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Four American bands, Anthrax, Megadeth, Metallica, and Slayer, are credited with popularizing the genre, earning them the title of the "Big Four of Thrash". [4] [5] In Germany, Destruction, Kreator, Sodom, and Tankard, led the Teutonic thrash metal scene, garnering the nickname "The Big Four of Teutonic Thrash".
BandFormedOrigin2004Germany2010United States1998Denmark1996SwedenA number of thrash bands from the 80s and 90s brought to light aspects such as corruption, suicide, isolation, warfare, murder, alienation, corruption, injustice, and addiction through their lyrics. Metallica, Anthrax, Slayer and Megadeth are often referred as the ‘Big Four’ of thrash metal for their status as pioneering acts, and their ...
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Nov 4, 2023 · The “Big 4” of metal refers to the four bands that are often considered to be the pioneers and most influential in the genre of thrash metal. These bands are Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, and Anthrax. However, some fans also include Testament as a fifth member, making it the “Big 5” of metal.
- Metallica - Kill ’Em All. Metallica started off young, dumb and full of Absolut vodka. But they quickly outgrew their ‘Alcoholica’ nickname, denounced the thrash movement and distanced themselves from their peers.
- Anthrax - Spreading The Disease. Years before they pioneered rap metal with I’m The Man and Bring The Noise, Anthrax were battling with Testament for a spot in the thrash top three dominated by Metallica, Slayer and Megadeth.
- Exodus - Bonded By Blood. Kirk Hammett was in an early version of this band’s line-up. Hammett was poached by Metallica to replace Dave Mustaine, and Exodus drafted in replacement guitarist Rick Hunolt.
- Possessed - Seven Churches. Possessed never really got the attention they deserved and always stayed a cult band, despite the fact that they judiciously covered all the bases: a bit of thrash here, a soupçon of death there, and copious mentions of Satan to round it all off.
- Slayer – Reign In Blood (1990)
- Metallica – Master Of Puppets (1986)
- Megadeth – Rust In Peace (1986)
- Metallica – Ride The Lightning (1984)
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Jun 22, 2020 · By Dom Lawson, Jerry Ewing, Dave Ling, Malcolm Dome. ( Metal Hammer ) published 22 June 2020. Forget Metallica, Slayer and the rest – we drill down into the depths of the 80s thrash scene to uncover some lost treasures. Everyone knows the story of thrash: Metallica invented it, then Slayer, Anthrax and Megadeth came along and helped them ...
Aug 12, 2023 · 80s thrash may have more than its fair share of classic albums (do we really need more talk of Metallica ‘s Master Of Puppets, Slayer ‘s Reign In Blood, Sepultura ‘s Beneath The Remains, Testament ‘s The Legacy, Anthrax ‘s Among The Living, Voivod ‘s Dimension Hatröss, Kreato r’s Extreme Aggression, Megadeth ‘s Peace Sells….
