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Genre: old school thrash

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Parent Genre: metal

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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Bass Guitar, Vocals, Electric Guitar, Drum Kit, Keyboard/Synthesizer, Double Bass, Keyboard/Piano, Synthesizer

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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 60 1865104
2 66 3798720
3 53 744849
4 55 1622609
5 69 5151813
6 47 447385
7 54 700615
8 57 1197753
9 81 26468504
10 50 720696
11 46 359029
12 44 554408
13 43 511578
14 58 1050297
15 45 374418
16 35 145540
17 69 4829416
18 39 210656
19 36 269564
20 46 376571
21 40 356596
22 33 112899
23 34 105102
24 40 213256
25 26 69508
26 39 168253
27 30 77450
28 38 237628
29 36 107864
30 34 106452
31 38 72863
32 35 196443
33 27 79455
34 13 13044
35 30 92231
36 29 91090
37 28 152168
38 45 293514
39 27 61186
40 33 135450
41 30 74678
42 32 58823
43 42 167550
44 20 62695
45 31 88042
46 40 173309
47 43 227827
48 28 116629
49 38 102398
50 26 78341
51 37 104099
52 32 107469
53 41 70809
54 23 27443
55 14 12955
56 23 20091
57 23 40762
58 16 8868
59 20 13372
60 14 6925
61 28 50114
62 19 18813
63 18 20740
64 17 20250
65 21 19305
66 24 8165
67 12 7639
68 13 25503
69 12 8383
70 27 30093
71 23 28731
72 22 41711
73 23 21973
74 17 21311
75 24 31824
76 24 34532
77 14 9968
78 23 8279
79 26 26631
80 24 14380
81 15 8842
82 12 14951
83 15 17343
84 22 41455
85 14 16806
86 23 5910
87 20 5897
88 19 27902
89 16 5693
90 17 17987
91 15 11057
92 17 27974
93 16 25652
94 12 5874
95 13 6805
96 13 6371
97 12 10376
98 12 10122
99 11 12171
100 11 4105

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