List of thrash metal bands

Various bands have played thrash metal at some point of their career. The genre evolved in the early 1980s from combining the drum beats of hardcore punk with the guitar style of the new wave of British heavy metal.[2] It emerged partially as a reaction to the more conventional and widely acceptable glam metal, a less aggressive, pop music-infused heavy metal subgenre which appeared simultaneously.[3]

Metallica were part of the Bay Area thrash metal scene and hugely influential on the genre as a whole.[1]

Four American bands, Anthrax, Megadeth, Metallica, and Slayer, are credited with popularizing the genre, earning them the title of the "Big Four of Thrash".[4][5] In Germany, Destruction, Kreator, Sodom, and Tankard, led the Teutonic thrash metal scene, garnering the nickname "The Big Four of Teutonic Thrash".[6][7] The Clash of the Titans tour, which featured Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax, Testament, and Suicidal Tendencies, is considered to be the genre's pinnacle, after which thrash metal saw a decline in popularity throughout the 1990s.[8] Thrash metal has seen a resurgence in recent times, with many of the older bands returning to their roots with their new releases.[9] A new generation of thrash metal bands emerged in the early 2000s, drawing lyrical and visual inspiration from the older groups.[10][11]

Thrash metal was an inspiration for later extreme genres such as death metal and black metal. This list also includes certain bands which belong to the first wave of black metal. These bands essentially played thrash metal with a heavy emphasis on Satanic and occult themes in the lyrics and imagery.[12] Over the years, thrash metal has developed a few subgenres of its own, such as crossover thrash and groove metal.[13]

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Band Formed Origin Note
3 Inches of Blood 1999 Canada [14]
 
3 Inches of Blood at Reds, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 2005
Band Formed Origin Note
Acid Drinkers 1986 Poland [15]
 
Tomasz "Titus" Pukacki of Acid Drinkers
Acid Reign 1985 United Kingdom [16]
Aftermath 1985 United States [17]
Agent Steel 1984 United States [18]
Am I Blood 1992 Finland [19]
Anacrusis 1986 United States [20]
Angel Dust 1984 Germany [21]
Angel of Sodom 2009 Finland [22]
Angelus Apatrida 2000 Spain [23]
Angkor Wat 1986 United States [24]
A.N.I.M.A.L. 1993 Argentina [25]
Annihilator 1984 Canada [26]
 
Jeff Waters and Dave Padden of Annihilator at Wacken Open Air, 2013
Anthrax 1981 United States [27]
 
Anthrax at Wacken Open Air, 2013
Artillery 1982 Denmark [28]
 
Artillery, 2010
Atomkraft 1979 United Kingdom [29]
Atrophy 1986 United States [30]
Aura Noir 1993 Norway [31]
 
Aura Noir at Inferno Festival, Oslo, 2011
Austrian Death Machine 2008 United States [32]
Band Formed Origin Note
Bathory 1983 Sweden [33]
Battlecross 2003 United States [34]
 
Battlecross at Rock im Park festival, 2014
Believer 1986 United States [35]
Bio-Cancer 2010 Greece [36]
Black Obelisk (Russian: Чёрный обелиск) 1986 Russia [37]
Black Tide 2004 United States [38]
Blind Illusion 1979 United States [39]
Blood Feast 1985 United States [40]
Blood Tsunami 2004 Norway [41]
 
Pete Evil of Blood Tsunami, London, 2007
Body Count 1990 United States [42]
 
Ice-T with Body Count, Prague, 2006
Bonded by Blood 2005 United States [43]
Brotality 2016 United States [44]
Bulldozer 1980 Italy [45]
 
Alberto Contini of Bulldozer at Tuska Open Air, 2011
Bullet for My Valentine 1998 United Kingdom [46]
Band Formed Origin Note
Carnal Forge 1997 Sweden [47]
 
Carnal Forge, 2009
Carnivore 1982 United States [48]
 
Carnivore at Wacken Open Air, 2006
Celtic Frost 1984 Switzerland [49]
 
Celtic Frost at Tuska Open Air, 2006
Cerebral Fix 1986 United Kingdom [50]
Coroner 1983 Switzerland [51]
Crash 1991 South Korea [52]
Criminal 1991 Chile [53]
 
Anton Reisenegger of Criminal, live in 2013.
Cripper 2005 Germany [54]
The Crucified 1984 United States [55]
Crumbsuckers 1982 United States [56]
 
Crumbsuckers album rehearsal, 1989
Cryptic Shift 2013 United Kingdom [57]
Cryptic Slaughter 1984 United States [58]
Cyclone Temple 1989 United States [59]
Band Formed Origin Note
Darkane 1998 Sweden [60]
 
Darkane lineup
Dark Angel 1981 United States [61]
 
Ron Rinehart of Dark Angel, 2014
Dead Brain Cells 1986 Canada [62]
Death Angel 1982 United States [63]
 
Death Angel at Sauna Open Air, Tampere, Finland, 2010
Deceased 1984 United States [64]
Defiance 1985 United States [65]
Defleshed 1991 Sweden [66]
Deliverance 1985 United States [67]
Demiricous 2001 United States [68]
Demolition Hammer 1986 United States [69]
Deströyer 666 1994 Australia [70]
 
Deströyer 666 at Hole in the Sky, 2007
Destruction 1982 Germany [6]
 
Destruction at Festival AlternaVigo, 2009
Dorsal Atlântica 1981 Brazil [71]
Dorso 1984 Chile [72]
D.R.I. 1982 United States [73]
Band Formed Origin Note
Early Man 2003 United States [74]
 
Early Man, 2007
Embodyment 1993 United States [75]
Epidemic 1986 United States [76]
Eudoxis 1984 Canada
Evildead 1987 United States [77]
Evile 2004 United Kingdom [78]
 
Evile, Madrid, 2008
Exciter 1978 Canada [79]
Exhorder 1985 United States [80]
 
Exhorder at Turok Open Air in Germany, 2018
Exodus 1979 United States [81]
 
Exodus, 2012
The Exploited 1978 United Kingdom [82]
 
The Exploited in 2018
Extol 1993 Norway [83]
Extrema 1986 Italy [84]
Exumer 1985 Germany [85]
Band Formed Origin Note
Fallout 1979 United States
Flotsam and Jetsam 1981 United States [86]
 
Jason Ward of Flotsam and Jetsam at Metalmania, 2008
Forbidden 1985 United States [87]
Forced Entry 1983 United States [88]
Band Formed Origin Note
Gama Bomb 2002 Northern Ireland [89]
Generation Kill 2008 United States [90]
God Forbid 1996 United States [91]
 
God Forbid at The Hague, The Netherlands, 2009
Grinder 1987 Germany [92]
Gwar 1984 United States [93]
 
Gwar at Arena Joondalup, 2010
Band Formed Origin Note
Hämatom 2004 Germany [94]
 
Hämatom at Rockharz Open Air 2019
Hand of Fire 2010 United States [95]
Hatesphere 1998 Denmark [96]
 
Hatesphere at Hamburg Metal Days, 2014
The Haunted 1996 Sweden [97]
 
The Haunted, Karlstad, 2007
Hatchet 2006 United States [98]
Havok 2004 United States [99]
 
Havok performing in 2013
Heathen 1984 United States [100]
 
Kragen Lum and Jason Viebrooks of Heathen at Helfest, 2013
Hellhammer 1981 Switzerland [101]
Helstar 1982 United States [102]
 
Helstar in Aschaffenburg, Germany, 2009
Hermética 1987 Argentina [103]
Hirax 1982 United States [104]
 
Hirax in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2009
Hobbs' Angel of Death 1987 Australia [105]
Holocausto 1985 Brazil [106]
Holy Moses 1980 Germany [107]
 
Sabina Classen of Holy Moses, 2005
Horcas 1988 Argentina [108]
Hyades 1996 Italy [109]
Band Formed Origin Note
Iced Earth 1984 United States [110]
Infernäl Mäjesty 1986 Canada [111]
Intruder 1987 United States [112]
 
Intruder, Germany, 2004
Iron Angel 1983 Germany [113]
Band Formed Origin Note
Kayser 2004 Sweden [114]
Kekal 1995 Indonesia [115]
 
Jeff Arwadi of Kekal, the Netherlands, 2004
Korrozia Metalla 1984 Russia [116]
Korzus 1983 Brazil [117]
Kreator 1982 Germany [118]
 
Kreator at Kraków, Poland, 2009
Kraptor 2007 Venezuela
Kryptos 1998 India [119]
 
Kryptos at Harley Rock Riders Season III, Bangalore, India, 2012
Band Formed Origin Note
Lȧȧz Rockit 1982 United States [120]
Lair of the Minotaur 2003 United States [121]
Lamb of God 1994 United States [122]
Lawnmower Deth 1987 United Kingdom [123]
Lazarus A.D. 2005 United States [124]
Legion of the Damned 2004 Netherlands [125]
 
Harold Gielen of Legion of the Damned at Metalcamp, 2009
Lethal 1988 Argentina [126]
Liege Lord 1984 United States [127]
Living Death 1980 Germany [128]
Living Sacrifice 1989 United States [129]
Loudblast 1986 France [130]
Lost Society 2010 Finland [130]
Lyzanxia 1996 France [131]
Lich King 2004 United States [132]
Band Formed Origin Note
Machine Head 1991 United States [133]
 
Phil Demmel of Machine Head, 2009
Malefice 2003 United Kingdom [134]
 
Dale Butler (left) of Malefice, with a fan, 2010
Mantic Ritual 2004 United States [135]
Massakre 1982 Chile [136]
Master 1987 Russia [137]
 
Master, DMC Fest, Ufa, 2011
Megadeth 1983 United States [138]
 
Megadeth, 2010
Mekong Delta 1985 Germany [139]
 
Mekong Delta at Kilkim žaibu XII festival, Lithuania, 2011
Meliah Rage 1986 United States [140]
Messiah 1984 Switzerland [141]
Metal Allegiance 2014 United States [142]
Metal Church 1980 United States [143]
 
Kurdt Vanderhoof of Metal Church, Germany, 2005
Metallica 1981 United States [1]
 
Kirk Hammett and James Hetfield of Metallica at London, England, 2008
M.O.D. 1986 United States [144]
Mokoma 1996 Finland [145]
 
Santtu Hämäläinen and Marko Annala of Mokoma at Myötätuulirock, Finland, 2011
Morbid Saint 1982 United States [146]
Mordred 1984 United States [147]
Mortal Sin 1985 Australia [148]
 
Mortal Sin at Jalometalli Metal Music Festival, Finland, 2008
Mortification 1987 Australia [149]
Municipal Waste 2001 United States [150]
 
Municipal Waste at Finnish Metal Expo, Helsinki, Finland 2008
Mutilator 1985 Brazil [151]
Band Formed Origin Note
Nailbomb 1994 United States [152]
 
Nailbomb, 2011
Nasty Savage 1983 United States [153]
Necrodeath 1985 Italy [154]
 
Necrodeath at Korxefest, Genoa, Italy, 2010
Necronomicon 1983 Germany [155]
 
Necronomicon promotional photo, 2013
Nevermore 1991 United States [156]
 
Warrel Dane of Nevermore in Dinkelsbühl, 2005
Nervosa 2010 Brazil [157]
Nocturnal Breed 1996 Norway [158]
Nuclear 1998 Chile [159]
Nuclear Assault 1984 United States [160]
Band Formed Origin Note
One Bad Pig 1985 United States [161]
Onslaught 1983 United Kingdom [162]
Outrage 1982 Japan [163]
Overkill 1980 United States [164]
 
Overkill at Metalmania, 2008
Band Formed Origin Note
Pantera 1981 United States [165]
 
Dimebag Darrell of Pantera, 1990s
Paradox 1986 Germany [166]
Pentagram Chile 1985 Chile [167]
Pestilence 1986 Netherlands [168]
 
Patrick Mameli and Jeroen Paul Thesseling of Pestilence, 2011
Possessed 1983 United States [169]
 
Possessed at Jalometalli Metal Music Festival, 2008
Prong 1986 United States [170]
 
Tommy Victor of Prong, 2008
Prototype 1994 United States [171]
Band Formed Origin Note
Rage 1984 Germany [172]
 
Victor Smolski, Peavy Wagner, and André Hilgers of Rage, 2008, Milan, Italy
RAMP 1989 Portugal [173]
Ratos de Porão 1981 Brazil [174]
 
Ratos de Porão at Virada Cultural, 2007
Raven 1974 United Kingdom [175]
 
Raven, 2008
Razor 1984 Canada [176]
 
Razor in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2008
Recon 1986 United States [177]
Revocation 2006 United States [178]
Rigor Mortis 1983 United States [179]
Ruin 2005 United States [180]
Band Formed Origin Note
S7N 2009 Mexico [181]
Sabbat 1985 United Kingdom [182]
 
Andy Sneap and Simon "Jack Hammer" Jones of Sabbat at London Scala, London, 2008
Sabbat 1983 Japan
Sacrament 1989 United States [183]
Sacred Oath 1984 United States [184]
Sacred Reich 1985 United States [185]
 
Sacred Reich at Rock Hard Festival, 2014
Sacrifice 1983 Canada [186]
 
Sacrifice in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2009
Sadus 1984 United States [187]
Sarcófago 1985 Brazil [188]
Sanatorium 1987 Macedonia [189]
Sepultura 1984 Brazil [190]
 
Andreas Kisser of Sepultura at Virada Cultural, 2008
Seventh Angel 1987 United Kingdom [191]
 
Ian Arkley of Seventh Angel at Blast of Eternity, 2012
Sex Machineguns 1989 Japan [192]
Shadows Fall 1995 United States [193]
 
Brian Fair of Shadows Fall at Turock Open Air, Essen, Germany, 2014
Short Sharp Shock 2005 United Kingdom [194]
Skeletonwitch 2003 United States [195]
 
Skeletonwitch in Munich, 2014
Skin Chamber 1991 United States [196]
Skrew 1990 United States [197]
Slayer 1981 United States [198]
 
Slayer at Hellfest, 2007
Sodom 1981 Germany [199]
 
Tom Angelripper of Sodom at Hole in the Sky, 2009
Soulfly 1997 United States [200]
 
Soulfiy in 2005
Stam1na 1996 Finland [201]
Stone 1985 Finland [202]
Stormtroopers of Death 1985 United States [203]
Sturmgeist 2002 Norway
Suicidal Angels 2001 Greece [204]
 
Nick Melissourgos of Suicidal Angels, 2012
Suicidal Tendencies 1981 United States [205]
 
Mike Muir of Suicidal Tendencies, 2011
Susperia 1998 Norway [206]
Swashbuckle 2005 United States [207]
 
Commodore Redrum of Swashbuckle at Paganfest America 2009
Sylosis 2000 United Kingdom [208]
 
Sylosis at Victoria Hall, Stoke-on-Trent, 2009
Band Formed Origin Note
Tankard 1982 Germany [209]
 
Tankard at "South of Heaven", Betong, Oslo, Norway
Terror 2000 1999 Sweden [210]
Testament 1983 United States [211]
 
Testament at Sweden Rock Festival, 2008
Thanatos 1984 Netherlands [212]
Tonic Breed 2006 Norway [213]
 
Patrik Svendsen of Tonic Breed, 2012
Tourniquet 1989 United States [214]
 
Ted Kirkpatrick of Tourniquet, 2007
Torturer 1989 Chile [215]
Toxic Holocaust 1999 United States [216]
 
Phil Zeller of Toxic Holocaust, Zal Ozhidaniya, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 2014
Toxik 1985 United States [217]
Transmetal 1987 Mexico [218]
Tremonti 2011 United States [219]
Trivium 2000 United States [220]
 
Matt Heafy of Trivium at With Full Force festival, 2011
Band Formed Origin Note
Ultimatum 1992 United States [221]
United 1981 Japan [222]
Unlocking the Truth 2007 United States [223]
Band Formed Origin Note
Vader 1983 Poland
Vektor 2002 United States [224]
 
Vektor in Hamilton, Ontario, 2012
Vengeance Rising 1987 United States [225]
Venom 1979 United Kingdom [226]
 
Venom at Hellfest, 2008
Venom Inc. 2015 United Kingdom [227]
Violator 2002 Brazil [228]
Vio-lence 1985 United States [229]
Virus 1986 United Kingdom [230]
Voivod 1982 Canada [231]
 
Voivod at Masters of Rock, Vizovice, Poland, 2009
Vulcano 1981 Brazil [232]
Band Formed Origin Note
Warbringer 2004 United States [233]
 
Warbringer in Rostock, Germany, 2012
Watchtower 1982 United States [234]
Whiplash 1984 United States [235]
Witchery 1997 Sweden [236]
Wrust 2000 Botswana [237]
Band Formed Origin Note
Xentrix 1985 United Kingdom [238]
 
Paul MacKenzie of Xentrix at Headbangers Open Air, 2014
Band Formed Origin Note
Yyrkoon 1995 France [239]
Band Formed Origin Note
Znöwhite 1982 United States
Zoetrope 1978 United States [240]

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