The fathers of grindcore, Napalm Death pushed the envelope of metal to new extremes of ear-splitting intensity, rejecting all notions of melody, subtlety, and good taste to forge a brand of sonic assault almost frightening in its merciless brutality. Formed in Ipswich, England, in 1982, the group trafficked in the usual heavy metal fare for the... [+] Read More

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After he left Metallica in 1983, guitarist/vocalist Dave Mustaine formed the thrash metal quartet Megadeth. Though Megadeth followed the basic blueprint of Metallica's relentless attack, Mustaine's group distinguished themselves from his earlier band by lessening the progressive rock influences, adding an emphasis on instrumental skills,... [+] Read More

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Switzerland's Samael has evolved from a run-of-the-mill black metal band into one of Europe's most original and innovative metal bands by introducing industrial, gothic, and countless other influences into their extreme sound.


Formed in the late '80s by Vorphalack (guitars/vocals), Xytras (drums/keyboards), and bassist... [+] Read More

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The hard-drinking British death metal band Benediction formed during the late 1980s; originally comprised of vocalist Barney Greenaway, guitarists Peter Rewinski and Darren Brookes, bassist Paul Adams and drummer Ian Treacy, they made their LP debut in 1990 with Subconscious Terror. By 1992's Grand Leveller, Greenaway had left the band, later... [+] Read More

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Like most late-80s/early-90s British thrash bands, Morecombe's D.A.M. (short for "Destruction and Mayhem") arrived too late and bearing too little in the way of original talent to compete with the leading American and Continental European thrashers of the day -- most of whom were already moving onto new sounds by then anyway. But, backtracking... [+] Read More

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Endless Torment erupted onto the UK Metal scene in 2003. Despite an array of line up changes the original duo of Barney (founder/lyricist/vocalist) and Jez (production/guitar) has remained constant up to the present day.

In early 2004, Endless Torment released their debut EP “Endless.” Recorded at the band’s Endless Studios in... [+] Read More

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When lead singer and heavy metal legend Rob Halford left Judas Priest in the early '90s (following two decades of service in the veteran band), he quickly rebounded with a ferocious new metal band called Fight, which he co-founded with Priest drummer Scott Travis. Fleshing out the group's lineup with guitarists Russ Parrish and Brian Tilse and... [+] Read More

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If Black Sabbath was reborn as an industrial rock band, they'd probably sound an awful lot like Godflesh. Therefore, it shouldn't come as much of a surprise that Godflesh hails from the same hometown as Sabbath, the tough steel-welding town of Birmingham, England. Although a few other members passed through the Godflesh ranks over the years, the... [+] Read More

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These Canadians started to rock in 1992 with the mission statement "deliver the most punishing music ever created by combining melody and power into one devastating force." Whether they are the most punishing band ever could be debated for hours over multiple bottles of Jim Beam. But one thing is for sure: Kataklysm is an extremely heavy death... [+] Read More

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Metallica was easily the best, most influential heavy metal band of the '80s, responsible for bringing the music back to Earth. Instead of playing the usual rock star games of metal stars of the early '80s, the band looked and talked like they were from the street. Metallica expanded the limits of thrash, using speed and volume not for their own... [+] Read More

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MORDRED has been reinvented many times over the last 24 years with a host of different musicians and two distinctive styles, Thrash/Death Metal and Thrash/Funk Metal.
The band was formed in San Francisco in 1984 by Steve Scates, Alex Gerould, Art Liboon, Josh Juska and Brian Douglas Gilbert "Heavy Metal Drummer" - Lee Altus (Angel Witch,... [+] Read More

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MURDER SYNDICATE is a death metal band from the Netherlands and was formed in March 2008 by guitarist Susan and vocalist Wilbert (both former members of Desensitised).
Although the band is relatively new, the band members are definitely no rookies!
All of them have over 10 years of experience in the metal scene and have played together... [+] Read More

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Like the extreme music they created, San Francisco's Possessed seemed cursed by dark and evil forces throughout their troubled career. Formed by guitarist Mike Torrao and drummer Mike Sus in 1983, the group would lose first singer Barry Fisk to suicide before even graduating out of their garage band status. They persisted though, and after... [+] Read More

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Starting in the early 90's with the name of “Requiem”, the choice of the name for this Portuguese metal band was in a way of respect towards their preferred composer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
(Name, that later on was changed to “Requiem Laus”, for registering purposes and also, the ironical,... [+] Read More

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English band formed in 1986, with Martin Walkyier (vocals), Andy Sneap (guitar), Frazer Craske (bass), and Simon Negus (drums). Sabbat distinguished themselves with both their blazing speed and their fascination with witchcraft, black magic, paganism, and the Dark Ages. Their music was complex and their stage show was highly theatrical. After... [+] Read More

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Led by bassist/vocalist Phil Rind, this Phoenix-based band also includes Wiley Arnett, Jason Rainey, and Greg Hall. Sacred Reich is noted for its highly opinionated political lyrics, examination of personal politics, and thoroughly uncompromising spirit, as well as an occasional satiric sense of humor, and its fortunes have continued to rise... [+] Read More

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Slayer was one of the most distinctive, influential, and extreme thrash metal bands of the 1980s. Their graphic lyrics deal with everything from death and dismemberment to war and the horrors of hell. Their full-throttle velocity, wildly chaotic guitar solos, and powerful musical chops paint an effectively chilling sonic background for their... [+] Read More

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One of the crucial links in the musical chain linking hardcore punk with speed metal, the Stormtroopers of Death -- known more commonly as S.O.D. -- were actually intended to be a one-off novelty side project, done as a lark during a gap in Anthrax's recording and touring schedule in 1985. Guitarist Scott Ian and drummer Charlie Benante were... [+] Read More

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One of the crucial links in the musical chain linking hardcore punk with speed metal, the Stormtroopers of Death -- known more commonly as S.O.D. -- were actually intended to be a one-off novelty side project, done as a lark during a gap in Anthrax's recording and touring schedule in 1985. Guitarist Scott Ian and drummer Charlie Benante were... [+] Read More

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A forgotten death metal/grindcore band from the early '90s, the Dead Youth was comprised of members Dave Piekarz (vocals), Rick Sprague (guitar), John Karnes (bass), and Joe Schafer (drums). The quartet issued a pair of releases (in the mold of such similarly styled outfits as Deicide and Cannibal Corpse), 1991's Intense Brutality and 1993's... [+] Read More

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