Spectralmusic

In my teens I explored lots of metal, I've played guitar in several college bands back then. I've explored the whole general spectrum of metal, I know the lingo and community but I'm always up for recommendations.

The Batlord

Let's talk then. What you about in thrash? I love me some Overkill as well, and consider them probably the best current thrash band of any start date. What I've heard from their new album has me happy.

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Spectralmusic

I agree they've remained at the top of their game for practically their entire career! Though I admit I haven't heard the last four albums in their entirety, I drift between different genres all the time, currently I'm getting back into thrash. I absolutely love Overkill's first five albums in particular, Killbox 13 and Immortalis where also really great (and the conclusion? to the selftitled Overkill saga, with "The Brand", soo good!!)

As far as thrash in general, bands like Metallica and Megadeth don't really do it for me (though One by Metallica may have been the first metal song I heard when I was a kid).

I do however really like some of Slayer's earlier albums (out of the "big four")

My favorite thrash bands (besides Overkill) include: Voivod (Even though my favorite work of theirs is the prog metal stuff after Killing Technology), Iced Earth (for their first three albums, all very sentimental to me also), Venom (their first 4 or 5 albums are awesome).

It's still not my biggest area of expertise in metal (that's more in the prog/avantgarde/extreme metal) but I'm lapping it up currently

The Batlord

I pretty much grew up on thrash, but I'm still digging into it after all these years. I had the benefit of no money or internet connection when I was really getting into the genre to hamstring me, so I don't know as much as I'd like, but it's still kind of my home genre.

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Spectralmusic

Speaking of Iced Earth, I just saw they have a new album coming out. I checked out the current released track and don't really feel they've grown at all in the past 13 years. It seems like wasted potential to me because Jon Schaffer is such a creative and friendly guy.

The Batlord

I'm not really a fan of post-Barlow Iced Earth. But I loved those early albums a few years ago. burnt offerings was my **** for a while

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riseagainstrocks

Speaking as someone who loves Horror Show, I have to disagree. He's been writing the same triplet obsessed riffs for 20 years. Sometimes it rules, sometimes you get The Glorious Burden.

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One note timeless, came out of nowhere...

The Batlord

And sometimes you get...

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Spectralmusic

I agree, Burnt Offerings and the Debut are my two favorites, Every. Single. Damn. Track.

The Batlord

And I have good memories of Night of the Stormrider too, even if the vocalist wasn't brilliant.

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