Thrash Metal
(See also) heavy metal,
alternative metal,
progressive rock,
hardcore punk
,doom metal,
speed metal,
grindcore
Thrash is characterized by brief uncomplicated sonic assaults charged by the
influences of hardcore punk and
heavy metal.
Formed of lightning fast guitar riffs and antisocial lyrics reminiscent of
punk rocks early years Thrash and its direct
descendant grindcore
are very socially conscious however unlike many punk
and
heavy metal bands. Songs of a minute or less were not uncommon and screamed
vocal styling and compositional techniques would create all the tools necessary
for bands in the doom
metal genre soon to come.
The first riff of Black Sabbath's Symptom of the Universe has been sited as
possibly being the first thrash riff on record. Their groundbreaking album Into
the Void 1971 was another early example of the beginnings of this style.
Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield formed a group which would soon be known
worldwide as Metallica. Their debut album entitled Kill em all was released in
1983 and was arguably the first truly thrash album. Soon after Megadeth combined
the rhythms of thrash with the
exceptional soloing of speed metal gaining popularity in both genres. Slayer's
Show no mercy and Anthrax's Fistful of metal were released soon after
solidifying the genre and creating a legion of fans.
Corrosion of Conformity was another of the first groups
to influence the genre and they released several albums of brief and frenzied
songs crossing the hardcore and heavy metal lines and earning themselves a place
in music history. Alief Texas hardcore band Dirty Rotten Imbeciles were also one
of the first bands in this genre combining punk hardcore on overload and extreme
views with heavy droning semi abrasive guitar riffs and extremely brief songs of
half a minute or less. Both
metal and
hardcore scenes embraced them drawing much needed energy to the two
genres. The third album by Sepultura Beneath the Remains released on
Roadrunner
records in 1989 earned them credit as a legit thrash metal band. Thrash survived
in the underground in the early 90's with bands like Iced Earth. Their Night of
the Stormrider album in 92 fused heavy metal and thrash.
Other bands like Pantera fused slower grooves with the
heavy riff ridden thrash inspired guitars. From
Dallas Texas Pantera were originally a glam metal band. Inspired by the thrash
movement they changed the direction of thrash. Heavy thudding guitar riffs
and Phil Anselmo's now infamous screaming vocals fueled the movement sustaining
it and creating the beginnings of the power metal genre. The movement would soon
be absorbed into the
alternative metal and
grindcore movements but some thrash bands survive and still stay true
to the ideals of thrash metal.
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