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Crown the King: Thrash metal opening tracks.
Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2022 2:48 am
by A_Man_Who_Tries
Too many to poll, so just state yours alongside any arguments.
I started to mull this over in response to that Slayer thread because, over time, I'd offer the blazing hot take that War Ensemble > Angel of Death.
By its nature, I guess thrash leans even heavier than most genres on full-bore corker opening tracks. Right out of the blocks and no fucking about. Tough to crown the King here....
Re: Crown the King: Thrash metal opening tracks.
Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2022 4:41 am
by prowler
Battery. Verse riff is possibly my fave metallica have ever done, mega heavy and dynamic at the same time (and yeah lars's cooky drumming is a big part of that)
Re: Crown the King: Thrash metal opening tracks.
Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2022 7:09 am
by M.H
A_Man_Who_Tries wrote: Sat Aug 06, 2022 2:48 am I'd offer the blazing hot take that War Ensemble > Angel of Death.
I can see that argument...
Initially I thought 'Angel of Death' for sheer shock and awe, 'Fight Fire with Fire' also rips, but my brain then also served up 'Last Act of Defiance' (..."Am I my brother's keeper?" RIFF RIFF RIFF DRUMS DRUMS DRUMS FASTER FASTER FASTER) and 'Among the Living' (really well arranged introduction that covers a lot of ground and styles before the vocals kick in and sorta ruin the song; 'Seemingly Endless Time' also falls into this category.)
I'll give it Exodus.
Re: Crown the King: Thrash metal opening tracks.
Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2022 8:35 am
by rsmurphy
Wake Up Dead is a tightly-wound trip with a punishing, gnarled, and excitable outro. And speaking of Exodus I'll give props to "Deranged." Not the most aggressive, but like "Wake Up Dead" the onslaught is tense and skittish.
Re: Crown the King: Thrash metal opening tracks.
Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2022 9:33 am
by MoreSpaceEcho
Fight Fire With Fire was the first thrash song I ever heard, and I can still remember that moment perfectly (I've forgotten most of the ensuing 40-ish years). Battery also rips. Hell, so does Blackened.
But Wake Up Dead, there's no other songs like that. I give this crown to Dave.
That first song on Death Angel's debut is a killer too, those guys were by far the most interesting of the JV squad/second wave bands IMO.
Re: Crown the King: Thrash metal opening tracks.
Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2022 10:42 am
by jfv
As far as thrashing is concerned, hard to top “Battery”.
I like “Wake Up Dead” better… lyrical content, and the riff and tempo change near the end… but it doesn’t thrash like “Battery”.
Re: Crown the King: Thrash metal opening tracks.
Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2022 1:25 pm
by enframed
S.O.D.'s "March of the S.O.D." is up there. The onomatopoeic aspects are fantastic too.
Re: Crown the King: Thrash metal opening tracks.
Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2022 2:12 pm
by Krev
"Khomaniac" by Artillery.
Re: Crown the King: Thrash metal opening tracks.
Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2022 2:42 pm
by rsmurphy
The rest of the record doesn't fit properly into thrash, but if we're talking opening salvos, then "Forkboy" deserves a mention.
Re: Crown the King: Thrash metal opening tracks.
Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2022 3:17 pm
by MoreSpaceEcho
enframed wrote: Sat Aug 06, 2022 1:25 pm
S.O.D.'s "March of the S.O.D." is up there.
Oh that's a good one. No shortage of classic riffs on that record. I always liked that way better than any of the Anthrax records.