US Power/Thrash

Korgüll · Post by **Korgüll** » Mon May 26, 2008 12:05 pm

I've been listening to a lot of bands that I class as US power/thrash & it's one of my favourite genre's for sure...
Some of the bands I've been listening to a lot lately & have always liked are:
MYSTIK
RITUAL
SANCTUARY
METAL CHURCH
FORBIDDEN
FORTE
LIZZY BORDEN
HELSTAR
AGENT STEEL
WRATH
WILD DOGS
HERETIC
CLEVELAND, SEATTLE & TEXAS scenes
etc..

any other recommendations...?

ION BRITTON · Post by **ION BRITTON** » Mon May 26, 2008 5:08 pm

I think you mentioned pretty much all the great power/thrash bands.

A few more:

ORACLE - As darkness reigns. Superb power/thrash with a heavy prog touch.

KRAZE's Devil in disguise is also recommended.

Maybe BITTER END's Harsh realities can be added to that list too. Very Megadeth-influenced stuff.

By the way, i'm searching for FORTE's Dementia by design demo. Do you have it, Tom?

sovdat · Post by **sovdat** » Mon May 26, 2008 7:03 pm

POWERLORD!!!!

And Visitor, Carbide, ...

®O©O · Post by **®O©O** » Mon May 26, 2008 7:03 pm

ION BRITTON wrote: ORACLE - As darkness reigns. Superb power/thrash with a heavy prog touch.

yeah, one of mine favourite,
and few ones I consider it could fit on that list

Advocate – World without end
Arcane - Destination unknown
Bloodlust - Guilty as sin
Kinetic Dissent - I will fight no more forever
Darklin Reach - Where evil dwells
Cerebus - Too late to pray
Ripcord - Speed of sound
Tension - Breaking point
Terrattack - Terrattack
Deadly Blessing - Ascend from the Cauldron
Lords of meat - A mind a world away
Meliah Rage - Kill to survive
Steel Reign - Change to insane
Tension - Breaking point
Dresden - Too many skeletons
Last Descendants - One nation under god
Mother Earth - Transitions
Purgatory - Tied to the trax
Sardonyx - Majestic serenity
Terrattack - Terrattack
E-X-E - Stricken by might
Visitor - Visitor

HamburgerBoy · Post by **HamburgerBoy** » Mon May 26, 2008 10:42 pm

Don't forget Hades (US). Their first two albums are some of the best power/thrash there is, although their debut is quite a bit less thrashy than the sophomore release.

Keir · Post by **Keir** » Tue May 27, 2008 4:02 am

The Heavy Artillery compilation is essential for fans of this genre.

anthares · Post by **anthares** » Tue May 27, 2008 6:58 am

sovdat wrote:POWERLORD!!!!

Korgüll · Post by **Korgüll** » Tue May 27, 2008 12:43 pm

ION BRITTON wrote:By the way, i'm searching for FORTE's Dementia by design demo. Do you have it, Tom?

No, sorry I don't have it. Only the albums.

I have the Heavy Artillery tape coming to me as we speak.

®O©O I will definitely check out some of those recommendations. I already have a few of those & some I'm aware of but have not heard. thanx!

Cochino · Post by **Cochino** » Tue May 27, 2008 3:38 pm

Well, Spreading The Disease by Anthrax is a great Power/Thrash album, but I know everybody hates Anthrax around here, hehe.

sovdat · Post by **sovdat** » Tue May 27, 2008 5:41 pm

I love Anthrax

Here's few more:

ABATTOIR "The Only Safe Place" 1986
AMULANCE "Feel the Pain" 1989
INTRUDER "Live to Die" 1987
RAVEN BITCH "Tear Down the Walls" 1987
REVEREND "s/t" 1989

ChildOfTheDamned · Post by **ChildOfTheDamned** » Tue May 27, 2008 5:59 pm

I have Forte's demo both in tape and in mp3,what should I do? ;p

p.s. it kills!

The Sentinel · Post by **The Sentinel** » Tue May 27, 2008 7:42 pm

anthares wrote:
sovdat wrote:POWERLORD!!!!

Obvious the best example.

great_knuthulhu · Post by **great_knuthulhu** » Tue May 27, 2008 9:35 pm

sovdat wrote:I love Anthrax

So do I. At least the first two releases, plus I quite like Among the Living actually. Should I get my coat?

Black Axe · Post by **Black Axe** » Tue May 27, 2008 10:12 pm

great_knuthulhu wrote:
sovdat wrote:I love Anthrax
So do I. At least the first two releases, plus I quite like Among the Living actually. Should I get my coat?

No, we'll just get our bats(from the belfry).

Actually, the first two Anthrax albums are pretty good. Most of AtL is too slow and to me feels like proto groove metal. I think PoT is decent too.

Helm · Post by **Helm** » Wed May 28, 2008 4:55 am

Anthrax after the debut become increasingly horrible, heh. I know Dan will back me up on this one! Simple-minded, politically correct 'let's party! party!' metal! Horrible, horrible, the opposite of the direction thrash metal of note was taking in the same time!