, and The Years of Decay just hit hard for me. Oh well, long live thrash! I'll have to check out some blackened thrash and blackened speed though since I love black metal.
@@TheRealJoeNathan 2020 was an excellent year for Blackened Speed Metal. Of note would be "Rebirth by Blasphemy" by Midnight, and "The Affair of Poisons" by Hellripper. 2019 had "Under the Witching Cross" by Bewitcher and, my personal favourite of the bunch, "Satan Spits on the Children of Light" by Devil Master.
This year we're expecting a new Bewitcher album, and one that has already released called "Through the Gate Eternal" by Demiser.
@@MysticMindAnalysis Thank you, I'll check these albums out.
Kreator is my favorite thrash band! \m/
These episodes should at least be 20’ long. Give this man the funds!
I am from the US but I have to say German Thrash is the best
Both have their cool vibes but ye .. the European and especially the German thrash has it's raw and darker side.
Brazilian Thrash Metal is the most brutal and extreme Thrash there is
Sorry “Show No Mercy” my friend
I agree, Traitor is a prime example the drummer is the vocalist they write songs about classic Doom and Duke Nukem cool as fuck.
Will this be a weekly show? I hope so.
Ending with the best- Tragedy/basically less slow parts HHIG
I have a special place in my heart for thrash metal; I don't listen to it much anymore, but whenever I do, it still kicks ass. That shows just how timeless the genre is. Anthrax is my personal favorite, but Overkill is a close second.
I got into metal through bands like Dream Theater, Iron Maiden, Megadeth, and Metallica; but I quickly latched onto thrash metal with Anthrax, Overkill, Testament, Death Angel, Havok, Vektor, and Sepultura. I'll have to check out more Sodom and Kreator though since I haven't listened to a lot of German thrash.
Check out early Destruction and Tankard, also very important to German scene!
I really like how you show newer bands outside the big four, which swallow so much space everything gets obscured.
Integrity honestly might have been the best choice for metalcore, plus their sound is closer to hardcore punk and thrash metal than most of the 90s metalcore bands
After repeated requests on the metalcomedy stream you actually put in metalcore!
Loving this series. Thanks Blayne and graphics & editing people making these videos - stellar work!
So happy to see Tragedy in there.
For me it all started with Metal Militia... on my cousins ipod...😂 yeah I'm only 22 but WOW what a song and I've been on the thrash boat ever since. Great video as always and FUGGIN SLAYER🤘
Shout out for mentioning Tragedy! Their self-titled is unfuckwithable.
One of my favorites
Zao is one of the most underrated and amazing metalcore bands around, I also recommend everyone check out Converge and Every Time I Die. Cave in is only metalcore on their first album
I feel like Anthrax, being one of the so-called "big four" bands that just so happens to arguably dance with hardcore punk more than the other 3 is a great gateway band for punk and hardcore fans to enter the thrash world.
Thank you for including my favorite band Cave In 🛰
Waiting for the How to get into prog and doom
Need another Blayne and Dylan tag team video. I am here for it.
Same, dude
How to get into prog;
Step 1. Dont.
@@GRAFFDEMON fax
Prog?Listen to vektor😘 they are a prog sci-fi death thrash
Vio-Lence OPPRESSING THE MASSES...the most underrated Thrash album ever recorded Imo
YES!!!
i prefer eternal nightmare but yeah vio-lence is criminally underrated
Wish I could like this twice because of the D-Bead Dad and Tragedy mentions. Love these videos.
Thanks Steven!
@@DBeatDad No problem, my dude. Came across your channel recently, and I was like "Where has this been all my life (or at least the 25 years I've been into D-Beat)?" Thanks for representing! It's cool to see you getting some recognition.
@@stephenwurz Good to hear! Its been fun for sure. Cheers!
Interesting mention of metalcore since it’s more adjacent. I think bands from the Cleveland scene like Integrity and Ringworm are good reference points for both metal and hardcore folks to like.
As for modern crossover aside from Power Trip (RIP Riley), Mindforce, Ekulu and Enforced come to mind. EDIT: Also forgot about Drain because Drain is your friend.
How I got into thrash? The year I think was 2015 or 2016, I was 13/14/15 years old and really liked Metallica's black album. Really liked it. I got interrested in learning Metallica's history, and found out about their early material and how they were pioneers in this subgenre called Thrash metal. Started checking out Kill 'em all, Ride the lightning, Master of puppets, ...And Justice for All. They blew my mind and I was all in. Later went on to find other bands in thrash metal. Megadeth, Overkill and Havok early on. And even now, even if I've listened a lot to Testament, Antrhax, Slayer, Flotsam and Jetsam, Exodus. I still find myself to be an absolute Overkill fan. so yeah. Thrash. Started off with a bit of Metallica, and now it's my favourite subgenre of Metal.
Lots of people got into heavy metal with Metallica, let alone thrash metal.
3:53 that cracked me up, man! Very cool videos!
The thrash scene in the UK was great too with Onslaught leading the way, seeing them for the first time in 86 in London with Anthrax on their first UK show
I enjoyd this video much, very well done, Blayne! Very entertaining, with great expertise, it was fun to watch. BUT: I agree to those comments that say, it was a brief history of thrash, not "how to get into thrash". For me, as I grew up with the classics like Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Metallica, Slayer, Kreator or Testament , I learned much more in your video "How to get into Death Metal", because there you offer much more "starting points" into a subgenre then you do here... Nevertheless, a cool video anyway!
I’ve been waiting for someone to mention Zao on here. They were a major influence on Metalcore and Death Metal acts in the the 2000s and beyond. And they’ve been around since the early 90s.
So glad the did a little Zao shout-out. They are often overlooked because they were metalcore but they are so different from so many other metalcore bands.
Love these series so much, always end up finding a new band to binge listen to
How did I get into thrash? I imagine many people have a similar story:
When Master of Puppets was released we were still into Appetite for Destruction and AC/DC. Group of us stayed at a friends house, smoked up and drank some beers (we were about 14. Good times!). In the morning, my mate stuck a tape in the deck, said “Check this out guys, it’s fucking heavy as. “. Cue acoustic guitar part. WTF? Was the general reaction. Then the opening riff of Battery cut in. Oh my fucking god. Minds blown. Brains all over the wall. It fucking KILLED us. What an awesome album. Still pull it out sometimes and have a listen. Don’t let anyone tell you Metallica sucks or Lars sucks or whatever the fuck people say. For a time there, they were the heaviest and most brutal thing around. Still maintain Battery is heavier than anything Slayer ever did. And I love Slayer.
Metallica man. Respect.
"When Master of Puppets was released we were still into Appetite for Destruction" Appetite for Destruction was released in 1987, Master of Puppets was released in 1986.
@@davedanger4414 Argh, sorry. Good catch. Maybe we cottoned on to it late in NZ,
I gotta give it to Blayne in 2018 I hand't heard of Power Trip after I heard them the rest was history. I was fortunate enough to go see them live in Connecticut with my son who was only about 7 at the time and my wife.
We'll always have the memories of that night and my son literally witnessed a legend before his untimely passing.
I've been a BangerTV fan ever since that 2018 album of the year video he released with Sam.
I got into Thrash and Death Metal quite early at 13 with Slayer and Entombed, but couldn't get into Black Metal until last year at 27 lol.
Some newer recs from me: Deathhammer, Condor, High Command, Foreseen, Wraith, Bonehunter, Vampire, Cruel Force, Bütcher, Hellripper, Reactory, URN.
And give that Speedwolf LP he mentions in the video a spin, it's beyond great.
Fuck yeah, Tragedy are so good. Did not expect them to turn up in this video.
My mates a huge Thrasher and he got me into Lost Society years ago. So good live. Woke up the next day needing a neck brace.
Seeing Testament live did it for me. After already toe dipping in the thrashpool with a bit of 'tellica, Testament realy made me dive in deeper
I’m so glad I got to see Riley with PT before he passed. The dude was an incredible frontman.
I was right in front of Chris Whetzel that whole show.
I got into thrash via Metallica. Right around the time Death Magnetic came out, I had to do my 8th grade music class project on an "older band that existed before I was born." and my mother bought me Death Magnetic because I liked rock music and it had just come out. I loved the album a lot, and went looking for their other albums. The first one I found was Kill Em All, really loved that one, then found the rest of their 80s stuff. Then I started getting into Megadeth, Slayer, etc. A few years later Bonded By Blood started exploding and I saw them in concert. Big fan of thrash metal, it's really done a good job standing the test of time.
Blayne bro, thank you for that Cave In suggestion. They're sick, I was so surprised.
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If you like Cave In, check out the lead singer’s current band, Mutoid Man! Super fun, catchy stuff.
I was mostly a Zeppelin/classic rock kid then I somehow stumbled upon "Inner Self" by Sepultura and it blew my damn mind. That song, and "Beneath The Remains" in general, was my gateway into metal that wasn't Sabbath or other radio friendly fare.
Grew up in SoCal during the start. Was even in the radio. Heavier less known stuff at night. My neighbors older brother was into thrash major.
I was a teenager in the 80’s. Metallica, megadeth, slayer, were all my introductions to thrash.
Interesting pick for the metal core album. I would have went with All out war -“for those who were crucified “ Its basically slayer with breakdowns, haha
started with kill em all. The Four Horsemen is one of my fav thrash songs to this day.
I just figured it out. So thrash is 50% metal and 50% punk. Crossover is 25% metal and 75% punk. Speed metal is 75% metal and 25% punk.
Funny. Informative. And great production value/editing. I think I'll subscribe 🤘🏾
Once again, the mighty Testament is not even mentioned. That's a shame. The first thrash CD I ever purchased was "And Justice for All" and it blew my mind.
My mom bought me a Master of Puppets shirt from Walmart, and soon after that, she got me the CD and that changed my life forever. I love all kinds of music, so if a Thrasher is curious about some Metalcore, give Haste the Day a chance (early HTD). They have a huge Thrash influence on some songs.
If anyone is looking for a great, new suggestion: Enforced's Kill Grid is a banger.
I cant believe Converge wasn’t mentioned for metalcore. Im not a metalcore fan but converge is awesome
All Hail BangerTV!
All of this is so hilarious to me. I was born in 1970. My older brother got me into AC/DC, but Mercyful Fate scared me and I threw his cassettes into the fireplace. When I was 13 a guy in my typing (with a typewriter) class wore Ride the Lightning shirts but he scared me too. Then I got into more punk and New Wave really, then my intro to thrash was actually was listening to punk radio show from Berkeley, Maximum Rock and Roll, they played Hit the Lights, on e DJ liked it, the others all got mad and said it wasn't punk. Then my friend Dave who wasn't punk or new wave, he wore jeans and flannel, he walked straight up to me like he was on a Mission from God, and gave me a blank cassette recording copy of Slayer,'s best album "You have to listen to this". The only Slayer album I really listen to is the first CD of Decade of Aggression, live. Later, you will love this Mr. Comedy, I did a Psychology lecture at University on Love and Caring, where I wrote the lyrics to the Antichrist on the chalkboard and then played the part where Tom Araya stops the crowd between songs and says, "If you see someone going down, help them out, all right? That's what we are here to do , help each other out!" It's I think harder to evangelize this way now, you can't put a physical object like a cassette in your friend's hand. To get someone into music you have to hack their earbuds.
Born in 71 and been a fan of Mercyful fate since 1984.
@@78kombi Thank you for your reply. I think I would like to see KD live maybe, I honestly don't really listen to music the way I did when I was younger. I ended up doing something like his make-up later, in maybe 86 after I got weirder than my older brother ever was, but only for Halloween. 99% of my friends were not ready for that level of sacrilege, certainly not in public. Even Banger has a hard time figuring out how to deal with subject matter like that. You win some, you lose some. It's worth mentioning in the context here at least because for the recording of Metallica's early work in Denmark KD was always involved, my guess is you know more about this than I ever will, but it speaks too to my point of physically meeting. I am writing this in thrashzone south/east bay, Gary Holt still lives near here.
If thrashy metalcore is something you're looking for, you should check out "h8000" bands like Arkangel, Liar and From the Dying Sky.
Early converge could also count, especially in Petitioning the Emty Sky.
My thrash journey started with Kreator's "Pleasure To Kill" and Destruction's early stuff . Of course, I'm almost 50,, so I was the perfect age for those. Also, listen to "Low Life" by Cryptic Slaughter for an amazing experience.
51 here and same but it’s a bit of a blur with Metallica, SLAYER and Exodus. I also picked up a compilation called Speed Metal and it was my introduction to Cryptic Slaughter. In fact “Lowlife” is my alarm and ringtone (when I actually bother to turn my ringer on) much to my wife’s chagrin :)
I got into metal from Motörhead (Orgasmatron & Rock 'n' Roll eras) , then Survive by Nuclear Assault (an overlooked gem, in my opinion), Testament (Trial By Fire is THE thrash anthem) and Overkill's Hello From The Gutter (I worshipped them then, I kinda still do). I was definitely a thrash maniac back then. Lastly, Flotsam And Jetsam was (and still is) much more than a thrash band.
1984. A guy from California moved to Fall River Massachusetts . He brings a tape called no life til leather by Metallica with him. Plays it on bus ride to school. Good bye Motley who and Dokken. Brand new thrash fan is born. Then came Master of Puppets, Reign in Blood, Among the Living, and Peace Sells...
Honestly the “metal core” band most of my more thrashy metal friends can dig is Integrity. So insanely influential.
Unearth is a great metalcore band thrash fans could enjoy.
As I Lay Dying too.
+1 from me, love Unearth. I recommend Integrity and Hatebreed.
@@WButterTBWButter Hatebreed is one of the all-time best bands for getting hardcore kids into metal and metalheads into hardcore.
@@muahahall I don't listen to too much Hardcore anymore, but I'll always come back to Hatebreed.
Ringworm has to be mentioned as well. Intense band.
Sölicitör.. this is hilarious to a swede. Speaking of ö, Martyrdöd is a great d-beat band. Great show guys.
I got into thrash metal from my dad
He likes Megadeth and Metallica .
Also when I played guitar hero 3 and I discovered Slayer for the first time I was a thrasher ever since
I love Thrash Metal and always educate folks on this lovely sub-genre.
You forgot to mention that the very first Thrash song was written by Queen, Stone Cold Crazy.
At least that's what I tell people as a Thrash aficionado.
Tragedy!! Can we call this life is the quintessential crust ep
Started off with Metallica then was introduced to punk and then fell back on heavy metal and crawled through a bunch of other genres back to thrash. Current favorite is Warbringer
Surprised there was no mention of Integrity, I think listening to a lot of the 90s Metallic hardcore bands can get people into things other than metal and into the hardcore and punk worlds. Plus you have bands like Agnostic Front who have basically made Thrash albums (see Cause for Alarm), I'm a firm believer that every genre has something for everyone (hell I hate folk metal but I really enjoy some bands that influence elements of it such as Saor).
Ok, it is official... Solicitor and Power Trip will now go to my playlist (did not knwo about them) THANKS!
I got started with Thrash when I started with metal and music in general. Metallica's One on Guitar Hero III. It was beautiful but the transition into the heavy outro blew my mind as a 10 or 11-year-old. Was a die-hard Metallica fan as a pre-teen and then metalcore took over when I became a teenager before spiraling into death metal today as a young adult.
Megadeth with Rust in Peace! And POWER TRIP brought me back to the genre 3 years ago. Digging black/thrash now and 2021 is, so far, an excellent year for Thrash!
Here's my spicy take:
The ultimate crossover thrash album is At The Gates Slaughter of the Soul. It doesn't have enough elements in the lyrics of the music approach to really be considered death metal to me. Hell even the vocals feel more hardcore punk than death metal IMO. It's one third hardcore, one third thrash, and one third death. Because it has those elements, its why I think its more popular than say, Altars of Madness or or Outre.