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Genre: old school thrash

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Old school thrash music is a subgenre of heavy metal that emerged in the early 1980s. It is characterized by fast and aggressive guitar riffs, pounding drums, and intense vocals. The lyrics often deal with social and political issues, as well as personal struggles. The genre gained popularity with bands like Metallica, Megadeth, and Pantera, who helped define the sound and style of thrash metal. Their music is known for its raw energy, technical proficiency, and uncompromising attitude. Today, old school thrash remains a beloved and influential genre among metal fans around the world.


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List of old school thrash artists

Here is a list of old school thrash artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the old school thrash genre. You can find out what old school thrash genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

#namepopularityfollowers
1 58 1808772
2 64 3744065
3 51 730123
4 68 5075793
5 53 1603913
6 45 434492
7 55 1183961
8 52 681559
9 79 26493679
10 48 705120
11 45 358888
12 57 1034857
13 41 500797
14 42 370049
15 42 551225
16 33 143808
17 67 4745405
18 38 207770
19 34 266629
20 44 356892
21 38 352780
22 30 110701
23 31 97795
24 38 210067
25 25 68807
26 37 165561
27 37 230955
28 30 76773
29 34 106519
30 31 105105
31 31 77483
32 35 193596
33 11 13009
34 31 68940
35 28 90809
36 28 150002
37 44 289191
38 27 89595
39 25 59226
40 32 133859
41 28 72720
42 30 86870
43 40 164675
44 29 54248
45 39 170557
46 18 62634
47 26 115893
48 41 224913
49 36 101503
50 36 98491
51 23 76155
52 29 103446
53 22 27118
54 12 12698
55 29 69481
56 21 19329
57 13 6820
58 22 40242
59 14 8631
60 18 18059
61 18 12921
62 15 19314
63 19 18921
64 16 20423
65 21 47670
66 12 25063
67 22 7150
68 21 41225
69 10 9121
70 25 29612
71 20 27511
72 16 20843
73 20 21568
74 16 16870
75 22 33814
76 12 9708
77 21 30532
78 13 7900
79 22 14307
80 13 16024
81 21 40542
82 23 25388
83 22 5414
84 19 5882
85 14 7038
86 17 26917
87 14 5626
88 15 17754
89 13 10732
90 15 27435
91 14 24864
92 12 6430
93 10 5736
94 11 9641
95 11 6204
96 10 10259
97 10 7088
98 9 3341
99 9 11880
100 9 19847

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