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Re: New thrash acts? have to agree there, my biggest musical influences are Megadeth, Judas Priest and Motorhead, I've re-recorded some riffs (new computer so I lost ALL the old stuff, stupid technology) and in some of it you can pick out the influence, but it is by no means a clone (although I do have one riff that sounds slightly similar to part of In My Darkest Hour, it's probably not gonna be a keeper) that's what new bands should do, you should be able to pick out the influence if you really listen and pay close attention but the band should have it's own distinct feel

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Re: New thrash acts? Jeez, I haven't been on for a while and I come back to all these post. Thanks everybody But to the main point you're all arguing now, I do agree with most newer bands taking way to much from their influences. In the thrash band I used to be in, we tried to stray from that as much as possible. We wanted to sound thrash, but not exactly like how it sounded in the past. We tried to add something new from it combining it with other styles of metal while doing our own thing. Now, we may have sucked at it, but I believe new thrash bands do need to add some kind of an edge to separate themselves from classic thrash. If there are any bands that will actually try that

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Re: New thrash acts? there are a couple of good newer thrash bands out there but not enough to keep it going, death/thrash and black/thrash seem to be better ways of keeping it alive, Absu are a pretty good black/thrash band you should check out if you're interested in the crossover sub-genres

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Just noticed this thread, already posted this in the Exodus thread but whatever. Anyone a fan of mid-era Exodus? (Tempo of the Damned, Impact is Imminent, Fabulous Disaster, Force of Habit, and Pleasures of the Flesh) Their vocalist from that era is working on a new project, Hatriot. They released their demo ages ago, and recently released the single from their upcoming album. The demo:

(Track 3 is called Globicidal, can't find a link though)
Honestly, I have to say that the full-length is probably my most anticipated album for 2013, since I feel like they have the charm of old-school thrash and still feel pretty fresh.
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Hey kids, my first post! I'm always scanning for new bands, especially thrash, because hey its the best! Check out Essence

I'm a big fan of vocals I can actually understand so these guys are right up my alley. Some of their tracks get a bit long but still worth a look nonetheless. Their album "Lost in violence" is well worth checking out. Also check out Avenues of Approach Avenues of Approach - Band Profile | Facebook They don't have anything available for purchase just yet, but I'm super keen to pick up their EP when they get signed.
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Re: New thrash acts? In my ears, and justice for all is the best thrash album ever made. Its perfect. Its tight. Technical. James voice is at his best. Lars drumming is at his best.. brilliant riffs.. todays thrash doesnt sound like the old days.. different soundimage today. They just cant recreate that. Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2

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Re: New thrash acts? Justice is one of Metallica's best, but there are far better technical progressive thrash albums out there. I would take Killing Technology - Nothingface era Voivod, any Coroner album, Watchtower's Energetic Disassembly, both of Realm's albums, Dark Angel's Time Does Not Heal, Helstar's Nosferatu, and probably Blind Illusion's The Sane Asylum over that album. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2

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