Bands to Make the Big Four of Thrash Metal the Big Five
Yes, Exodus. not testament- Exodus had it with MetallicA back in 1982-1983, they'd play together, hang together and part together, Dave Mustain admitted that there is the big 5 and the 5th being exodus
Exodus are definitely "Big 5"-worthy, not only because they are older than all the "Big 4" bands (having formed in 1979) and had Kirk Hammett as their guitarist in their early days, but they were the first Bay Area thrash metal band to exist. That predates Metallica, who hadn't even moved to the Bay Area until shortly after they hired Cliff Burton as their bassist. Not to mention, one of Exodus' early demos inspired Slayer to make "Show No Mercy", and they would inspire many bands of their generation such as Megadeth, Anthrax, Testament, Sepultura, Death Angel, Kreator and many others. Without Exodus, there would be no such thing as thrash metal or the bands of that genre.
Honestly, there are only three logical options: Exodus, Testament, and Overkill. The reason I don't include Kreator is that they were more influential to death metal than to thrash. Exodus was one of the creators of thrash, so they deserve a shot. Testament has a huge following now, and is still making great music. Despite not being one of the first, they kept thrash alive through the early 90's. Overkill was, in my opinion, more influential in shaping the East Coast thrash scene more than Anthrax. Their consistency is greater than almost any other band. In addition, they continue to make good albums, such as Ironbound and Electric Age.
I voted for Overkill. I am more of a fan of Overkill than the others. Looking at it objectively, I would vote for Testament, though. What defined the "Big 4" was their popularity, and how they brought the thrash genre to metal fans as a whole. Testament is easily more popular than Exodus and Overkill, and they've popularized it much ...more
Kirk is in the best band by far and is the best lead guitarist by far (Jaymz is a rhythm) so his old band must be the top. They are great without Kirk too.
Bands to Make the Big Four of Thrash Metal the Big Five
Best Thrash Metal Bands You Need to Check Out Besides the Big 4
Top Ten Best Thrash Bands That Are Not In the Big Four
No need for these three lists to exist at the same time. They are practically the same.
The most successful thrash band outside of the big four. Excellent thrash metal throughout their entire career. The Legacy, The New Order, and Practice What You Preach are all thrash metal albums of perfection.
How about a new Big 4 of Thrash? Instead of most commercially successful bands, just make it the bands who are most consistently true to the genre.
Testament
Overkill
Exodus
Kreator
I like them better than Anthrax, they should have been the other one, and I still love Anthrax.
The reason Overkill deserves a place in the Big 4 or Big 5 is not because they've existed longer than all the Big 4 bands, but because they're the best thrash metal band ever.
Overkill is a highly underrated band, and my 4th favorite thrash band
Okay, Anthrax fills the big 4 mostly because the "Among The Living" masterpiece... so Annihilator with its "Alice in Hell" is almost that good as Anthrax...
Annihilator! Never mind being in the big 5, these guys should already be in the big four!
Without a doubt, in the Big-5. Awesome band with the best riffs.
Annihilator for the win, the most underrated band on this list.
Annihilator is already in the canadian big four. why you guys want to put annihilator in the american big five? it doesn't make any sense they are fine that they are the leaders of canadian thrash.
I think there should be a "big one" which is kreator... Better than Metallica slayer and anthrax
But their already apart of a just as good big four with Sodom, Destruction oand the anthrax of the big four Tankard
Kreator is the best Thrash metal band of 2000s. just listen to Hordes Of Chaos and Phantom Antichrist.
They are more like death metal though
That guy who says Overkill sucks because of their vocals is a dork.
Imagine the irony of someone commenting that Overkill's vocals suck whilst endorsing Sepultura. what?!?
Morbid Visions and BEstial Devastation invented (along with Celtic Frost, Venom and Bathory) 2nd wave black metal
Horrible candidate for a "big five". Think about it. They stopped playing thrash in the 90's.
Wrong logo. This is Death Angel not Dark Angel.
Why don't they get much attention?!
This is a really tough one but I'm gonna have to go with sodom, only need to listen to the songs napalm in the morning, marines, agent orange and among the weirdcong to see why
Already apart of a just as important big four
Metal Church is one of the bands that deserves a place in "Big 5" because not only were they good friends with Metallica, but they were around a little earlier (having formed in 1980 and released their self-titled debut album in 1984) and were somewhat of a strong inspiration for the 80's and 90's power metal scene.
It's a mystery to me why Metal Church never gets the recognition they should have gotten long ago. They're way more eligible for the Big 4 or Big 5 rather than Megadeth or Anthrax.
I was a much bigger fan of Metal Church than Metallica (not saying I wasn't a huge Metallica fan) growing up. They never seemed to go 'mainstream' which I loved. Totally in the Big 5.
Gene Hoglan is one of the greatest thrash metal drummers ever!
Underrated band!
The fact that this band features Danny Lilker (from S.O.D. and the original bassist for Anthrax) isn't their only claim to fame. Along with bands like D.R.I. and Suicidal Tendencies, Nuclear Assault was part of the emerging crossover thrash scene of the 80's.
Venom has never been a thrash metal band even though they influenced all the Big Four bands.
Pioneers but they suck so...
Correct me if I am wrong but they are not thrash metal
Why is Savatage on this list? They're not thrash metal, they're power metal.
To my best knowledge, the only connections Savatage has to thrash metal are the facts that Alex Skolnick from Testament played on their 1994 album "Handful Of Rain" and Al Pitrelli (who played on Savatage's last three albums) played on Megadeth's 2001 album "The World Needs A Hero".
Power metal is not thrash metal, so I wouldn't put Savatage in a so called "Big 5" or "Big 6" or whatever.
Pantera is not thrash metal. Why are they even on this list, and why are they ahead of bands like Nuclear Assault, Dark Angel or Forbidden? I can't understand that.
Not thrash metal. But bands that came outbefore them were copying them when they were around. Reinventing the steel is their best record. People need to give it another listen.
Since Groove Metal is a slower kind of Thrash, Pantera's last 5 albums make them worthy to be on this list. I wouldn't vote for them though
One of Canada's finest, along with Annihilator, Sacrifice and Razor.
They should be above bands who are not completely thrash metal like Motörhead, Pantera and Venom.
Better even than all the members in the big four (of course in my opinion), it has not as recognition as them but it doesn't mean anything, their songs are just masterpieces and joining with the big four would be what they need to be as famous as they deserve to.
Vote up, come on!
Sooo underrated. The Blackening is my favourite album ever, however I feel like they wouldn't fit in with the big four. They're much newer than them and their music was groove metal (and the tragic nu metal phase) until the 21st century and by then it's kind of too late.
Suicidal is somewhat Big 5-worthy because they not only helped pioneer the genre crossover thrash (which influenced and inspired bands such as Slayer, Anthrax, Sepultura, Nuclear Assault, Municipal Waste and many others), but they've sold over half a million records, with "Controlled By Hatred/Feel Like S*** ...Deja Vu" and "Lights...Camera...Revolution! " going gold in the U.S.