353: CELTIC FROST

When Hellhammer broke up in the mid eighties, it gave frontman Tom G. Warrior and bassist Martin Eric Ain the opportunity to form a new band. One that would go on to be pioneers of multiple extreme metal genres as well as avant-garde metal. That band was, of course, the mighty Celtic Frost. In 1985 … Continue reading 353: CELTIC FROST

344: STRAPPING YOUNG LAD

When Devin Townsend, heavy metal alchemist and all around musical genius, set about creating his musical project, Strapping Young Lad, it was a shock to the Canadian metal scene. With the perfectly titled debut, โ€˜Heavy as a Really Heavy Thingโ€™, Townsend combined elements of thrash, death, and industrial metal, and more, into a monstrous wall … Continue reading 344: STRAPPING YOUNG LAD

333: BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE

It really only took BFMV less than fifteen years to become one of the bigger metal bands touring today, and it doesnโ€™t take much time with their catalogue to understand why. Not unlike Trivium, BFMV were initially labelled metalcore but by relying heavily on thrash influences and a general hard rock sound, they produced a … Continue reading 333: BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE

302: MEGADETH

The final member of the Big 4 of Thrash for me to write about, Megadeth are often considered the more technically proficient of the four. Dave Mustaineโ€™s writing and playing style, while still rooted in thrash, leans more into speed and complex compositions. Megadethโ€™s sound has always been elaborate in structure, and often dealing in … Continue reading 302: MEGADETH

300: METALLICA

It could be said, for most people, that if tasked with naming a metal band, the first name that would come to mind would be Metallica. As one of โ€˜The Big Fourโ€™ (alongside Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax) Metallica helped spearhead thrash metal. By taking the power of NWOBHM and supercharging it with punk influences, thrash … Continue reading 300: METALLICA