The Thrash Metal Guide

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1000 ODIOS (ARGENTINA)

Thrash/death metal of the modern type, with hellish female vocals, which might scare even Angela Kossoff at times. Music-wise the band have a long way to go, before they reach Arch Enemy, although the guitar work is not bad at all, with numerous melodic hooks, which are the driving force, overshadowing the sharper riffs, which are actually not too many; the problem is that there is no speed, the tempo is mid-paced, with slow-ish, gothic passages. "Phobos" shows some signs of life, but it soon gives up, for the sake of the heavy stomping riffage.

1000.Odios EP, 2008

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12 TON SLEDGE (USA)

Modern groovy thrash (make no mistakes, folks- once you see numbers in the band bame, you have to know that this is going to be groove all over, in most cases), with a heavy, steam-rolling sound, which never speeds up a lot, seldom coming with some more choppy riffs ala Prong: "Slingin' Ink".

Nothing to Gain Full-length, 2005

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2 TON PREDATOR (SWEDEN)

Based on the first two albums, this band try to keep 90's groovy thrash alive, and as such manage to come up with a decent sound, which might not be as hard-hitting as early Pantera, and at times could degenerate into some stoner/doom ala Down, but fans of this style will be happy all over.

In the Shallow Waters Full-length, 1999
Boogie Full-length, 2001
Checkpoint # 4 Split, 2003
Demon Dealer Full-length, 2003
Untitled Full-length, 2005

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26 BEERS

Good, speedy thrash/crossover, with some really aggressive riffage ("27 Beers", "Nobody's Safe"), and some genuine technical moments ("Hit the Marc", "The Mexican Drinking Song"). The style is not miles away from Wehrmacht and Cryptic Slaughter. This is really an intense listening experience, which also provides some relative "pauses" for a break: the punk joy "Dermaine (Two-Step N' Thrash)" (there's nothing thrashy here, despite the title), and the slower, melodic crossover piece "How to Make A Little Girl Cry Twice".

26 Beers Full-Length, 2007

66CRUSHER (NORWAY)

Based on the 2-song Promo: "The Game" is melodic atmospheric, progressive power/thrash, whereas "Mindgame" is more aggressive riff-wise, but has the same dream-like quality, brought with the slow, semi-balladic passage in the middle, followed by a faster section with excellent melodic guitar line; later some blast beats come through, but are accompanied by another great guitar line, and are not that annoying. This is multi-layered stuff, comig as more thrashy Opeth, which shows big promise, and it would be interesting to hear what the guys have done on the full-length.

Concept of Elimination Demo, 2001
Promo Promo, 2004
Truth Unmasked Full-length, 2007

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666 TRIANGLE SIX OF DEATH (JAPAN)

Based on the "Why You Believe in It?" demo, this is half heavy, mid-paced, and half somewhat clumsy thrash/crossover. The music is not aggressive, and has also shades of doom, but the second half speeds up quite a bit, and the tracks there thrash admirably for a while, since all the songs here are longer than 4-min. The last two tracks are with a much worse sound quality, and have obviously been recorded at another time, and the sound on them is more aggressive, along the lines of early Messiah.

Why You Believe in It? Demo, 1987
Die If You Want To Die Demo, 1988
Attack of 4 Tribes Split album, 1988

8MM OVERDOSE (USA)

Hardcore-ish thrash, close to early Prong and D.R.I., but with a more modern, groovy edge; it comes with a more aggressive sound ("Criminally Insane", which is not a Slayer cover, although in terms on intensity is not too far behind), and there is a lot of energy put into the recordings.

Harder Than Hardcore Full-Length, 2001

9 DAYS DOWN (UK)

Modern thrash, with a strong shade of groove, sounding quite energetic at times ("Life Lost Living"). Actually, quite a few of the songs start in an intense thrashing way, before they slide down to ordinary groovy thrash.

A Sign of Things to Come Full-length, 2007

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