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
Tag: thrash metal
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, โHeavy 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 doesnโt 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 Mustaineโs writing and playing style, while still rooted in thrash, leans more into speed and complex compositions. Megadethโs sound has always been elaborate in structure, and often dealing in … Continue reading 302: MEGADETH
301: ANTHRAX
Iโll always have a soft spot for Anthrax. They were basically the first โproperโ metal band I got into and, with their more raucous, fun take on thrash, were my gateway into that world and beyond. Because thatโs how Iโve always seen them when it comes to their fellow Big 4 bands - theyโre the … Continue reading 301: ANTHRAX
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 โThe 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