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View Poll Results: Who is the Greatest of the Big Four of thrash metal?
Anthrax 12 6.98%
Megadeth 47 27.33%
Metallica 69 40.12%
Slayer 44 25.58%
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Old 07-15-2015, 09:27 AM   #321 (permalink)
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Lol no they didn't. They were a great band and my favorite for years. I remember when Master of Puppets was released I bought the cassette next day and wore it out so you couldn't read the tracks.

Slayer still heavier and thrashier. That's the purpose of thrash. FASTER HEAVIER

Not Mamma Said.
So then Morbid Saint is better than Slayer? And Demolition Hammer? And Exhorder? And etc? Plenty of thrash bands faster and heavier than Slayer.
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Old 07-15-2015, 09:28 AM   #322 (permalink)
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Yeah I know. I miss Testament though. I lost track after the gathering which was ages ago. All my fav bands are selling out. I just found out the other day All That Remains is country now. Pretty sad.
Everything since The Formation of Damnation has been really good actually.
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Old 07-15-2015, 09:29 AM   #323 (permalink)
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Oooh yeah I forgot about that album. Yeah that's killer. I bought the cd on amazon uploaded it lost the CD and can't find it. Might have to download it.

When was their last album?
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Old 07-15-2015, 09:30 AM   #324 (permalink)
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Last one was 2012 and I thought it was great too. I still liked Formation better though.
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Old 07-15-2015, 09:33 AM   #325 (permalink)
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Could never get into Testament like a lot of other people. They just feel like the ultimate second wave thrash band: heavy enough for the old schoolers, not too heavy for the MTV metalheads, and without much in the way of new ideas. I dig some of their later stuff, especially The Gathering, but in general I'm relatively neutral on them, though I do like a fair amount of their material. Just wish Chuck Billy would quit with the goofy, pseudo-death metal voice he's been doing since the 90s.
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Old 07-15-2015, 11:28 AM   #327 (permalink)
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"The Big Four" is more about popularity and Testament are even more unknown than Exodus.
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Old 07-15-2015, 11:51 AM   #328 (permalink)
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"The Big Four" is more about popularity and Testament are even more unknown than Exodus.
I'd say Testament and Exodus are pretty even as far as popularity and name recognition. Most people who don't listen to thrash probably don't know any bands not in the Big Four, and for those who do, those two bands are entry level.
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Old 08-06-2015, 06:26 PM   #329 (permalink)
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i like slayer the most! fave song by them is "verbal abuse/leeches." love the speed and aggression. not a huge fan of anthrax, but i sample them from time to time; they're probably the least... popular?... of the ones mentioned though. metallica doesn't really cut it for me i guess, but i continue trying to like them for the sake of not offending other metalheads lol. megadeth is decent!
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Old 08-09-2015, 11:50 PM   #330 (permalink)
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Most people who vote for Metallica don't know the history behind them, they wouldn't have made as big of of a scene in metal if it wasn't for Dave Mustaine, Dave Mustaine is like God when it comes to metal, he pretty much created started speed metal and made made every other thrash/metal band that was in the scene before Megadeth have to pick up their pace and step up their game, it was just another ball game once they started, and everyone realized it, he made everyone get off their asses.
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