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Summary of overseas bands representing thrash metal

Thrash metal, which sparked a massive movement in the ’80s, is a pivotal genre that shines brilliantly in the history of heavy metal.

Characterized by fast-paced riffs, aggressive rhythms, and intense vocals, it’s known as a style with especially passionate fans even within heavy metal.

In recent years, a wave of revival acts has emerged, adding fresh interpretations to old-school sounds.

In this article, we’ll introduce key overseas bands that convey the essence of thrash metal, from the genre’s origins to the present day.

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Summary of overseas bands representing thrash metal
show_chartTitlePlaylistReview
1eastRaining BloodSLAYER
Raining BloodSLAYERplay_arrow
Slayer’s ferocious music and influence
2eastHoly Wars…The Punishment DueMegadeth
Holy Wars...The Punishment DueMegadethplay_arrow
Megadeth is a masterpiece band among the Big Four of thrash metal.
3eastGods Of ViolenceKreator
Gods Of ViolenceKreatorplay_arrow
KREATOR's melancholic thrash metal
4eastBatteryMetallica
BatteryMetallicaplay_arrow
Metallica is a legendary thrash metal band.
5eastThe Marshall ArtsRazor
The Marshall ArtsRazorplay_arrow
Razor is a legendary Canadian metal band.
6eastCaligulaSodom
CaligulaSodomplay_arrow
A three-person band from Germany with a distinctive vocalist
7eastDownfallExodus
DownfallExodusplay_arrow
Nostalgic thrash metal of EXODUS
8eastAriseSepultura
AriseSepulturaplay_arrow
Sepultura's speed metal
9eastIndiansANTHRAX
IndiansANTHRAXplay_arrow
Anthrax is an East Coast thrash metal band
10eastUnder AttackDestruction
Under AttackDestructionplay_arrow
German thrash metal band
11eastExecutioner’s Tax (Swing of The Axe)Power Trip
Executioner's Tax (Swing of The Axe)Power Tripplay_arrow
A band that fuses thrash metal and hardcore
12eastCritical MassNuclear Assault
Critical MassNuclear Assaultplay_arrow
Nuclear Assault are the founders of crossover thrash.
13eastMasked JackalCoroner
Masked JackalCoronerplay_arrow
Swiss technical metal band, formed in 1983
14eastSpeak English or DieS.O.D
Speak English or DieS.O.Dplay_arrow
S.O.D. is a band that fuses hardcore and thrash.
15eastLowlifeCryptic Slaughter
LowlifeCryptic Slaughterplay_arrow
Cryptic Slaughter is a crossover thrash band from 1984.
16eastSadistic MagicianMUNICIPAL WASTE
Sadistic MagicianMUNICIPAL WASTEplay_arrow
With ultra-fast riffs, you can forget the bad stuff and go wild
17eastCertain DeathSadus
Certain DeathSadusplay_arrow
Sedas Technical Metal
18eastNuke the CrossToxic Holocaust
Nuke the CrossToxic Holocaustplay_arrow
Toxic Holocaust is a metal band with a DIY ethos.
19eastAbductionD.R.I.
AbductionD.R.I.play_arrow
D.R.I. is a band that pioneered the fusion of hardcore and metal.
20eastThe Clerical ConspiracySabbat
The Clerical ConspiracySabbatplay_arrow
Sabbat is a Celtic mystic slash metal band
21eastI VoyagerNEVERMORE
I VoyagerNEVERMOREplay_arrow
A masterpiece of thrash metal
22eastThe Pale KingTestament
The Pale KingTestamentplay_arrow
Bay Area thrash of Testament
23eastFire In The HoleLAAZ ROCKIT
Fire In The HoleLAAZ ROCKITplay_arrow
Pioneers of thrash metal
24eastLack Of ComprehensionDEATH
Lack Of ComprehensionDEATHplay_arrow
The founder of death metal, DEATH
25eastGoddamn TroubleOVERKILL
Goddamn TroubleOVERKILLplay_arrow
A thrash metal band formed in 1980
26eastResurrectionFear Factory
ResurrectionFear Factoryplay_arrow
Fusion of thrash metal and industrial
27eastI’m BrokenPantera
I'm BrokenPanteraplay_arrow
Pantera creates the metal movement
28eastDying SeasonHeathen
Dying SeasonHeathenplay_arrow
An underappreciated band reunites and releases their first album in 18 years
29eastThe Blood, The Sweat, The TearsMachine Head
The Blood, The Sweat, The TearsMachine Headplay_arrow
Representative thrash metal songs by MACHINE HEAD
30eastSurf NicaraguaSACRED REICH
Surf NicaraguaSACRED REICHplay_arrow
The thrash metal band has reunited and is energetically active.
31eastStep By StepForbidden
Step By StepForbiddenplay_arrow
A heavy metal band with high-pitched vocals
32eastFuture TenseSANCTUARY
Future TenseSANCTUARYplay_arrow
Thrash metal characterized by high-pitched vocals
33eastPost SocietyVOIVOD
Post SocietyVOIVODplay_arrow
A Canadian band. Progressive thrash metal.
34eastRusty NailGRIP INC
Rusty NailGRIP INCplay_arrow
Slash metal band led by Dave Lombardo
35eastKing With Broken CrownMEKONG DELTA
King With Broken CrownMEKONG DELTAplay_arrow
Ralph-centered thrash metal band
36eastFooled By Your GutsTankard
Fooled By Your GutsTankardplay_arrow
A quintessential German B-grade thrash metal band
37eastThe Dream Calls For BloodDEATH ANGEL
The Dream Calls For BloodDEATH ANGELplay_arrow
A band formed in their teens that evolved and made a comeback after disbanding
38eastNothing To SayGalactic Cowboys
Nothing To SayGalactic Cowboysplay_arrow
A band that fuses metal with country and pop
39eastSilverskullHEADHUNTER
SilverskullHEADHUNTERplay_arrow
Shumīa formed, a band leaning toward power metal
40eastBleedSOULFLY
BleedSOULFLY
Fusion of thrash metal and folk music
41eastSave MeDAMAGEPLAN
Save MeDAMAGEPLANplay_arrow
The band formed by Dimebag and Vinnie