Thrash metal (or simply thrash) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music characterized by its overall aggression and often fast tempo. The songs usually use fast percussive beats and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead guitar work.The lyrical subject matter often deals with criticisms of The Establishment and concern over the destruction of the …

Bay Area thrash metal has centered strongly on the East Bay, including the bands Exodus and Metallica, among others. Possessed and Death, both considered the first death metal bands, have roots or connections in the East Bay: Possessed formed in El Sobrante, with Death debuting nationally while in Concord. Major ...

Il thrash metal nacque negli Stati Uniti, dalla fusione tra l'heavy metal classico (nello specifico, quello derivante dal movimento N.W.O.B.H.M.) e l'hardcore punk anglo-americano. Già verso la metà degli anni settanta, in Inghilterra diverse band tra cui i Queen con il brano Stone Cold Crazy (Sheer Heart Attack, 1974) e i Black Sabbath con Symptom of the Universe (Sabotage, 1975 ...

Sceny regionalne USA. Bay Area. Najbardziej progresywny i techniczny styl thrash metalu Razem z florydzką Tampą, Bay Area wiąże się z początkiem amerykańskiego thrash i death metalu (datowane na początek lat 80.). Reprezentanci: Exodus, Megadeth, Metallica, Slayer, Testament, Forbidden, Vio-lence, Heathen, Death Angel, Sadus, Dark Angel, Defiance, Hirax.

Die Bay Area war in den 1980er-Jahren ein Zentrum der Metal-Musik. Hier entwickelte sich deren besonders schnell gespielte Variante, der Thrash Metal . Wichtige Bands sind Exodus aus San Francisco, Testament aus Oakland sowie Death Angel aus Concord .