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Old 10-04-2010, 02:14 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Skaligojurah View Post
80s. 70s metal bands were still trying to figure out what differentiates hard rock from metal(something that people could debate for lifetimes, if there even really is one), and in the 80s with thrash it was very much more defined. The sound then was refined and perfected.
In terms of decades, sure it has to be the 80`s with the thrash movement for me. As whether the NWOBHM or the thash movement were more influential on future metal acts....well this is another debate, especially given the fact, that the NWOBHM heavily influenced on thrash in general.
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