Thrash anyone...

[Sinistas]

Almost none of these were even vaugely Underground, come on guys seriously?
I'll name a couple of pretty underground ones:
Razormaze

Boston thrash represent!

[mjkv1]

More Blackened Thrash but anyway... some good Australian bands.

Nocturnal Graves, Destroyer666, Gospel of the Horns.

[missionguitars1]

thrash though.... debate time, do people think there was a reason why bands like agent steel etc weren't as big as guys like metallica/slayer, or do you prefer the bands like agent steel to the big four etc... if so why??

Probably the same reason Metal Church could never get traction...not enough Bay Area exposure (even though they had roots there, they had moved to Seattle as thrash was taking off)...

Metallica came up to the Bay Area about the same time Exodus hit the scene...problem was, Exodus got stuck on a crappy label (Torrid Records) that held up the release of Bonded by Blood for over a year. By the time Exodus's album hit the stores, Kill 'Em All had been out and Metallica was on the road with Raven tearing it up...

The driving force behind thrash was Ron Quintana at KUSF in San Francisco (he was also the dude that put out the Metal Mania 'zine)...Slayer and Megadeth knew it too, as they couldn't get gigs in L.A. thanks to hair metal exploding, so they'd come up to the Bay Area to get gigs (usually Ruthie's in Oakland, but sometimes the Keystone (Berkeley) or The Stone (SF))...warming up for them would usually be Possessed, Death Angel & sometimes Exodus would be on the bill as well...you'll remember Kerry King playing in Megadeth for a couple months too (would play the Slayer gig, go back, then come out with Mustaine & Co in jeans & a t-shirt!)...

Anthrax started getting traction after Metallica went to NY to record Kill 'Em All. I had heard of them, but it wasn't until the guys in Metallica came back and really started pumping them that the demand in the Bay Area got big (there was no demo that I know of prior to the Soldiers of Metal/Howling Furies 45, which I STILL have ).

As for Testament, the had a smaller following (as Legacy) and did come along a little later, and didn't really gig as hard as the other bands from what I remember...

[SlaytanicDude]

Almost none of these were even vaugely Underground, come on guys seriously?
I'll name a couple of pretty underground ones:
Razormaze
Lich King
Diamond Plate
Havok
Necrokinesis
Warpath
Hellcannon
Morbid Saint (One of the best thrash bands ever, just behind MegaDeth IMHO)

Except for the Big 4, pretty much every band here is underground-outside of our world they're not as well known. How many random people off the street will know a band like Exodus or Nevermore, nevermind the more obscure stuff. That's the definition of underground I've always used anyway.

[Katana]

Anyone hear the "Violent" album by Volcano? Pretty sweet thrash.

[Rsmacker]

Except for the Big 4, pretty much every band here is underground-outside of our world they're not as well known. How many random people off the street will know a band like Exodus or Nevermore, nevermind the more obscure stuff. That's the definition of underground I've always used anyway.

I saw a pic of David Beckham wearing an old Exodus tour shirt. What a complete tosser, like he had any clue who the band is.

[SlaytanicDude]

There's also a pic of Megan Fox in a Megadeth tee, but the only Megadeth song she knows is probably Crush 'Em...



I think they should allow the owners of logos to decide who gets to wear their shirts..you think Gary Holt is still up for ripping shirts off posers?

[VitaminG]

bah, who gives a shit? Some kid sees the shirt, checks out the band and either gets turned on to something new or gets the shit scared out of them. Either way, it's a win!

[Ben...]

bah, who gives a shit? Some kid sees the shirt, checks out the band and either gets turned on to something new or gets the shit scared out of them. Either way, it's a win!

Unless they see a Cannibal Corpse shirt and have to get psychological help. I swear my little cousin would have nightmares if he saw one of those shirts.

It drives me nuts when people wear band shirts without actually listening to the bands. I start talking to them about the band, they give me a blank stare and I feel like an idiot. Perfect example: A guy I know was wearing a "Somewhere in Time" t-shirt so started talking about how much I loved that album that "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner" is the best concept for a song title ever. Then I got a blank stare. Yes, it's free publicity but it just bothers me when I see that. Come on, practice what you preach people and listen to the bands you wear shirts for.

Speaking of practice what you preach, I was listening to some early Testament yesterday after not listening to it for probably two years. Love that stuff. I really gotta relearn some of that rhythm guitar stuff. I remember it being so fun.

[RacerX]

Morbid Saint (One of the best thrash bands ever, just behind MegaDeth IMHO)

Whoa! Awesome thrash!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arp2USgULac

BNR says they hail from the most metal town of Sheboygan

http://www.bnrmetal.com/v2/bandpage.php?ID=MoSa

[fordsho90]

Here is some 80's East coast thrash for you.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lff8F...eature=related

[KINGSFAN]

OC's very own Corruption

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoQ801qm_jI

[Rsmacker]

PC Deathsquad.

http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=1qfoDz5Yqzw&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch#!videos=pglev9t57T4&v=WFb3N4SRqp8

[Endrik]

These days I actually prefer listening to the originators, it's punk but sounds a lot more trashier than most actual thrash bands these days with their modern and watered down approach.

I particualry enjoy these British bands I grew up with.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b17tir-Yre4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FztijZpfHFI

[FunkyApocalypse]

Going to see Death Angel at the free Hollywood show.