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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Judging from their name, Suicidal Tendencies were never afraid of a little controversy. Formed in Venice, CA, during the early '80s, the group's leader from the beginning was outspoken vocalist Mike Muir. The outfit specialized in vicious hardcore early on -- building a huge following among skateboarders, lending a major hand in the creation of... [+] Read More

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New York goth metal quartet Type O Negative is led by vocalist/bassist/songwriter Peter Steele and features guitarist Ken Hickey, keyboardist Josh Silver, and drummer Johnny Kelly. Steele formed Type O Negative in 1990 out of the remnants of thrash band Carnivore, along with his friend Sal Abruscato (drums). Type O's music slowed down the tempos... [+] Read More

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Arkham 13 (Originally known as just Arkham), was formed in the summer of 1997 by Derek (formerly of Neglect & Cleanser) & Dug. Pete, who also played on the Misc. CD with Derek (which featured Dug, as well as Jamey Jasta, Daryl Glass Jaw, Jaw Guilty Party/Berzerkers, Rick ta Life, etc.) played drums with A-13 until we found a permament drummer,... [+] Read More

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Balkan is a war metal band and was formed in 2005(under that name anyways).Balkan has three albums:Hellfrother(2006)War Falcon(2007)Demons,Beasts And Madmen(2008)

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Blood Tsunami formed in 2004 with Pete on guitar and vocals and Jay on drums. The music of Blood Tsunami was, and still is, nothing but vicious and aggressive old school thrash metal, heavily influenced by the Bay Area Scene and German Thrash Metal from the 80's. Soon Riff Randall joined on bass and Dor stepped in on the second guitar. Shortly... [+] Read More

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It’s metal, what it should be – simply like AK-47 and rough like blow from Klichko! Drive and power, real sight on the validity and spirit of a steel brotherhood - all this was plaited in the kickass mechanism under the name HMR. They have chosen a way «against all». They have opposed themselves to the «fantasy» and «emotional»... [+] Read More

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Metal Réquiem es una banda de Thrash/Death Metal. Formada en el año 2002 por los hermanos Ezra y Alden de León, en ese mismo año junto a César Flores (Massacre) y Walter Villegas (Tormentor) graban su primer EP que se titula Inquisition.

El primer single del mismo nombre, causa sensación rápidamente en el underground metálico de... [+] Read More

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Neglect formed in the spring of 1991 by former Vice Grip members Brian "Zoid" &... [+] Read More

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No band affected the metal world more than Pantera during the early to mid-'90s. Beginning with its 1990 album, Cowboys from Hell, the post-thrash band put to rest any and all remnants of the '80s metal scene, almost single-handedly demolishing any notion that hair metal, speed metal, power metal, et al., were anything but passé. Sure, a lot of... [+] 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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Rising out of the expansive early '90s thrash metal landscape, New York's Prong carved a niche all their own with their minimalist urban take on the genre. After years working as a soundman at New York's CBGB's Tommy Victor (vocals/guitars) drafted doorman Mike Kirkland (bass) and ex-Swans drummer Ted Parsons to form Prong in the mid 80s. The... [+] Read More

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PURE CHAOS - EARLY 90'S DEATHMETAL FROM CENTRAL CT
TRACKS FROM PURE CHAOS "DELIVERANCE OF DEATH" (©1993):
Crack the Skull
Unholy Damnation
Dragged to the Grave
Deliverance of Death..Chaos Rising...
Rapture Denied
WRITTEN & PERFORMED BY:
Glen Dauphin - Vocals
Scott Lana - Guitar
Scott Kadish -... [+] 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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Scatterbrain was born out of the remains of Ludichrist, when vocalist Tommy Christ and guitarists Glenn Cummings and Paul Nieder got tired of playing conventional metal. They added drummer Mike Boyko and bassist Guy Brogna. Scatterbrain's music is much more wide-ranging than Ludichrist's; the band can cover rap, funk, and even classical... [+] Read More

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From their humble beginnings in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Sepultura went on to become the most successful Brazilian heavy metal band in history. Over a ten-year period, the band grew from strength to strength, transforming itself from a primitive death metal ensemble into one of the leading creative trendsetters of the international aggressive... [+] Read More

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Straight out of East Berlin, bad gotees on their chins, SkAuR will bring you pain! The alleged illegitimate children of famed German cock-rockers SCORPIONS, true metal gods, SkAuR are leading the way for the newest, most beautiful movement in metal history. Coming together in their teenage years in hopes of reuniting with their long lost balding... [+] Read More

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Edd formed Social Circle in February 2006. Our first gig in April 2006 was for Battle of the Bands Prelims and we made the finals, despite the fact that the drummer joined 3 days before the compo, that is when we knew we had something good and we were gonna push the limits. Since then SC has played over 30 gigs with bands such as... [+] Read More

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Soundgarden made a place for heavy metal in alternative rock. Their fellow Seattle rockers Green River may have spearheaded the grunge sound, but they relied on noise rock in the vein of the Stooges. Similarly, Jane's Addiction were too fascinated with prog rock and performance art to appeal to a wide array of metal fans. Soundgarden, however,... [+] Read More

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All right! The Batallion was formed in the summer of 2006 with the intention of reawakening the spirit of classic oldschool deaththrash. All members are from Bergen, Norway and are well established metalheads and have played in some of the most legendary bands from Norway.The Batallion is NOT a "project" band, but a band totally independent from... [+] Read More

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