Crossover thrash appreciation thread

[jackhammer]

I always thought that Municipal Waste classed themselves as old school Thrash, at least in the video interviews I have of them although that is academic because I think they are derivative beyond belief.

[BTown]

seeing D.R.I. in september.

[Engine]

Originally Posted by jackhammer

I always thought that Municipal Waste classed themselves as old school Thrash, at least in the video interviews I have of them although that is academic because I think they are derivative beyond belief.

Maybe I'm a curmudgeon but I don't like revivals of old metal.
I like my thrash to be an honest product of the 1980s. I can't blame a new band for wanting to play thrash/crossover but I have no interest in listening to it - the original ones produced plenty.

[Death Kitty Disco]

Originally Posted by TravisBickle

One of the first bands to blend hardcore punk and thrash, “Speak English Or Die” is often regarded as a classic for thrashers, speedsters and crossover lovers and rightfully so.


Starting out as pretty much a pure hardcore punk band on their first EP and evolving into more of a hybrid the name Fearless Iranians From Hell alone just screams for attention and is based around a satirical take on modern politics taken from an Islamic extremist/terrorist point of view. Crossover thrash that was truly meant to provoke and offend. I couldn’t find anything from their “Holy War” album so the relentless opener to “Die For Allah” will just have to do…


Perhaps leaning a bit more to the metal side of things as far as crossover bands go these guys were full of raw energy and sick riffs that any self-respecting thrasher should find almost impossible to not bang their head to. “Game Over” is ridiculously good.


Crossover full of sarcasm, provocation and dark humour a la the almighty Pete Steele. “Jesus Hitler” has without a doubt some of the funniest lyrics in metal and though as thrashy as can be still has slower Sabbath-y type passages reminiscent of Pete’s later work with Type O Negative…

“Hear me my fellow Nazolics
Come join the Neotheofacists
Keep der race pure practice eugenics
And swear to the holy swazafix

I have returned
Reich und Roll!”



Ignore the later garbage these guys spewed out, Prong were once a quality thrash crossover band.

I played in Fearless… if you give Die For Allah a good listen then listen to the first Minor Threat albums you’ll see a lot similarities cause when we were practicing the drummer and I would play Minor Threat unceasingly. Even Holy War, the album after, still held on to that mentality