Thrash metal
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Thrash metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music characterized by its overall aggression and fast tempo. The songs usually use fast percussive beats and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid wit
Kirk Hammett and James Hetfield of Metallica (pictured in 2008). Metallica's early work is regarded as essential to the development of the thrash metal genre in the 1980s.
New York band Anthrax was among the earliest and most successful thrash acts.
Venom's early work is considered a major influence on thrash metal.
Slayer released Reign in Blood in 1986, considered a landmark achievement in the genre's history.
Sepultura
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Sepultura is a Brazilian heavy metal band formed in Belo Horizonte in 1984 by brothers Max and Igor Cavalera. They were a major force in the groove metal, thrash metal and death metal genres during th
Sepultura performing live in 2024. (L–R): Paulo Jr., Greyson Nekrutman, Derrick Green and Andreas Kisser
Andreas Kisser has been the lead guitarist of Sepultura since 1987. His arrival provided the group with a more technical experience.
Derrick Green has been the singer of Sepultura since 1997, when he replaced Max Cavalera, who had left the band in January of that year.
Sepultura performing in Poland, 2007