Fastest Thrash Metal Bands

The Top Ten
1 Kreator Kreator is a German thrash metal band from Essen. Their style of music is similar to that of their compatriots Destruction, Sodom and Tankard; along with those three bands, Kreator has been referred to as one of the "big four" of Teutonic thrash metal, and they are often credited with helping pioneer death metal and black metal by containing several elements of what was to become those genres.

Pleasure to Kill, Endless Pain, Phantom Antichrist

2 Dark Angel Dark Angel is an American thrash metal band from Los Angeles, California formed in 1981. Their over-the-top style (extremely fast, heavy and lengthy songs with lots of tempo changes, lyrics and extended instrumental parts) earned them the nickname "the L.A. Caffeine Machine". Although Dark Angel had never achieved a mainstream breakthrough in their initial career, their 1986 album Darkness Descends is widely regarded as a landmark in the thrash metal genre.

Darkness Descends, Time Does Not Heal, Leave Scars

3 Slayer Slayer was an American thrash metal band from Huntington Park, California, formed in 1981 by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King. They rose to fame with their 1986 album Reign in Blood, and is credited as one of the big four of thrash metal bands, the others being Metallica, Megadeth, and Anthrax. ...read more.

Dark Angel and Kreator could out shred Slayer in about 2 seconds.

Reign in Blood, Show No Mercy, Hell Awaits

4 Fastkill Fastkill is a Japanese thrash metal band that was established in Tokyo in 1996. They have a reputation for fast-paced compositions and aggressive musicianship, capturing the essence of 1980s thrash metal. Over the years, the band has built a strong fan following in Japan and internationally, contributing to the resurgence of thrash in modern metal. Their discography includes several full-length albums, EPs, and splits with other artists.

Infernal Thrashing Holocaust, Nuclear Thrash Attack, Total Thrashing Massacre

5 Sadus Sadus is an American thrash metal trio from Antioch, California known for the unique, borderline death/black metal growling of vocalist Darren Travis, and speeding up thrash metal to levels previously unheard of with the help of bassist Steve DiGiorgio whose bass lines truly pushed the limits of the genre.
6 Inquisitor Inquisitor is a Dutch extreme metal band formed in 1991. Their music incorporates elements of thrash metal and death metal, and they gained attention in the 1990s with the release of their debut album, "Walpurgis - Sabbath of Lust." The band is known for its highly technical compositions and provocative lyrical themes, often touching upon religion and morality. They disbanded in 1997 but reunited in 2014 to continue their musical endeavors.
7 Lost Society Lost Society is a thrash metal band from Finland, formed in 2010. Lost Society released their debut album in 2013 when band members were teens aged 17, 18, 19, and 19.
8 Morbid Saint Morbid Saint is an American thrash metal band from Sheboygan, Wisconsin, active from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s. The band opened up numerous concerts for Florida's Death, one of the progenitors of death metal, as they shared a manager.

Spectrum of Death

9 Demolition Hammer Demolition Hammer is a thrash metal band from the Bronx, New York. The band formed in 1986 and released three full-length albums between 1990 and 1994. Century Media Records made a complete anthology available in 2008.

Epidemic of Violence, Time Bomb

10 Sepultura Sepultura is a Brazilian heavy metal band from Belo Horizonte. Their first album, Morbid Visions presented a proto-black metal sound with Wagner Lamounier of Sarcófago. Sepultura's sound varies by the album, from thrash metal, groove metal, and even death metal.
The Contenders
11 Merciless Merciless is a Swedish extreme metal band. The band was formed during the summer of 1986 in Strängnäs, Sweden by Erik Wallin, Fredrik Karlén and Stefan Carlsson.

The Awakening

12 Megadeth Megadeth is an American thrash metal band from Los Angeles, California. Megadeth was formed in 1983 by guitarist Dave Mustaine and bassist David Ellefson, shortly after Mustaine was fired from Metallica. They have released 15 studio albums to date, and have gone through many lineup changes, with Dave Mustaine being the sole constant member.

They released their debut album “Killing Is My Business...And Business Is Good!” in 1985, but became successful after the release of “Peace Sells...But Who’s Buying?” in 1986. ...read more.
13 Sodom Sodom is a German thrash metal band from Gelsenkirchen, formed in 1981. They have gone through many line-up changes, leaving bassist vocalist Tom Angelripper as the only constant member.
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