25 More Thrash Metal Gems | nolifetilmetal

[@GRKMetalHead]

This is why Thrash is my favorite genre of Metal. I love discovering bands that I never heard of. Thanks Scott

[@nolifetilmetal1]

You are much like me, I never get tired of thrash and there is so much t o discover. It didn't stay mainstream for long, but that was never the point anyhow.

[@diannecarpenter7718]

Thank you for your 25 more Thrash Metal video.🎤🎸🎵🥁

[@speedking4951]

Great video Scott. Thanks for drawing our attention to more bands and albums! The latest Xentrix is truly one fine platter. Highly recommended. Take care 🤘

[@nolifetilmetal1]

You are welcome. I enjoy doing these videos, sharing and talking music with folks.

[@drewphifer4684]

Thanks for taking the time to put these videos together. Found some serious bangers that I had been missing out on

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Awesome! Glad to fuel your musical fire.

[@michaelfishman5768]

Thank you Scott for introducing so many greats that I didn't know.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Awesome. Thanks for watching.

[@reason2008]

Created a Spotify list named "Scott Waters" that I add music to check out. Got a lot to listen to. Haha

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Haha! That's awesome. Thanks.

[@darkhymnsfromthecoldnorth]

Congrats on your new signing, Scott. Looking forward to hearing that band.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Dude, Madrost are awesome! I just signed three bands, Hellbender (CA), Madrost (CA) and From the Ruins (NV). I'm excited about all three. Madrost are pure technical/progressive thrash. Brilliant. From the Ruins are like Judas Priest on speed. Hellbender have a slightly more modern bend. They are as influenced by Slayer, Maiden and Priest as they are Lamb of God, Pantera and Biohazard.

[@darkhymnsfromthecoldnorth]

Cool!

[@crushingalldeceivers]

Forced Entry is such a great record, I saw them live back in the day as they used to cross the border and play up here once in awhile (Canada). I think being from Seattle hurt them a bit, as the metal scene there wasn't too happening in the late 80's.

[@cristianosorio2517]

Hi Scott!!! Just when i thought more than fifty thrash bands to look after was a big task , now we have 25!!! well of course i know Sepultura, the rest of them just a few like Xentrix, cool UK band.... I kind of like old thrash bands, because they were the creators of the style that has not change very much, and many new bands to the same thing it was already done 30 years ago.... Also i think the Big 4 or maybe 8, got the exact mix of songs, looks, management and label, IMO be at the right palce at the right time. Hope you keep on with this series, cheers and take care

[@nolifetilmetal1]

I agree that many new bands are doing the same thing but I don't see that as a band thing. Stevie Ray Vaughn played the blues. He didn't really do anything new or innovative to a style of music that has it's origins in the 1800's, but he was great at what he did. That's how I see a lot of new thrash bands. They are not trying to reinvent the wheel. They are hoping on the wheel and riding it at full speed. Also, I think some bands like Vektor and Madrost really do bring something new to the game, mixing in progressive rock into the genre.

[@Paneeks1960]

Fantastic Scotty. I will use this video as a reference for future thrash metal info. I remember Sepultura from the early eighties. Most of the others were new to me. Man you surely know your metal. I don't know how you can one metal genre from another. For example the Hexx album. Must be years and years of experience. Thanks for sharing them all~ Rob/Boston

[@nolifetilmetal1]

thanks Brother Rob. Was so good to see a new video from you this past week. If you are interested in checking out Sepultura may I recommend Chaos AD. It's not pure thrash but it's pure brilliant!

[@JamesThomas-dz4vj]

Another great video, Scott! Thrash is just fantastic music. I really appreciate the mention of Xentrix on here - "Bury the Pain" is an incredible album, and I've been listening to it ever since I first watched this video. And speaking of making recommendations, have you heard of Cyanide Grenade? They're fairly new. Their debut album "Quintessence of Death" came out in 2018. It's just pure speed all the way through - a chaotically beautiful experience, and I'd highly recommend it!

[@grindkrusher]

A few hidden gems for me: Intruder - Psycho Savant, Wasted Youth - Black Daze, Spellbound - Incoming Destiny, Phantom Witch - Death as we know it. Like you, I could go on and on and on...

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Yes, love me some intruder! Unfortunately I only have their stuff on CD. For a while I was buying more CDs than vinyl back in the mid-1990s. Familiar with Wasted Youth, Don't know Spellbound or Phantom Witch. Thanks for the suggestions. I'll look into them.

[@dwaynegarfield1551]

Kool video Scott! Let be the one and only... Nasty Savage record! Great band back in the day... Especially your back ground music... RAPTURE! The Moskekteers... I heard a all girl thrash band called... NERVOSA... They sound killer and are heavy! Awesome video Scott! Thank's for keeping METAL ALIVE! 👊🎼🤘🙏

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Do you have the Rapture 2-CD set that Retroactive put out? Yes, I have heard of Nervosa. There is another all girl, all native-American thrash band called Suspended that are worth checking out too.

[@dwaynegarfield1551]

Thanks brother! Heard them played a few show's here in town... Never heard their music... Thanks man! 🤘🎼👊

[@markgreene1162]

I agree their's plenty great thrash bands. People are not will to explore even though we have this great tool called the internet. Hundreds of bands but to name a few. Exodus, testament, Dark Angel, Forbidden, Vio-lence, Defiance, Possessed, Sadus, Heathen, Watchtower, Vektor, Intruder, Anacrusis, Overkill, Demolition Hammer, INC, Annihilator, Voivod, Sepultura, Acid reign, Artillery, Keator, Destruction, Accuser, Coroner, Sacrosanct, Osiris, Paradox, Holy Moses, Ravager, Distillator, Depressive Age, Mekong Delta, Deathrow, and Sieges Even. And a whole lot more to be mentioned.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Great list! Far more than 10 great thrash bands IMO. Obviously some people disagree and would rather keep it to their few favorite bands, but for me I've found much to LOVE in the underground.

[@frankdrebin259]

Some of those album covers look like something I was sketching on my 5-subject spiral notebook in '85.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Nice. You must be quite the artist. I use to do the same thing in high school in 85. Haha.

[@sidneyeubanks2201]

I love thrash metal! Keep doing what you doing Scott!

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Thanks Brother Sidney.

[@Kataxu]

Nasty Savage is one of Chris G Mezzadurus's favorite bands, the main man behind Goreaphobia and Blood Storm.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Right on! They deserve much more recognition than they receive.

[@bvdaussiemetalhead9338]

So far I’ve picked up copies of At War and EXE from your vids so far and noted down many more 🤘thanks bro. Awesome come backs from Xentrix, Exhorder, Sacred Reich and Acid Reign, all killer. Love some Nasty Savage I have a pic disc of Indulgence.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Oh sweet! I'm still after the second E-X-E album. Not easy to come by. At War are awesome! Motorhead meets Slayer. Been one of my favorites since the 80's. YES, glad to see someone else likes the new Sacred Reich and Acid Reign. I see many people knocking those two. I've yet to get Exhorder.

[@richardalexander302]

Forced Entry's first album is well worth tracking down! I discovered it two days ago, on CD, just by chance. Now to track down the 2nd.....and totally enjoying your channel....keep up the good work, sir!

[@pvdguitars2951]

Fantastic series Scott. NWOBHM & trash were the best things that happened to Heavy Metal. Satan’s Court in the Act was definitely a proto trash metal masterpiece. Maybe I overlooked it, but did you include the Enforcer by German band Warrant (not the US hair metal one)? A fantastic record! And yeah, there is a lot top class trash, speed and Metal on steroids albums outside the Big 4. You covered the cream of the cream in your series (Heathen, Powermad, Hexx, Helstar, Annihilator and so many more). Great job ✊

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Thanks. Glad you enjoyed the series. Could probably do a Part 4 as there was so much great thrash out there. I did not include Warrant - Enforcer as I do not have it on vinyl. (Have it on CD though.) Left off a few German bands simply because I have them on CD format only and I was only showing vinyl in the series. Living Death and Grinder come to mind.

[@pvdguitars2951]

Still have vinyl version of the Enforcer from when it was first released. Another great German band is Stormwitch. Just solid kickass metal. Love Walpurgis night, great riff and groove!

[@metalneanderthal]

I’ve been really enjoying your thrash vids of late. It’s my favorite sub genre. I’m proud to say I own 75% of what you’ve shown. But there has been stuff that I wasn’t aware of so you’ve helped me add to my need to buy list!

[@Abinitio777]

Another excellent episode Scott !!

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Thanks Brother.

[@adrienmignot]

Violator is (one of) my favourite band ever, they deserve to be known, so much !

[@egeozgun5983]

Some hidden thrash gems I can suggest: Megace - Human Errors Deathrow - Deception Ignored Pariah - Blaze of Obscurity

[@FFF24-7]

Always impresses me how much you seem to remember about so many albums from so many bands. Out of interest, what's the track playing in the intro to this vid?

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Hi. The opening music is Blood in A Thousand Hills by Ultimatum. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qoWxaJejq82qbck

[@FFF24-7]

@@nolifetilmetal1 thanks. I'll check it out

[@metalmogul]

Whereas I'm familiar with a number of these bands I don't think I've heard any of them. Then just as I type that you show In Search Of Sanity and Death & Insanity! lol. I find modern thrash to be really hit or miss, I either love it or hate it and often happy with just one album from a band. In my opinion there is nowhere for them to go musically, because they "have to" stick to the template that was laid down 30 years ago, they just sound samey after one release. The one I need the most is the Zoetrope - A life of Crime, a MFN pressing of course! great series Scott.

[@gyurka777]

Hey Scott, about 30 years ago, I bought a Gammacide album… It was random, got 4 different vynil that time. They are or were from Corpus Christy, Tx… too similar to Devastation, same city… My question is if they have some more albums or the one I bought “victims of science“ and I can get it

[@nolifetilmetal1]

gyurka777 Yes. I did Gammacide. Have them in CD. Thanks for the recommendation.

[@darkhymnsfromthecoldnorth]

I liked that Gammacide album! Only thing they released, i believe.

[@stormrider923]

Great stack Scott, On the newer side i really liked Fuelled by Fire `Spread the Fire` album a lot, Also that Heathen is really good, i saw them live back in 2011 with Mortal Sin and Exodus, great concert (and convenient for Lee Altus being guitarist of the two bands ;-) Next to "Sentinal Beast" i liked "Znowhites "Act of God" very much. Also i like to mention "Shattered Existence" by Xentrix really good to. Maybe a part 4,5 ....

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Yes, Fueled by Fire were a good band. Shared the stage with them one. Bought a tshirt to help keep em on the road. Yes, I dig most of the Xentrix catalog, save for Scourge which didn't do much for me. Of course I haven't heard it in a decade or so either, so I might like it more now.

[@Rob_1776]

Thrash is the best Metal Genre! As far as I'm concerned! I like, other, Metal! And Hard Rock, but! Thrash is my favorite! Good upload man! And I prefer to buy, Album's and CD'S! Instead of just buying songs for and, albums on the internet, by streaming or whatever! Because of all the cover art and stuff like that! And one of my favorite Thrash Bands is, Lazarus AD!

[@ozrant1352]

Favourite channel on youtube right now straight up ahah

[@FateVoices]

Hey Scott, if you don't know them you should check Thrashback. Old school thrash metal from France. Just stellar!

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Thanks for the tip. I do not know them but will check 'em out on KZbin. I do know Thrashback Records from Texas, but obviously not the same thing.

[@seagullpoet]

I now have a notebook filled with 3 shows of Thrash Metal bands ! Thanks !

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Seagull Rock Squawk Haha. Glad I could help fuel your addiction. Haha.

[@mightysnoro]

Surprised you haven't mentioned Artillery, Carnivore or Infernal Majesty. Plus Destruction - Release From Agony is one of my all-time fav thrash/prog albums. But keep up the great lists! Been enjoying them immensely.

[@thrasheavyrhythm9779]

SENTINEL BEAST are awesome, when I first got into thrash metal in the late 1980s I first heard of the name SENTINEL BEAST while reading about their singer DEBBIE GUNN when she joined ICE AGE in 1989, I already heard of Ice Age by this time, then I read about them recruiting a new singer and a guitarist separately (after the original girl who played guitar/vocals left the band)...I read about her being mentioned in association with Sentinel Beast, and Znowhite was also in the mix if I recal (I've still got the old METAL FORCES megazine where I read the ICE AGE news article) HORNS UP!!!!!!!

[@ultimabzh1]

Thank you for these three last videos, great lists! I noticed you hadn't mentioned any group from the Norwegian black thrash scene with the likes of Aura Noir or Nekromantheon. One name you should definitely check out is Hexecutor from Britanny. Their music will speak for itself. From France there is Agressor which used to play brilliant thrash death metal.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

ultimabzh1 My favorite Norwegian thrash band Equinox. Have all four albums on CD. I am unfamiliar with the bands you listed but will check em out. Thanks for the tip.

[@blaggermouth]

Hi Scott, great collection. The only album I have of avenger of blood is 'on slaying grounds' which is awesome. Say would you remember german thrash band 'vectom', who's 1985 album speed revolution was one of the first thrash albums I bought. Their follow up album 'rules of mystery ' wasn't that great. Yes, xentrix are s great thrash band. Sadly they don't play ghosbusters like anymore. Anyway, look forward to your next video. Take care

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Vectom? Yes, as a matter of fact I recently acquired Speed Revolution on vinyl. I've yet to hear Rules of Mystery.

[@hmetaljustin]

Great picks Scott! And I totally agree with you that the B and C grade bands mattered. Also was curious if you were familiar with the German tech thrash band Deppresive Age? I really like them and think they were pretty original.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Yes. I have at least one Depressive Age review on my NLTM site.

[@hmetaljustin]

@@nolifetilmetal1 Nice I've checked out your site a few times. I'll be sure to look them up on it.

[@johnsanderson9913]

No way! Anacrusis is cool. Man crazy cool collection!!

[@nolifetilmetal1]

John Sanderson Thank you.

[@costafinkel]

14:27 yeah man, Anthares is f**kin awesome! No limite da força has so many great riffs!

[@hinjurock70]

Dude, have you heard Cyclone Temple. They were a late 80's/early 90's technical thrash metal band featuring the former guitarist from Znowhite (also a pretty good band) - they're great. Close to as good as the Big 4 bands, IMO. Their second album was more Pantera-ish groove metal, but also very good.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

HinjuRock Oh yes. Have at three Cyclone Temple CDs. Good solid thrash metal blending wlth melody, speed and aggression.

[@hinjurock70]

@@nolifetilmetal1 I added their former singer Brian Troch on FB a few years ago, and he actually complimented one of my songs - pretty cool.

[@carygernertheoneandonly]

hey dude. thanks for all the bands i`ve never heard of. stay Metal

[@jbracingnewsreviews3381]

Just found your channel love it I subscribed I’m a huge metal head old school I’m 45 still jamming I love testament new record it’s so damm good anyway I will be watching your channel 🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@karllux-d6g]

Hi Scott ! About Anthares lp, you must pronounce the last word ''Força'' (note the underscore tick beneath the ''c'') like / f o r s a /. i know Portuguese is a language that keeps many people puzzled in different ways, but if you pronounce it like / f o r k a /, as you did it means the Gallows scaffold and it's not what Anthares meant.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Thank you. I appreciate the Portuguese lesson. I really had no idea how to pronounce it. Cheers brother!

[@salamwati9281]

My original comment from 1st part.. No Laaz Rockit..neither Heathen nor Sepultura..🤗..my first Sepultura purchase is Morbid Visions and in my humble opinions is akin to a bunch of kids having ideas for few songs and just stretched it to a full album..but they were hungry and fearless as it shows.😎

[@grindkrusher]

Avenger of Blood do have a release before that one. Called Complete Annihilation and I think it’s their best release.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Yup, I have that one too. I have all their early demos as well, including the one demo prior to Shannon Frye joining. Like 'em all.

[@scrollkeeper6636]

Great video!

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Thank you.

[@daxgelissen]

Artillery - By Inheritance is such an underrated thrash album, very middle-eastern melodic sounding.

[@megiloth3634]

I thought I recognized background music. I saw Rapture play at Cornerstone 1989, pretty good. Kinda Deliverance-y, kinda Anthrax-y. I have that Devastation, great album. To me was mix of Testament and Slayer with semi-Christian lyrics. I forgot about Anacrusis. When I was stationed at Camp Pendleton, some of us Marine metalheads ventured across the border to Tijuana to see them open for Galactic Cowboys and Overkill in 1991. Good show all around...except for one of our friends getting knocked down in the pit and we thought he broke his arm. Turned out to be he did something to his elbow and had to be drained. It looked like Popeye's elbows....

[@thomashubner697]

I remember a Forbidden promo demo I heard after the second album came out. Very melodic with the fantastic ballad So dark. Sadly they changed style and recorded the bullshit Destortion CD. Was this demo ever released on album ?

[@nolifetilmetal1]

I don't know about that song ever getting properly recorded. I didn't think Distortion was total crap. I mean, I'd rather listen to it than St. Anger, haha! I know, that's not saying much.

[@fraserdawson2913]

Very good video 👌 some of those bands are very underrated you like Steve me to check out his Lionheart a box set Steve grimmett

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Love Steve Grimmett. I do need to check out the box set. So much music, so little money to buy it all.

[@dajerk7082]

I saw devistation at Sundance in Bayshore ( long island), they opened for death angel. There were other bands but I don't remember.

[@magnuswesterfalk1482]

Great bands again. Hallows Eve and Zoetrope are underestimated bands.

[@walterwhite4366]

Shot out to King and my brothers in October 31! Great stuff!

[@lucascarvalho8758]

If you guys like to listen to melodic Thrash metal, with some acoustic riffs and even keyboards, try a band called "The Mist" (album name is " the hangman tree"). The album is from 1991, but it´s great.

[@mrbuckets1106]

Beneath the Remains is so damn good

[@nolifetilmetal1]

A classic in every way!

[@MarcoBatalha]

Hi, Scott, I'm glad you enjoyed Anthares. "Força" is pronounced "Forsa". The "ç" in Portuguese is pronounced as "s".

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Marco Batalha ThanK you for clearing that up and once again for the awesome music.

[@hinjurock]

Thanks for reminding me about Hallow's Eve and Zoetrope - I'm going to listen to their first and second albums again now 🤘🏼

[@nolifetilmetal1]

HinjuRock Death & Insanity is immensely hooky album.

[@hinjurock70]

@@nolifetilmetal1 I was doing record reviews for my mom's friend's indie music magazine Sound Choice when I was 15 (in 1985 - yeah, I'm an old school metal dude 😎), and Metal Blade and Combat Records sent me boxes of albums (it was like a metal Christmas!), one of which was Tales Of Terror. I really liked that one. Never got into Death And Insanity, but I listened to most of it on KZbin a few years ago.

[@hinjurock70]

@@nolifetilmetal1 I appreciate your musical knowledge and dedication to metal, even if your tastes are more limited than mine.

[@MetalTheologian]

@@hinjurock70 What a shitty thing to say! I think it's hilarious that you find *me* condescending, since I never would have taken that dig at you (which landed) if you weren't slinging around insults like you're the king of all music. Scott is too nice to call you out, but I'm not.

[@hinjurock70]

@@MetalTheologian I think you posted that reply under the wrong comment. Lol And giving my musical opinions isn't "slinging around insults" - it was actually a few of Scott's viewers who personally insulted me because they didn't like my opinions, saying that I lacked musical knowledge or was probably a young inexperienced metal fan, when in fact I've most likely been into metal for 20 or more years longer than most of them and have far more knowledge of the genre.

[@andyair6969]

Dude new MADROST is fucking amazing!!

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Yes they are! I heard their new album coming in September and it's BRILLIANT! Wait till you hear it.

[@Johnyc321]

Any chance of showing some power metal gems apart from Metal Church etc???

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Yes, not a bad idea at all!

[@Johnyc321]

@@nolifetilmetal1 It was through ur videos I was introduced to the band Saint. I owe u a big thank you as I have been blown away by them. If u get time please show some of the lesser known bands that would fall under POWER metal

[@nolifetilmetal1]

@@Johnyc321 Saint is awesome! So glad you discovered them.

[@Johnyc321]

@@nolifetilmetal1 would u be interested in KINGS X 12" singles? Over my head and Its Love. Dont want anything for them, just trying to make space

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Johnyc321 would love it. Thanks. 745 Garnet Dr NE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124

[@daryltorrey8396]

What about Corrosion of conformity Blind album Sounds pretty thrash sounding to me rest of there albums arnt

[@nolifetilmetal1]

I have it on CD. Haven't spun it in some time. I had to go back to my website to see what I had even said about the... I grew disenchanted with C.O.C. over they years for some reason, and had not listened to anything from them for quite some time. However, I picked up "Blind" at a used store for a few bucks and was quite surprised at how much I enjoyed it. This is a stunning heavy metal album. C.O.C. have completely dropped the punk and hardcore influences on this disc and have gone head long into Black Sabbath inspired, sludge, doom metal. The only hint of their punk beginnings is in the overtly political lyrical themes and incredible thrash-like aggression. Blind" is a riff-tastic, head banging metal fest with a slight retro edge that tips it's hat to the master of all metal riffs, Tony Iommi. See if "Vote With A Bullet" doesn't get your feet tapping and your head banging. There are some elements on this disc that some might mistake for being 'nu-metal', but this CD predates nu-metal by almost a decade. The bonus tracks are all a nice addition. I particularly like the down home, foot stompin', front porch blues of "Jim Bean." Obviously a novelty tune, but one that pointed towards the more 'southern' direction the band would take in the future.

[@cassioburgos1159]

C.O.C. on "Blind" sounds unique. Gem from 90's. After "Blind" , C.O.C. were getting more a sludge/southern rock/metal; i like it too. 2005's "in the arms of god" still sounds ok to me. Nice feedback about C.O.C. on the previous comment, Scott! Greetings and cheers from Brasil! Good to see our bands are reckognized outside our country.

[@zegonzales1]

Scott , check out Anthres come back album , "O Caos da Razão" , released in 2015 , you'll like it a lot ...

[@frankdrebin259]

Merciless death was a song on Dark Angels first album I believe. We have Arrived?

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Robert Leese Yes it was.

[@brutalplanet7BoonesOverstock]

Merciless Death is AMAZING

[@HPTFan]

Hey Scott, what do you think about bands talking about politics in their music? Should musicians stay out of politics or are you fine with it?

[@nolifetilmetal1]

AVJR Sing about whatever inspires you. I’m fine with it.

[@HPTFan]

@@nolifetilmetal1 Good point. A lot on social media are saying musicians should stay away from politics. Sounds condescending to me.

[@StVinyl]

i have a question new thrash or old thrash? what i mean by that is the eightees or twothousand and witch do you prefer?

[@seagullpoet]

The 80s. Nothing touches the sound.

[@hinjurock70]

@@seagullpoet Definitely. Modern thrash metal bands may have better musicianship and productions (although most are overproduced), but they don't have the same vibe and attitude and definitely don't have the originality and inspiration that the 80's bands who pioneered the genre had.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

There is not overcoming the nostalgia of the 80's bands. I mean, as you saw in my Top 40, the top 10 releases were all from the classic time period with Metallica - Kill 'Em All coming in at #1.

[@hinjurock70]

@@nolifetilmetal1 Kill 'Em All started it all and was the album that got me into faster heavier metal, but I would definitely put Master of Puppets at #1 as not only the greatest thrash metal album of all time, but also the greatest metal album of all time - it's just sheer perfection.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

@@hinjurock70 Cool. I wouldn't argue with that opinion. It's a brilliant album from a great band.

[@zegonzales1]

Scott , sorry , you're wrong about this Devastation being "more melodic" . It's CERTAINLY more mature , cohesive and well produced than their early material that was sloppy and "punkish" in approach , but this one borders on Old School Death Metal , and I tend to consider it VERY close to Death on their first 3 albums , a fantastic album nonetheless .

[@nolifetilmetal1]

I can see your point but they definitely added more melody to their sound as well, which is fine with me. I like all three Devastation albums.

[@TheFireBurnsWithin]

That Xentrix from last year is awesome. So heavy. Accuser is really heavy too but the vocals are too death metal these days.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

TheFireBurnsWithin I don’t really hear death metal in Accuser but I understand what you mean. The vocals are more extreme.

[@theartofdaniel5782]

Hammerhwore blew Merciless Death out of the water when they played together.

[@markgreene1162]

Get out of the big four paradigm people and discover new or old bands. Buy physical media and keep underground metal alive.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Amen! Preach it brotha!

[@lonnykirschbaum8118]

What's with the shirt?

[@hollowman6282]

The big four were in some senses lucky. I mean why did Slayer make it over Dark Angel. Why Anthrax over Exodus and on and on. There are some really good bands who didn't make it through the demo stage. Sometimes talent is not enough

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Hollowman Exactly. Well stated.

[@fernandovilches2542]

Hello when heavt metal gems Scott please

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Hi Fernando. I will keep the videos coming. Thanks.

[@fernandovilches2542]

Hello Scott I am from Chile my english its not good but Hard n heavy with Trog is exelent .. thanks

[@nolifetilmetal1]

@@fernandovilches2542 Thank you. We will do more in the future.

[@salamwati9281]

A lot of the bands outside the big 4 is good..in fact some of the big 4 hv put out garbage after 1991..keep the flag on for the rest Scott.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Exactly!

[@toddmitchell6362]

You wanna hear the best female fronted thrash metal band check out TYRANEX the song DREAMLAND off the lp extermination has begun

[@nolifetilmetal1]

I am not familiar with Tyranex. I'll check them out. Thanks.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Madrost: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4W6eKp-iK6epNk

[@hinjurock70]

Hey, thanks for quoting me (twice), dude 😎 But I never said that every thrash metal band other than the Big 4 were garbage - I said they just weren't as good. I enjoy listening to some B and C grade thrash metal (and tradition metal as well) bands. In Search Of Sanity was one of the last thrash metal albums I bought after I pretty much outgrew the genre in 1989, and I dug it - very late 80's Metallica and Anthrax influenced. It's a little lifeless and sterile-sounding though. And I love Hallow's Eve and Nasty Savage! I used to listen to Tales Of Terror and Nasty Savage's first album all the time back in '85. Both bands have a pretty cool and unique sound. I think Hallow's Eve could've been almost close to Big 4 level if they refined their sound a little more and had a better production. Stacy Anderson was a great singer and they had some good songs too. I also dug Zoetrope (pronounced "e-trope), another band with a cool and pretty unique sound - their drummer Barry Stern (later of Trouble) was the lead vocalist. Cheers! 🤘🏼

[@nolifetilmetal1]

HinjuRock No you didn’t but the guy I was having this same discussion with on Facebook did. He feels that no band is better than Metallica and Megadeth. He’s just a big fanboy of those two bands. I just don’t see things the way you do. I don’t see it as A, B and C level. I see it as, bands I like and bands I don’t like. In many cases I feel that bands like Metallica and Slayer have releases pure crap while a band like Dark Angel or Flotsam & Jetsam have better overall. catalogs.

[@hinjurock70]

@@nolifetilmetal1 I don't think any Metallica or Slayer albums are "pure crap". (well, Lulu probably is - lol Never really listened to it since it wasn't a full-on Metallica album) - they just experimented with different musical influences and directions. Pure thrash is a pretty limited genre -Metallica moved beyond that even on Ride The Lightning (featuring a ballad and an instrumental, and For Whom The Bell Tolls, which is early groove metal IMO), as did Slayer with South Of Heaven (slower songs with more groove, cleaner vocals, more sophisticated guitar melodies and solos, etc) Good bands progress and refine and expand their sound rather than putting out the same album over and over. Also, Dark Angel broke up and hasn't released an album since the early 90's. Supposedly one is in the works now that they reformed.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

HinjuRock There is no new Dark Angel album in the works yet, though I wish there was. Spoke to Ron on the phone juSt before the virus craziness. I like much more than thrash but Metallica haven’t released a good album since the black album and St Anger and Lulu are the pure garbage I spoke of. (St Anger is a million dollar turd.) If any unknown band had released St Anger even as a demo they would not have been given the time of day. Slap Metallica on the cover and people will defend it to the hilt. South of Heaven is awesome.

[@hinjurock70]

@@nolifetilmetal1 Load and Reload have some great heavy rock songs with a grunge and Southern rock influence, and feature some of James' best lyrics and vocals. St. Anger has some good songs (Frantic and the title track are really good), but the lack of guitar solos and that weird-ass snare sound ruined it. Death Magnetic was a good return to (semi) thrash metal form, but it sounds rushed and some of the songs aren't very memorable - kind of B grade Metallica, which is still better than 99% of other thrash metal bands' A grade material. And Hardwired encapsulates all of Metallica's about - "Spit Out The Bone" is the best thrash metal song they've written since "Blackened" and "Here Comes Revenge" is dark, haunting and has GREAT lyrics and vocals (like Load and Reload's best songs)

[@hinjurock70]

@@nolifetilmetal1 And Ron Rinehart might be the better singer, but to me Don Doty is Dark Angel, same as Paul Baloff is with Exodus. We Have Arrived is my favorite DA album (and song)

[@williampagan4529]

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[@nolifetilmetal1]

William Pagan Sounds good. When’s dinner? I’m hungry?

[@williampagan4529]

@@nolifetilmetal1 If one day you visit Puerto Rico just let me know with time and i'll invite you home.

[@bradleyleacock3381]

The big 4 is ok good bands it just paved the way for better and great bands that I live still today...scott waters you never speak of blessed death which I thought is a good band...or forced entry ...