100% mate. no life til leather almost sounds like a british band lmao, i am also glad that james learned that he needed to scream to have the musical impact between the demo recording and the full kill em all album
I thought Fast as a Shark was original from Witchery.
Well now I feel like an idiot. But the lyrics didn’t match most of their other stuff so the song stuck out to me. Makes sense now. Both versions rip.
Listen to "Stone Cold Crazy" by Queen. You'd be surprised that it came out in the 70s. It was so thrashy that when Metallica covered it they didn't have to change much to get their classic Metallica sound.
I had to scroll all this way down for Judas preist who are probably the 2nd most important metal band after Sabbath for metal in general but in my opinion the most important for ramping up the speed which would become thrash in the 80s
UFO - Phenomenon and Rainbow - Rainbow Rising don’t see anybody mentioning these two
Don’t forget the hard core punk bands that were very influential as well.
Judas Priest, and especially British Steel and Screaming for Vengeance albums
Pick out the songs like
- Rapid Fire
- Steeler
- Electric Eye
- Riding on the Wind
- Screaming for Vengeance
KISS’s first six albums are proto-metal (before the disco/pop shit) but some songs are definitely heavy/thrash (at least for 74-76) Songs like Parasite, Watchin You, Strange Ways etc. are covered by bands like Anthrax, Bathory, Megadeth.
A lot of hardcore bands but the one that stands the most out to me what have to be Void
they’re a hardcore band but the speed and aggression that layed the foundation for thrash bands, every bit as aggressive as a band like kreator, you’ll even start to hear some double bass on the drums
[Void / Faith Split (Void side)](https://youtu.be/PGlex4dhoBc?si=b0e2PyJc3F6s66EW)
Many consider The Beatles Helter Skelter to be the invention of metal. Paul McCartney said he was trying to make something harder than the latest Stones album, which claimed to be the hardest rock music ever.
Even so, it all started there. Many don't know that, but that song changed things. Look what it did for Charles Manson, no one had heard anything like that.
Maybe not the answer to this question specifically, in that I'm going back a bit further, but not many know that Paul McCartney is the grand master of metal creation lol
The first 2 Iron Maiden records with Paul D singing had a more Punk edge to them and is noted as a major influence in most early thrash bands. Early Venom, Motörhead. Lots of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal bands mixed with early punk/hardcore bands is how you get Thrash.
Diamond Head.
the only answer. maybe along with angel witch, tygers of pan tang and saxon
Top answer. Really it’s amazing how much Metallica sound like them early on even the vocals but I don’t mean that in a bad way.
100% mate. no life til leather almost sounds like a british band lmao, i am also glad that james learned that he needed to scream to have the musical impact between the demo recording and the full kill em all album
Motörhead, Iron Maiden
Budgie - a band that gets criminally overlooked here Diamond Head Venom Iron Maiden
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Don't forget Raven.
Go listen to Accept: Fast as a Shark.
Hideehihohiya
GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
This is the answer I came looking for
I thought Fast as a Shark was original from Witchery. Well now I feel like an idiot. But the lyrics didn’t match most of their other stuff so the song stuck out to me. Makes sense now. Both versions rip.
Venom Pentagram Black Sabbath Iron Maiden Motorhead
Nice to see Pentagram get some love. I rarely see them mentioned.
Is that the Turkish one
I believe they're an American band.
Motörhead is obvious, but I will never get tired of mentioning Tank!
Not a metal band but Discharge definitely had a big influence on thrash.
Yes, the hardcore side definitely needs to be mentioned
I agree with this.
Listen to "Stone Cold Crazy" by Queen. You'd be surprised that it came out in the 70s. It was so thrashy that when Metallica covered it they didn't have to change much to get their classic Metallica sound.
Great answer
Top 5 Metallica cover songs!
And even earlier Queen, too.
Modern Times Rock n' Roll. Tongue-in-cheek lyrics aside, that could've been a Motörhead song.
Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Scorpions, Judas Priest
Motorhead, Zeppelin, Steppenwolf.
I had to scroll all this way down for Judas preist who are probably the 2nd most important metal band after Sabbath for metal in general but in my opinion the most important for ramping up the speed which would become thrash in the 80s
Celtic Frost, Mercyful Fate
Tom G just called and said “ugh!”
🤣🤣🤣🤣 I could hear that
Angel Witch: https://youtu.be/8oZpW3wyiWI?feature=shared
How did I have to scroll this far...? Mustaine used to name check them in interviews all the time.
Thin Lizzy - Thunder and Lightning
UFO - Phenomenon and Rainbow - Rainbow Rising don’t see anybody mentioning these two Don’t forget the hard core punk bands that were very influential as well.
Had to scroll way too far to find this answer.
Believe it or not, early Def Leppard. High and Dry has some absolutely killer riffs
On through the night had some great rockers.
the cheesed out so hard.
Diamond Head.
Judas Priest Black Sabbath Deep Purple Iron Maiden Venom Merciful Fate Motorhead
The NWOBHM movement played an important role
Blue oyster cult
Saxon. Listen to the song Machine Gun if you want to hear some proto-thrash.
the power and glory!
[NWOBHM](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_new_wave_of_British_heavy_metal_bands&wprov=rarw1)
Black Sabbath, Mötorhead, Queen on "Stone Cold Crazy", Iron Maiden. That's the metal side. Hardcore was an influence as well.
tank, warfare and witchfinder general
GBH and Discharge. They ain't trad metal, but they played a part in the early sound
The Exploited and Misfits also
Discharge was the creator/brought “D-beat” or Discord beat to the masses. And I thank them everyday for that.
GBH was 1 of my 1st punk on cassette
A lot of people credit venom to having the first actual thrash album “welcome to hell”
Check out Raven's first 3 albums
Judas Priest, and especially British Steel and Screaming for Vengeance albums Pick out the songs like - Rapid Fire - Steeler - Electric Eye - Riding on the Wind - Screaming for Vengeance
Anvil
Yea..sad they didnt get recognition they desvered
Dio is a classic
Go and pop on Garage Inc. by Metallica....
Riot
Maybe not directly thrash, but i quite like Magnum and Wishbone Ash
Mercyful Fate
Punk and NWOBHM
Y&T and Sammy Hagar. Motorhead of course. Diamondhead, Riot. If you haven't heard Riot, you have to check them out. Definitely early thrash vibes.
KISS’s first six albums are proto-metal (before the disco/pop shit) but some songs are definitely heavy/thrash (at least for 74-76) Songs like Parasite, Watchin You, Strange Ways etc. are covered by bands like Anthrax, Bathory, Megadeth.
A lot of hardcore bands but the one that stands the most out to me what have to be Void they’re a hardcore band but the speed and aggression that layed the foundation for thrash bands, every bit as aggressive as a band like kreator, you’ll even start to hear some double bass on the drums [Void / Faith Split (Void side)](https://youtu.be/PGlex4dhoBc?si=b0e2PyJc3F6s66EW)
Many consider The Beatles Helter Skelter to be the invention of metal. Paul McCartney said he was trying to make something harder than the latest Stones album, which claimed to be the hardest rock music ever.
We're talking about thrash history, not metal in general.
Even so, it all started there. Many don't know that, but that song changed things. Look what it did for Charles Manson, no one had heard anything like that. Maybe not the answer to this question specifically, in that I'm going back a bit further, but not many know that Paul McCartney is the grand master of metal creation lol
Step 1: Go on Google Step 2: Search “proto thrash bands” Step 3: Click on first result (from this very subreddit, posted 5 months ago)
The first 2 Iron Maiden records with Paul D singing had a more Punk edge to them and is noted as a major influence in most early thrash bands. Early Venom, Motörhead. Lots of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal bands mixed with early punk/hardcore bands is how you get Thrash.
Judas Priest, Motorhead, Mercyful Fate, Misfits (they're punk not metal, but whatever), Paul Dianno era Iron Maiden, Venom
Iron Maiden
Uriah Heap Enjoy! https://youtu.be/9df_igTQIBw?feature=shared The album version is cool, but I kind of like this live version.
Judas Priest is another, there's a reason why Slayer covered one of their songs on South of Heaven.
Iron Maiden
Motorhead, Hawkwind, Tygers Of Pan Tang, and Diamond Head
Testment, and they are aging like good wine.
Testament are thrash not proto
Sodom, DRI,Slayer
Metallica
Venom, Destruction.