Who is the Greatest of the Big Four of Thrash Metal?

**Janszoon** · 08-20-2010, 07:10 AM

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Originally Posted by mojopinuk

Where I would place Slayer and Anthrax could change on any given day. I don't really prefer one to the other. For every album either band has ever released (there may be a few i'm missing, to be fair) bar one, there isn't much to seperate the two in my opinion. But Reign in Blood gives Slayer the edge i think.

Interesting. I see the two as very, very different. Anthrax is not nearly as dark as Slayer for one thing, actually not dark at all IMO. And there's such a difference in style, definitely an east coast versus west coast aesthetic thing, with Anthrax having been influenced more by Hardcore and Hip-Hop. Hell there's even an ethnic difference between the two that I think informs the music to a certain extent.

SATCHMO · 08-20-2010, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Interesting. I see the two as very, very different. Anthrax is not nearly as dark as Slayer for one thing, actually not dark at all IMO. And there's such a difference in style, definitely an east coast versus west coast aesthetic thing, with Anthrax having been influenced more by Hardcore and Hip-Hop. Hell there's even an ethnic difference between the two that I think informs the music to a certain extent.

Yeah, Slayer's only half Italian

**Janszoon** · 08-20-2010, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by SATCHMO

Yeah, Slayer's only half Italian

I think Slayer is 0% Italian actually. Tom Araya is Chilean and Kerry and King don't strike me as very Italian-sounding names.

Dave Lombardo is Cuban and I do seriously think that has a noticeable influence on his style of drumming. As far as Anthrax goes, I mean can you imagine anyone but a bunch of New York Italians playing that music? It funny, but it's also kind of true.

SATCHMO · 08-20-2010, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

I think Slayer is 0% Italian actually. Tom Araya is Chilean and Kerry and King don't strike me as very Italian-sounding names.

I know that Dave Lombardo is Cuban and I do seriously think that has a noticeable influence on his style of drumming. As far as Anthrax goes, I mean can you imagine anyone but a bunch of New York Italians playing that music? It funny, but it's also kind of true.

*sigh* Fine.

But, yeah, Anthrax is about as Italian American as metal can get.

Oh...wait:

**Janszoon** · 08-20-2010, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by SATCHMO

*sigh* Fine.

But, yeah, Anthrax is about as Italian American as metal can get.

Oh...wait:

I see that and raise you this:

SATCHMO · 08-20-2010, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

I see that and raise you this:

No mas, No mas!

View Poll Results: Who is the Greatest of the Big Four of thrash metal?
Anthrax	12	6.98%
Megadeth	47	27.33%
Metallica	69	40.12%
Slayer	44	25.58%
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