Thrash metal

Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music.

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The origins of thrash metal are generally traced to the late 1970s and early 1980s, when a number of heavy metal bands began incorporating speed metal's extreme speed into traditional metal melody and riffs.

Related Topics:
1970s - 1980s - Speed metal - Melody - Riff

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Beyond this, thrash metal has proven somewhat difficult to categorise. Some fans and musicians have a firm concept of genre and subgenre, but others reject such categorisation as limiting or useless. There is often significant crossover from one metal category to another, and the influence of non-metal genres, including classical music and jazz is not uncommon.

Related Topics:
Classical music - Jazz

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