Here’s one!:

This is by far my favorite Metal related site that I’ve found in my 30 years of existence. I love everything about this creation except one thing. And I’ve said it before in other threads, but every-time it is said here it hurts my soul. Just the fact that more people on this forum don’t like Thrash as much as myself or the people on other sites.

Although maybe more people like it here than I’m noticing. It could be that I’m just finding the negative comments on it, like said above lol.

Curious to you non-Thrashers, what don’t you like about it? Do you like some of the styles of Thrash but not others? It seems like a lot of people here don’t care for just “pure Thrash”, like Exodus, Testament, Death Angel land such. Actually, Bay Area Thrash in general seems really unpopular here.

My take regarding the harsh/clean vocals discussion is that it's incredibly difficult to mix both of them into the same album and not suck. Even more if the clean vocals are mostly used for the choruses. Bands that do either clean or harsh vocals without mixing them are much better than bands that try to combine them. The whole Beauty and the Beast gimmick of mixing harsh and clean parts is incredibly cheesy.

Here’s one!:

This is by far my favorite Metal related site that I’ve found in my 30 years of existence. I love everything about this creation except one thing. And I’ve said it before in other threads, but every-time it is said here it hurts my soul. Just the fact that more people on this forum don’t like Thrash as much as myself or the people on other sites.

Although maybe more people like it here than I’m noticing. It could be that I’m just finding the negative comments on it, like said above lol.

Curious to you non-Thrashers, what don’t you like about it? Do you like some of the styles of Thrash but not others? It seems like a lot of people here don’t care for just “pure Thrash”, like Exodus, Testament, Death Angel land such. Actually, Bay Area Thrash in general seems really unpopular here.

There’s an argument to make that Ironbound is the best Overkill LP

Here’s one!:

This is by far my favorite Metal related site that I’ve found in my 30 years of existence. I love everything about this creation except one thing. And I’ve said it before in other threads, but every-time it is said here it hurts my soul. Just the fact that more people on this forum don’t like Thrash as much as myself or the people on other sites.

Although maybe more people like it here than I’m noticing. It could be that I’m just finding the negative comments on it, like said above lol.

Curious to you non-Thrashers, what don’t you like about it? Do you like some of the styles of Thrash but not others? It seems like a lot of people here don’t care for just “pure Thrash”, like Exodus, Testament, Death Angel land such. Actually, Bay Area Thrash in general seems really unpopular here.

Nah, 'Ironbound' rules, but you can't beat their classic five-album run (with the possible exception of 'Under the influence', which I'd rate below 'Ironbound').

Here’s one!:

This is by far my favorite Metal related site that I’ve found in my 30 years of existence. I love everything about this creation except one thing. And I’ve said it before in other threads, but every-time it is said here it hurts my soul. Just the fact that more people on this forum don’t like Thrash as much as myself or the people on other sites.

Although maybe more people like it here than I’m noticing. It could be that I’m just finding the negative comments on it, like said above lol.

Curious to you non-Thrashers, what don’t you like about it? Do you like some of the styles of Thrash but not others? It seems like a lot of people here don’t care for just “pure Thrash”, like Exodus, Testament, Death Angel land such. Actually, Bay Area Thrash in general seems really unpopular here.

Here’s one!:

This is by far my favorite Metal related site that I’ve found in my 30 years of existence. I love everything about this creation except one thing. And I’ve said it before in other threads, but every-time it is said here it hurts my soul. Just the fact that more people on this forum don’t like Thrash as much as myself or the people on other sites.

Although maybe more people like it here than I’m noticing. It could be that I’m just finding the negative comments on it, like said above lol.

Curious to you non-Thrashers, what don’t you like about it? Do you like some of the styles of Thrash but not others? It seems like a lot of people here don’t care for just “pure Thrash”, like Exodus, Testament, Death Angel land such. Actually, Bay Area Thrash in general seems really unpopular here.

Curious to you non-Thrashers, what don’t you like about it? Do you like some of the styles of Thrash but not others? It seems like a lot of people here don’t care for just “pure Thrash”, like Exodus, Testament, Death Angel land such. Actually, Bay Area Thrash in general seems really unpopular here.

Just the fact that more people on this forum don’t like Thrash as much as myself or the people on other sites.

Although maybe more people like it here than I’m noticing. It could be that I’m just finding the negative comments on it, like said above lol...It seems like a lot of people here don’t care for just “pure Thrash”, like Exodus, Testament, Death Angel land such. Actually, Bay Area Thrash in general seems really unpopular here.

Bands that take most (or a sizeable chunk) of their influence from Manowar, are almost always better than Manowar.

This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's a dumb opinion! What bands would that be?

Ight give me some good manowar clone recommendations at least

The vast majority of metal bands utilize one or the other, so his claim is actually kind of insulting to both camps

Leaving alone the issue of how vast that supposed majority is - why do y'all keep assuming that everyone on these boards apart from Morrigan is a man?

Yes, please doomicus, enlighten us with suggestions. I haven't yet found a good Manowar clone.

I'm not talking about clones. I'm talking bands that utilize a large influence from Manowar in one way or another, either first or second hand. I much prefer prime Virgin Steele, Atlantean Kodex, viking era Bathory, Solstice (UK), Morrigan (GER), Sons of Crom, Doomsword ect to Manowar. Having said that, I REALLY have a vendetta against Manowar.

Bands that take most (or a sizeable chunk) of their influence from Manowar, are almost always better than Manowar.

Out of curiosity, which ones?

Eternal Champion is a very good band heavily influenced by Manowar. I certainly don't think they are better but they are great.

What are some others?

I'm not talking about clones. I'm talking bands that utilize a large influence from Manowar in one way or another, either first or second hand. I much prefer prime Virgin Steele, Atlantean Kodex, viking era Bathory, Solstice (UK), Morrigan (GER), Sons of Crom, Doomsword ect to Manowar. Having said that, I REALLY have a vendetta against Manowar.

Manowar are pure trash and "wimps and posers, leave the hall" is a good summarization of everything that is wrong with metal. There, I said it.

Manowar are pure trash and "wimps and posers, leave the hall" is a good summarization of everything that is wrong with metal. There, I said it.

Which reminds me (and I think I may have read this exact opinion somewhere else on this thread): power/symphonic metal is pop for people who don't want to admit they like pop.

I'll be honest. I've never thought of Manowar as anything short of a joke.

Some of it maybe. And I do like quite a bit of pop going back to the Beatles and coming up to modern day... but I mean statements like this, I can't imagine hearing this or that and thinking 'yup, just pop, nothing else going on there.'

Manowar are pure trash and "wimps and posers, leave the hall" is a good summarization of everything that is wrong with metal. There, I said it.

I don't dislike thrash, I'm just a lot more into extreme metal and most thrash tends not to be extreme. My point is I still really like Slayer and Nekromantheon but I couldn't care less about Metallica and Anthrax.

He might be talking more about the hybrid sort of bands, Nightwish, Epica, Kamelot, Rhapsody, etc. I don't think "pop" is a dirty word anyway, there's plenty of great pop music and tons of mediocre or bad metal. And there are lots of great combinations of pop and metal. But I have no problem admitting it, so I'm probably not the target audience. Although, fans of those type of bands might not have an issue acknowledging it either, I guess you'd have to do a poll or survey. Extreme metal elitists are more the type to shun anything resembling pop.

I'll be honest. I've never thought of Manowar as anything short of a joke.

Alright so it sounds like it’s more of a time period where pure Thrash is just kinda falling through the cracks popularity wise. As said above, I got into Metal and Thrash at the heart of the revival period in the mid to late 00s so that’s part of why I love that style. But Death/Thrash or the brutal Thrash is also my favorite as well! So I’m not alone there haha. But I’ve tried to like Black/Thrash but the only band that clicked with me is Desaster. Most of it just sounds boring, like how some people view pure Thrash as boring. Wish I could get into more of that genre.

I'm not talking about clones. I'm talking bands that utilize a large influence from Manowar in one way or another, either first or second hand. I much prefer prime Virgin Steele, Atlantean Kodex, viking era Bathory, Solstice (UK), Morrigan (GER), Sons of Crom, Doomsword ect to Manowar. Having said that, I REALLY have a vendetta against Manowar.

Yeah I mean I don't have an issue saying that Excalion is influenced by pop, or some Sonata Arctica tunes. It's just that when posts like the above say it, it seems to be in a very derogatory sense to almost everything in the whole genre and that just doesn't ring true to me.