Old School Thrash Metal

Motley Crue

Anyone here a fan of old school Thrash, and not just the likes of early Metallica and Slayer, but Sacred Reich, Vio-Lence and Hallow's Eve

Being a big Machine Head fan, I got into Vio-Lence through Robb Flynn and Phil Demmel, but Sacred Reich once featured Dave McClain and it was just a coincidence this was the case - I found out about them from a T-Shirt I once saw former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted wearing!

Anyone else into them or any "obscure" Thrash bands?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhEhdOTir8Q

bubonicus

Don't forget British Thrash metal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juUXmZUAJ6E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdL3XWnvTmg

Also some old American Thrash

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79_xwxrjoCw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHOJVINZVR0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ClMBq4yjN4

Great bands, and seen most of them live years ago. Not that I find any of these bands "Obscure". And saying Sacred Reich is an obscure thrash band is a bit weird for me!!

RayCon

You gotta be getting Suicidal Tendencies into ya ....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrctcJqfpXU

bubonicus

Actually the only real obscure thrash metal band i can find nothing about is a band from the early 90's called Ignorant Rat. I can not find one piece of info about them on the net. Anyone ever heard of these lads. I only had a tape of one of their albums.

Lucifer31

Old school thrash? Love it. Thrash is my favourite type of metal. I'm 34, and been listening to metal since I was a teenager. But it's only recently that I've been seeking out the more "obscure" stuff, like Vio-lence (just recently got a nice rerelease copy of Eternal Nightmare), Xentrix, Overkill (now one of my all time favourite thrash bands). There are some real gems to be found out there. I like pretty much all of the main old school thrash bands to be honest, and have been lucky enough to see most of 'em live too.

bubonicus

Lucifer31 wrote: »

Old school thrash? Love it. Thrash is my favourite type of metal. I'm 34, and been listening to metal since I was a teenager. But it's only recently that I've been seeking out the more "obscure" stuff, like Vio-lence (just recently got a nice rerelease copy of Eternal Nightmare), Xentrix, Overkill (now one of my all time favourite thrash bands). There are some real gems to be found out there. I like pretty much all of the main old school thrash bands to be honest, and have been lucky enough to see most of 'em live too.

I could never really get into Vio-lence. I think I remember a video and the singer looked like Zod from superman.

A few other obscure maybe thrashish bands would be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Spu7FWs8ik

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EseW9DYGLTE

Useful.Idiot

bubonicus wrote: »

I could never really get into Vio-lence. I think I remember a video and the singer looked like Zod from superman.

A few other obscure maybe thrashish bands would be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Spu7FWs8ik

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EseW9DYGLTE

are they not doom bands?

Yeah Overkill are unreal thrash, would probably prefer them to any of the big 4.

PattheMetaller

Absolutely love Old School Thrash and it's great to see it's resurgence.

Annihilator, Death Angel, Exodus, Flotsam & Jetsam, The Haunted, In Flames, Kreator, Mantic Ritual, Overkill, Pollution, Sabbat, Sacred Reich, Savage Messiah, Forbidden, Evile etc. plus the so called "big four".

I always reckoned that Testament and Overkill where more worthy or that 4th slot than Anthrax.

Wouldn't it be great for a touring festival of Old School Thrash bands to start up; say the "big four" plus a number of the above mentioned?

Motley Crue

PattheMetaller wrote: »

I always reckoned that Testament and Overkill where more worthy or that 4th slot than Anthrax.

Or Exodus or Nuclear Assault

I think of Anthrax more as a crossover band then a Thrash band, I've always found it hard to label them alongside classic Slayer, Metallica and Megadeth

millington

Don't forget this mentalness!:D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEWLbgqCkUk

NIBBS

just get to Dark Angel and Forbidden - there's so many.......there's a fair few new thrash inspired bands, like Tsunami, Corporation 187....

and don't leave Tankard out of it....

Jay P

Death Angel:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEDbJc_c1CI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7Lgy6AMb10

I don't listen to metal a whole lot, but Death Angel are unreal.

Max Power1

Dont forget Evile!

DrumSteve

anyone else like Gama Bomb?

Star Bingo

DrumSteve wrote: »

anyone else like Gama Bomb?

saw em opening for Gang Green must be 5yr ago now - they were good on the night

NIBBS

If you are looking for some slightly more obscure Thrash bands :-

Gothic Slam
Zno'white
Wehrmacht
Suicidal Angels
Mordred
Incubus

Ulysses Gaze

Here's a couple

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtqCtj7WuQ8

Intruder are incredibly underrated. Two great albums in 'A Higher Form of Killing' and 'Psycho Savant'

nacho libre

Rigor Mortis - Rigor Mortis
Forced Entry - As Above, So Below
Xentrix - Shattered Existence

RayCon

Realm - Endless War ... used to have this album , I think me and my mate were the only ones to buy copies off Tommy in the Sound Cellar !! Includes a cover of The Beatles : Elenor Rigby

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIChxBJ3DTY

RayCon

Voivod - Missing Sequence (from the album Nothingface) ... these are prog/psychadelic/thrash - they wear their Rush / Floyd influences on their sleeves ... underated band - big time .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFEB6Mn0rw4

Coroner - DOA ... the only thing good to come out of Switzerland ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpYR6lEqG6Q

metzengerstein

NIBBS wrote: »

If you are looking for some slightly more obscure Thrash bands :-

Gothic Slam
Zno'white
Wehrmacht
Suicidal Angels
Mordred
Incubus

gothic slam great band face in the crowd album is brilliant

nacho libre

RayCon wrote: »

Coroner - DOA ... the only thing good to come out of Switzerland ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpYR6lEqG6Q

Shame on me for forgetting the mighty Coroner. A brilliant band!

DrumSteve

NIBBS wrote: »

If you are looking for some slightly more obscure Thrash bands :-

Gothic Slam
Zno'white
Wehrmacht
Suicidal Angels
Mordred
Incubus

say it aint so