Been on a Pantera kick for a few weeks. Figured I would start a thread for people to post and share new and old metal bands to bring back a little 80s/90s thrash.

I had no idea Kerry King has his own band and loved this song. Hard hitting riffs and solos.

Heaven and Hell
Mob Rules

In the 80's was lots of Metallica, Megadeth, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden.
90's - Napalm Death, Sepultura, Caracess, SOAD, Tool, AIC, and usual grunge suspects

NSFW - language

It's not 80's or 90's, but 2017's Nightmare Logic by Power Trip is probably my favorite thrash album of all-time. Only 32 minutes long and shreds non-stop from beginning to end. Really sucks that the lead singer died.

StinkyPinky said:

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In the 80's was lots of Metallica, Megadeth, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden.
90's - Napalm Death, Sepultura, Caracess, SOAD, Tool, AIC, and usual grunge suspects

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Your 80s bands listed described my entire childhood and teen years. I was born in 89 but grandpa and dad played nothing but those bands, it's like the never moved on but I am grateful for it!

Met Megadeth a couple years ago in Austin. Went to a queensryche concert in 2003. Saw Metallica last August. They still got it!

Anyone like Jinjer? It amazed me that Tatiana can sing death metal style and sound like that. There's no processing on her voice.



I'm mostly old school with metal, but I like this band.

I'm fairly mainstream in my metal tastes. JP, Scorpions, DL, maybe some German metal like Oomph, Megaherz, and Rammstein occasionally. I've listened to Babymetal the most in the past few years.

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It's not 80's or 90's, but 2017's Nightmare Logic by Power Trip is probably my favorite thrash album of all-time. Only 32 minutes long and shreds non-stop from beginning to end. Really sucks that the lead singer died.

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Riley was a good friend. Wade from Iron age died around the same time. The Texas hardcore scene lost 2 legends and great people who I was lucky enough to call friends.

Aggie Therapist said:

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Met Megadeth a couple years ago in Austin. Went to a queensryche concert in 2003. Saw Metallica last August. They still got it!

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I helped drink all of Queensryche's beer backstage at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA in 2007

Serious question, I've seen Megadeth a bunch of times with the most recent being in 2015 at Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia. Dave's voice was gone then. If you've seen Megadeth more recently, has his voice improved or are his singing days pretty much over?

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Aggie Therapist said:

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Met Megadeth a couple years ago in Austin. Went to a queensryche concert in 2003. Saw Metallica last August. They still got it!

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I helped drink all of Queensryche's beer backstage at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA in 2007

Serious question, I've seen Megadeth a bunch of times with the most recent being in 2015 at Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia. Dave's voice was gone then. If you've seen Megadeth more recently, has his voice improved or are his singing days pretty much over?

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Did Dave's singing days ever start? Dude has always sounded like a cat being strangled.

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The new Priest I've heard lately was pretty dang good.

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That's a band I need to see oh so bad.

I used to be able to play the opening to painkiller on the drums. I need to dust off that set and get after it again.

Queensryche was my first concert. 1991 at Reunion Arena in Dallas. Operation Livecrime tour which was also Empire.

My buddy's older brother was stationed at Carswell. Riding with him was the first time I heard Cowboys From Hell. He took us and we crashed the weekend at he and his wife's apt. For 15 year old me it was heaven.

Started in later 90's but Sevendust is my favorite heavy band these days.

I had a chance during the Ripper Owens days but I passed. I think they played Cowboys in San Antonio '98 or so.

Still one of the best blind audition in The Voice history

Mostly listened to grunge and Zeppelin growing up, after that Helmet and Pantera topped the playlist.

HollywoodBQ said:

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Aggie Therapist said:

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Met Megadeth a couple years ago in Austin. Went to a queensryche concert in 2003. Saw Metallica last August. They still got it!

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I helped drink all of Queensryche's beer backstage at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA in 2007

Serious question, I've seen Megadeth a bunch of times with the most recent being in 2015 at Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia. Dave's voice was gone then. If you've seen Megadeth more recently, has his voice improved or are his singing days pretty much over?

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This exact question had me passing on the chance to see them later this year, so I'm curious how they are live. They're among the bands of "would love to see them but only if I had a time machine" unless I hear otherwise in this thread.

HollywoodBQ said:

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Aggie Therapist said:

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Met Megadeth a couple years ago in Austin. Went to a queensryche concert in 2003. Saw Metallica last August. They still got it!

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I helped drink all of Queensryche's beer backstage at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA in 2007

Serious question, I've seen Megadeth a bunch of times with the most recent being in 2015 at Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia. Dave's voice was gone then. If you've seen Megadeth more recently, has his voice improved or are his singing days pretty much over?

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I saw them live in 2004 on the Gigan Tour? It was Megadeth, Dream Theater and Fear Factory as the main acts. It was pretty sick. Some kid was getting crushed at the front stage and Dave stopped the show to bring the kid and his mom out of the crowd and backstage.

His voice is still solid IMO. Better in 2004. I will say that I'm not a big cynic on these things for legendary metal bands. I'm just there to enjoy it because it could be the last time they go on tour or perform.

I'm going to see Megadeth this year. I don't care what Dave's voice sounds like as long as he can still put out something. I've seen them in the past and Dave's voice has probably never been great.

I may have passed but my 16 y/o wants to go see them.

Good lord. Megadeth runs through guitarists like crazy.

I got Kiko's signature in 2022 and he's not there anymore lol. I always thought Kiko was "too good" for Megadeth because I think he has a talent that goes beyond the realm of a metal band.

Sleep was the loudest show i have ever been to. It was incredible.

Crowbar was so heavy I loved it.

I got so hammered at obituary I forgot they already played my favorite song and kept yelling for them to play it lol. Listening to Cause of Death as we speak.

just a couple more weeks for this one to drop


also pretty excited that chat pile should have something new out by years end if not sooner

The Saxon/Uriah Heep show was badass last night.

If you haven't listened to sleep or high on fire you're missing out. I've been meaning to make a thread about them. Incredible music.

They just do things better over in Scandinavia. One of my top 2 acts just dropped a single from their new album (Sept):

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In the 80's was lots of Metallica, Megadeth, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden.
90's - Napalm Death, Sepultura, Caracess, SOAD, Tool, AIC, and usual grunge suspects

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This was largely the path I started too. I was literally raised on thrash. I stole my dads And Justice for All tape at like age 7 or 8 and would melt my eardrums every night on my sweet wire headphones from my walkman. Pantera, Slayer, Anthrax, etc was my base. Then I went deep into the new wave of American metal and developing -core scene. Lamb of God, Trivium, Shadows Fall, Unearth, As I Lay Dying, Etc. I swear this stuff is a drug because I just kept getting more and more addicted and needed heavier and heavier stuff. Started experimenting with the offshoot genres and as of right now, my favorite genre is blackened symphonic death metal. Yes, that is a real thing. My favorite song in the past year is below for example. I will say I am a very broad metalhead and the only subgenre I still struggle with is doom metal. I can do it briefly and if I make myself get into the mood but that's about it.

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It's not 80's or 90's, but 2017's Nightmare Logic by Power Trip is probably my favorite thrash album of all-time. Only 32 minutes long and shreds non-stop from beginning to end. Really sucks that the lead singer died.

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I've been exploring Power Trip because of you and a little surprised they flew beneath my radar.

I think they may be the most "mainsteam" of the new thrash scene but Havok's Time is Up album is my Everest of new thrash albums. It is as perfect of an album I can think of in that scene I have heard. Track 1 below if you are not familiar with them.

The Peacock Angel.......perhaps he was an extraterrestrial...

My favorite group.

I last saw Megadeth 3 years ago and thought Dave's voice sounded fine. But I go for the guitars. New guitarist Teemu is a badass. Drummer Dirk is kickass too. Can't wait to see them in a couple months