Proto-thrash songs?

Obscured · Post by **Obscured** » Tue May 10, 2011 9:48 pm

Hi, I'm trying to compile a list of proto-thrash songs, anyone care to add?

Judas Priest “Exciter (Live)”
Queen “Brighton Rock”
Motorhead “Overkill”
GBH "Necrophilia"
Black Sabbath "Symptom Of The Universe"
Diamond Head “Sucking My Love”
Jaguar “Stormchild”
Aragorn "Black Ice"
Anvil "666"

Thanks,

Ian

chatzial · Post by **chatzial** » Tue May 10, 2011 10:21 pm

Accept - Fast as a shark

anthares · Post by **anthares** » Wed May 11, 2011 9:32 am

DEEP PURPLE - speed king

Ernest Thesiger · Post by **Ernest Thesiger** » Wed May 11, 2011 11:28 am

BÖC, "The Red & the Black".

J.K. · Post by **J.K.** » Wed May 11, 2011 1:28 pm

You must include several VENOM tracks.

As for BÖC or Black Sabbath, I doubt any 70's band could be considered as proto-thrash.

great_knuthulhu · Post by **great_knuthulhu** » Wed May 11, 2011 4:13 pm

J.K. wrote:You must include several VENOM tracks.

As for BÖC or Black Sabbath, I doubt any 70's band could be considered as proto-thrash.

No matter what they sound like? I mean, Priest's Exciter must be pretty close to proto-thrash, whatever "proto-thrash" is.

CloudsOfMetal · Post by **CloudsOfMetal** » Wed May 11, 2011 4:37 pm

Gomorrha - Dance On A Volcano has almost thrash-like riffs.

Black Axe · Post by **Black Axe** » Wed May 11, 2011 4:39 pm

Most of those songs are just uptempo heavy rock/metal.

Proto thrash is more like Court In The Act or Fire Power thrashy riffs in more heavy metal orientated material.

CloudsOfMetal · Post by **CloudsOfMetal** » Wed May 11, 2011 4:43 pm

Black Axe wrote:Most of those songs are just uptempo heavy rock/metal.

Proto thrash is more like Court In The Act or Fire Power thrashy riffs in more heavy metal orientated material.

I guess you're right. Whenever someone mentions the word "proto-thrash" the first bands that come into my mind are Satan and Atomkraft.

GJ · Post by GJ » Wed May 11, 2011 5:42 pm

Taipan - The Cellar

Obscured · Post by **Obscured** » Wed May 11, 2011 6:11 pm

Some good suggestions! Keep them coming please. I've always had Venom down as Thrash Metal Year Zero so I've not included them.

LethylSteel · Post by **LethylSteel** » Wed May 11, 2011 6:49 pm

Aren't you mixing up proto Speed Metal with Thrash? I mean "Fast as a shark" or early Jaguar is pure Speed Metal.
Proto-Thrash would be imo Venom's "Black Metal" (the song) and Slayer's debut naturally.
In case you mean proto-Speed Metal you need to add Resistencia's "Muerto en vida" from their debut LP 1981. It fucken shredz!

J.K. · Post by **J.K.** » Wed May 11, 2011 7:15 pm

I'm agree with the statement of LehtylSteel.

Thrash mean a Punk side... anyway I don't even want to start thinking of what proto-thrash could be, but instinctively I would skip Sabbath, BOC or Accept, or proto-speed/speed stuffs.

Trigger · Post by **Trigger** » Wed May 11, 2011 7:20 pm

Actually,I was just about to mention that Resistencia song,in 1981,there was no music like that!

Moonchild · Post by **Moonchild** » Thu May 12, 2011 1:09 am

Iron Maiden - Phantom of the Opera

One of the first thrashiest NWOBHM songs ever recorded!