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POLL: IS THE NEW WAVE OF THRASH THE FUTURE OF HEAVY METAL?

 Tuesday, May 27th, 2008 at 12:17pm by

There’s lots of talk about thrash these days. Amidst killer “comeback” records by the likes of old-schoolers Testament, Exodus, and Death Angel, there’s been a spate of signings of young up and comers who hawk the thrash sound. Muncipal Waste, Warbringer, Bonded By Blood, Evile, etc are all young bands that ape the classic thrash sound to some degree. Not to take anything away from these bands, because they’re certainly talented — but the mass signing of old-school sounding thrash bands begs the question: is this a true revival, or a passing trend?

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  • Nick

    The new wave of Thrash Metal is the best thing to happen to metal since metal “Died” around ’94-’95. no, it’s not a passing trend. Thrash is the purest, most righteously raging form of metal, ever. Finally, a long overdue re-ascension to the throne is upon us. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!THRASH ‘TILL DEATH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • BLACK213

    FUCKIN RIGHT NICK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • http://DarkTwinCities.com devil

    I am ALL ABOUT classic Thrash, but these new bands don’t really do it for me. I think the problem is that they sound SO MUCH like 1983 again. I don’t need a rehash. Bring back Thrash, sure, but there has to be some evolution. And on top of that these kids are young and write really dumb lyrics. I’m not young anymore and it just comes across as stupid.

    I’m still buying the albums, I just don’t think it’s going to last, particularly since there are already so many of these acts.

  • Nick

    Re:BLACK213
    Right on, Brother!

    Re:Devil
    Dude, give it a couple years/albums these bands will have grown into their own styles, put the semi-silly lyrics behind them, and write more cerebral socially conscious stuff. right now the scene is celebrating classic thrash. as well it should. If you’re looking for evolution, check out Skeletonwitch, its classic thrash that sound like no one from the 80′s. The number of bands playing this genre of metal again only lends credence to the idea that this is the Metal revolution we’ve all been waiting for.
    HAIL THRASH METAL, FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • http://www.lastplanetojakarta.com JD

    I almost like the idea in theory, and some of the blackened thrash bands from a few years ago were pretty great, but most of the neo-thrash I hear is given such a dull production treatment and put together so by-the-numbers that it’s boring as fuck. Always the same experience for me with one of these thrash revival albums: first track – “fuck yeah! thrash til death!” second track: “cool, thrash!” third track: “you guys bringing anything new to the table besides this here thrashin?” 4th track is always by a different band, because by that point I’m bored and listening to something else. A lot of these bands need to listen a little harder to their Coroner and Sadist albums to get some ideas about atmosphere and character and just generally trying a little harder.

    But really: the appeal of thrash from the jump was that it was new, not that it was celebrating something that the band members’ dads had been into. Bottom line: neo-thrash is the Happy Days of metal.

  • Nick

    Re: JD
    While you raise some valid arguments… why such a spoilsport/Douchebag? look at all of the other major metal genre’s: Black, Death, Doom, and Power Metal. All of these have maintained a healthy presence in the scene over the last 15 years. The missing ingredient of metal radness is thrash. up until now thrash has been seemingly forsaken as a viable metal option. Even if this new wave ISN’T destined to take over, at the very least it’ll bring thrash metal back as a meaningful force in the scene again. besides… The “Neo-Thrashers” (Read:Lame terminology) have brought a much needed fun factor back into metal.

  • http://www.metalsucks.net Vince Neilstein

    @ JD: You fucking nailed it. Wow. Right on!

  • who

    Thrash til’ Death, Thrash til’ Death!!, THRASH TIL’ DEATH!!!!!!!!! \m/

  • SPIKE

    There are a bunch of new wave of thrash bands that fucking rock just give it time thrash will rule the world. Check out Gama Bomb they fucking shred its like 86 all over again. Thrashing like a Manic i love it!!! Metal forever

    • http://11111 robert

      please tell me bands like gamma bomb, fast, furious with great front vocal man

  • Jonathan

    Yea
    this new wave of thrash in my opinion is complete crap
    i am all for some sodom and vio-lence
    but this new stuff is so fucking mediocre, i mean “thrash till death”,holy satan that saying is really fucking annoying

    and this new thrash is so dull, and the lyrics are crap

    there is some new stuff i do like though,but that’s because it mix’s in with death metal

    “Death Til Death”

  • Metalbrain89

    I’m pretty damn excited about this revival. Metal is fun again, it’s creative, technical (for the most part) it’s about the music and not the image – though Thrash and Speed DO have a pretty killer image!!!

    But yeah, already I’ve noticed some real shit acts. But then again, every musical movement and genre had a whole lot of shit in it – even the NWOBHM. For every great band that pops up, there’s about 5 or 6 shit bands that go largely unnoticed (for obvious reasons!) and for every 5 or 6 shit bands that somehow pop up there’s one great band that goes largely unnoticed (for VERY, VERY unobvious reasons!)

    Overall, I’m very excited and let’s hope that this movement spreads and mops the floor with metalcore and emo losers!

    P.S. Watch out for ‘Raptor’ within the next year or two! (my band!)

  • http://11111 robert

    gamma bomb
    terror 2000

  • Doodorz

    It basically is.
    Thrash branches out to one of the most popular types of metal listened to today.( Death metal )

  • ArgiBurgi

    Some of them got a lot of potential!

    check out Hexen and their album State of Insurgency and you will understand.

  • Smokozord

    What about Enforcer? If you like Heavy/Thrash then you gotta check out songs like “Mistress from hell”, “Speed queen”, “High roller” or “Live for the night”. As far as I`m concerned thoes guys fucking kick ass!

  • Josh

    Hey guys. Personally Im a big fan of the thrash revival. I agree some of the bands are pretty crap. But there is so many good new bands that actually play decent thrash that you cant have possibly heard of them all. Watch my 9 part video on youtube of all the good new thrash bands that I like. Theres heaps on there, Im already making number 10. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN8UHrUFG5I

  • kyle gamblin

    For those looking for thrash that isn’t ripping off the 80′s. Check out Titans Eve http://www.reverbnation.com/titanseve

  • sharon tate

    NOCTURNAL FEAR on Moribund Cult-these thugs from Detroit really SHRED! Serious as phuck lyrics, no silly image and awesome musicianship. I am really reminded of oolllddd Morbid Angel, Possessed, AND everything great that EVER came from Germany. I found out about them from watching the GET THRASHED documentary, anyone see that?