Thrash metal

Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music.

Evolution in the 1990s

Soon, post-thrash metal bands with a newer sound would continue the more innovative direction, whilst those that played classic thrash metal were seen as throw-backs, though the 1990s had some excellent thrash metal, for example Iced Earth's Night of the Stormrider (1992), which combined power-metal and thrash metal. Many bands, however, opted for a slower, more groove-oriented sound, including Machine Head and Pantera who were strongly influenced by Exhorder. This would give rise to many 1990s-metal bands.

Related Topics:
Iced Earth - Groove - Machine Head - Pantera - Exhorder

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Thrash metal has seen something of a comeback in the late 1990s with European bands like Hypnosia (sounding much like Pleasure to Kill) or Carnal Forge, a fast death-thrash hybrid. Some bands also combine Swedish death-metal riffs and punk influence, like The Haunted, but these stray too far from the original ideals to be really called thrash metal bands. Meanwhile, other bands soldier on ? including Overkill, who have recently put out a 14th studio album, Relixiv, and Destruction, whose The Antichrist (2001) is a staple of modern thrash metal ? updated production values, and a classic riff sound. The recently released Exodus album, entitled Tempo Of The Damned, is another recent highlight of the genre, as is Megadeth's 'comeback' album, The System Has Failed. The latter, while not 'true' thrash, is a complex hybrid of thrash and power metal, reminiscent of Rust In Peace. Indeed, the opening track Blackmail The Universe shares much in common with Rust In Peace's opening track, the seminal Holy Wars. The album's cover art also seems like a cross between 1986's Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? and Rust In Peace. More importantly, the album met with strong commercial success, reaching #17 in the United States. Interestingly, Exodus opened for Megadeth on their 2004 Blackmail The Universe tour.

Related Topics:
Hypnosia - Carnal Forge - Swedish - The Haunted - Overkill - Destruction - 2001

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