Thrash Metal
Thrash Metal · 30/05/2022
To conclude the unholy trinity of teutonic thrash there is one last band that needs to be mentioned - Sodom. Founded in 1981 in Gelsenkirchen by Thomas Such aka Tom Angelripper the band has undergone numerous line-up-changes, leaving Tom Angelripper as the only constant member. For me save to say: Sodom features the most hilarious stage names I've come across so far. Tom Angelripper is in best company with Chris Witchhunter, Grave Violator, Aggressor, Destructor, Atomic Steiff, Bloody Monster...
Thrash Metal · 20/05/2022
By now Kreator has become one of my favourite bands I've found in metal so far. Who would have guessed. And when listening to Kreator there are other German bands that immediately come to mind. Kreator go hand in hand with the other icons of teutonic thrash metal: Destruction, Sodom and Tankard. Today's blog article is about Destruction. Yet another band with an impressive life span. Formed in 1982 Destruction celebrated their 40th anniversary this year and can look back on 15 studio albums,...
Thrash Metal · 27/03/2022
With Pantera's album Cowboys from Hell I am crossing over into the next metal subgenre: groove metal. Cowboys from Hell was Pantera's fifth studio album, released in 1990 and is said to be the first groove metal album there was. Pantera - yet another band I had not heard of before embarking on my blog project. And this is quite extraordinary as Pantera has its fair shair of history in heavy metal. Pantera was originally founded as Gemini, then renamed to Eternity and finally Pantera in 1981 in...
Thrash Metal · 27/03/2022
I was about to give up on thrash metal. After Metallica's debut album and the various Anthrax albums I liked there was nothing that I really enjoyed. I went through the early 80s and 90s releases of Slayer, Megadeath, Overkill, Testament, Exodus, Sodom and also Kreator. And while I can enjoy the music itself with all those bands, the style of "singing" is what makes it difficult for me. As gruff voices and shouting are a distinguishing feature in thrash metal this is not surprising and I was...
Thrash Metal · 20/03/2022
I started my journey into heavy metal with the goal to explore all of the niches and to look into bands and styles I did not know - fully aware that there might be some that are not quite my cup of tea. So far I've been positively surprised as I liked nearly all the bands I've researched so far and I've been playing their songs on a daily basis for fun. Today's blog article features a band that I will very likely not listen to on a daily basis as it is a bit too aggressive and stressful for my...
Thrash Metal · 13/03/2022
When researching thrash metal it is impossible to not come across Metallica. Metallica was groundbreaking for the thrash metal subgenre and are to this day one of the most successful heavy metal bands. Formed in 1981 in Los Angeles by drummer Lars Ulrich and rhythm guitarist/vocalist James Hetfield, the original line-up consisted of Ulrich, Hetfield, Ron McGovney (bass) and Dave Mustaine (lead guitar). Previously, James Hetfield and Ron McGovney had been playing in the band Leather Charm...
Thrash Metal · 04/03/2022
Although glam metal was the most popular subgenre of metal during the 80s, there was another movement that started in the underground in the early 80s and became commercially successful in the mid 80s: Thrash metal. While glam metal was all about show and the looks and making music to please the masses there were still those guys who did not care about that. In thrash metal the music was more important than the looks and the bands took metal to a more extreme direction. Thrash metal is...