Best New Wave Thrash Metal Bands
Albums like Ride the Lightning, Rust in Peace, and The New Order blew my mind and got me into music. Then I spent the 2000s saying that there would never again be a life changing album or even a metal classic for that matter to come out. I just stuck with the thrash classics of the 80's. Then one day, I came across Time is Up by Havok and got the same feeling I had when listening to Megadeth or Metallica for the first time. This band completely restored my faith in good music and good thrash metal to reemerge. And sure enough, this decade is bringing us great albums from all thrash bands old and new. I may have never known that if it weren't for Havok. Since I heard Time is Up, havok became my favorite new wave band of all time.
I remember when these guys were still trying to form a band back on my space they had a demo of the room of evil and that song is like their version of fight fire with Fire
The best! A friend of mine is lead guitar for Havok and they rule! Seen them live a bunch of times and you're really missing out of you sleep on this rec.
There was a time when I thought that only old thrash bands, like Kreator or Testament, could do good thrash nowadays, I've never been so wrong.
One of the only bands from the modern era to come up with an original sound, and it's good. The other ones are pretty much recycling what has been done before, even if it's good every now and then. Unfortunately, three members have left the band. However, I believe DiSanto (as the mastermind of the band and with the exposure of Vektor lately) will be able to find new members and continue the great work, keep it up!
Vektor deserves to be on top. They not only can play heavy music, but they could take elements of thrash, prog, and space music and put them together. They're like one of the few original thrash bands in modern days. Havok and a lot of others are cool and can make great music, but Vektor can take thrash to a new level. They should be the pioneers of space thrash.
Literally anyone who has ever heard Vektor would know that they deserve to be on top... They absolutely are the best modern thrash band and arguably one of the best of all time... Check out Charging/Recharging the void
Absolute masterpieces
Albums like Black Future and Outer Isolation were great, but Terminal Redux is Easily in my top 3 albums of all time, right up there with And Just For All, AEnema, Ride the Lightning and Reign in Blood. (I know those are like 5 but still Terminal Redux is definitely top 3)
Great band, quite melodic in general and very interesting songs, with classic thrash sensibilities brought into new wave trash. Definitely top 5.
This was a tough choice between Evile, Skeletonwitch, and Lich King - but Evile has "Enter the Grave" which may be the best thrash album ever - so I gave them the nod. Really love the majority of the bands on this list. My top 3 are definitely Evile, Skeletonwitch, and Lich King but I also really like Havok, Vektor, and Warbringer.
EXACTLY! Evile absolutely deserves to be up at the top of this list. They don't have a lot of albums but the stuff they already have are comparable to the Big Four's material. EVILE RULES!
ONE OF THE BEST BANDS EVER! My favourite modern thrash band, their work is incredibly fantastic, enter the grave was probably the best album of the 2000s
Awesome new wave thrash with great songwriting, and quite a few songs with good hooks. Great musical proficiency and sensibility. A top 5 new wave thrash band for sure.
War Without End as a whole just makes for a great listen. Even their instrumentals from other album are just very well made. Highly suggest giving them a listen. One of my favourites is definitely "Combat Shock" from War Without End.
Best modern thrash band out there maybe even just best thrash band out there after there new album woe to the vanquished came out
The single greatest thrash band to date. Absolute brutality and intensity in a relentless assault of riffs, drums, and roars
The best of new thrash bands great live band
Reminds me of early anthrax
Amazing. Joel really did well with this band. Great live too I saw them with Napalm Death and Agnostic Front and they sounded the best in my opinion.
Deserves to be in the top 3. Serpents Unleashed is all I have to say. The first track to the last track is non stop, in your face, and doesn't let up. Beats Evile in my opinion. Skeletonwitch will burn a hole in your head
Skeletonwitch are awesome! Just listen to "Breathing the Fire" and tell me they don't deserve to be at or near the top of this list!
Awesome new wave thrash band, with a pretty good sense of humour (at times) and awesome songs. Great and mosh-able bangers on all 5 of their albums, can't wait for their next one. Also a top 5 NWT band in my opinion.
Lich King has consistently improved with each album. Check out "Omniclasm", "Do-Over", and "Born of the Bomb" - their earlier stuff is pretty raw and poorly produced but their more recent albums kick major-ass. To quote the band: Lich King rules! Lich King has become my go-to Thrash band when I'm lifting weights or otherwise want to get pumped up (no pun intended). The most head-bangable music of the 21st century (in my opinion).
Just listen to Toxic Zombie Onslaught or Predator from the album Do-Over. Those songs give you the same feeling as listening Holy Wars... I love anything from Born of the Bomb and Do-Over. Also the cover of Hot for Teacher is amazing
Think Nuclear Assault combined with Exodus, but better. Agnosticism is easily better than even the classic Fade to Black
Not my favorite, but way too low on here. Both of their albums are excellent and Carlos Cruz of Warbringer was able to effectively showcase his melodic side. It's a shame that the band split up.
Best New Thrash Band ever. I love State of Insurgency
They sound a bit like Exodus(with Duxes), which is pretty obvious as we get from their name, with a little insparation of Old school thrash
The vocals for mantic ritual are some f my favourite vocals out of any thrash band they are so good.
Gone too soon! If they came out in back in the day, they would have been one of the giants of thrash.
They are so good, should be in the list too
Absolutely killer thrash. They sound amazing, and blend the structure and framework of classic thrash with the relentlessness, speed and riffing of new wave thrash. Chemical Assault and Scenarios of Brutality are amazing, the EP Annihilation Process is pretty damn good too and has some songs with great hooks (though the guitar tone's a bit bad as well as the general production). Awesome, and definitely a top 5 new wave thrash band.
This band so new wave of thrash metal, they got it
Simply great Thrash!
This band deserves to be in the top 5. Awesome front man, shredding guitars and crushing rhythm with fun lyrics about scifi and horror.
Gama Bomb Should be on top of the list good rift & better solo
Funny + heavy = entertain
Honestly the best new wave thrash band. Every album is insanely good. They have great songs with very good writing; impeccable album flow and just about every single song they've made slaps. Best thrash discography of maybe any band (second Slayer). Super heavy, melodic, fast and enjoyable.
Greatest greek band ever. Listen to apokathilosis, begger of scorn, bleeding holocaust, dead again.
Division of Blood is a Great Album
Fueled By Fire are one of my favorite Thrash bands... period. They sort of have a Death Angel sound, but pushed to the extreme.
Great and underrated one of the best newer bands
Needs to be higher up.
Amazing band.
Way too low
Even better thane evile and havok
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Toxic attack
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Agent thrash
The best with lost society *-*
They are the best because sometimes sound like Megadeth, Slayer, Pantera or Sepultura but never like as a copy, they are so original group much quality.
One of the best New Wave Thrash band in my opinion. they make a Thrash influenced by Megadeth, Slayer and Metallica. Their 2 first albums are good Thrash (with groove influences), the third is excellent, and their last is... PERFECT!
Good riffs, awesome vocals, kick ass soli! They are the best New Wave Thrash!
Solid, fun. Great songwriting.
Should be way higher
Based On Evil is a brilliant thrash album and is so underrated!
Both albums are so good