FabSwingers.com forum: The Big Four Of Thrash

By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

Metal fans: Cast thy minds back to the glorious days of the early nineties.

There were considered the four big hitters in the thrash metal genre, namely, Megadeth, Slayer, Metallica and Anthrax.

So….all I want you to do is put them in order of greatness. It’s as simple as that

As a bonus, for anyone correlating with my designated order, I will give you a manly pat on the buttocks as we reminisce about the good old days

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Metallica

Megadeth

Slayer

Anthrax

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Metallica

Slayer

Anthrax

Megadeth

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By *rumpyMcFuckNuggetMan
over a year ago

Den of Iniquity

Metallica

Metallica......

Coz Nothing Else Matters

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By *agneto.Man
over a year ago

Bham

Metallica

Megadeth

Anthrax

Slayer

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By *hilloutMan
over a year ago

All over the place! Northwesr, , Southwest

Metallica or Megadeth can both occupy 1st or 2nd place depending on my mood!

Anthrax is a very close 3rd. Both the Belladona and Bush eras have fabulous material.

Slayer dead last. I could never really get into them and found them the least creative of the 4.

A thread with the best album pics of the fab four would be an interesting discussion

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By *etalswingersCouple
over a year ago

Nowhere

Metallica

Slayer

Anthrax

Megadeth

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By *etcplCouple
over a year ago

Gapping Fanny

Metallica

Megadeth

Anthrax

Slayer

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By *moothCriminal_xMan
over a year ago

Redditch

Anvil

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By *it-chrissyTV/TS
over a year ago

sw. london

"Anvil

Anvil

Anvil"

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By *it-chrissyTV/TS
over a year ago

sw. london

depends what you mean by 'greatness' ?

i think

'tallica

slayer

anthrax

megadeth

but celtc frost my fave thrash band x

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By *obyn GravesTV/TS
over a year ago

1127 walnut avenue

Slayer...

Metallica ...1st 3 albums

Megadeth....1st 2 and rust in peace..

Anthrax...1st 2..albums

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Slayer

Anthrax

Megadeath

....

And Overkill are amazing for old school thrash

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By *obyn GravesTV/TS
over a year ago

1127 walnut avenue

"depends what you mean by 'greatness' ?

i think

'tallica

slayer

anthrax

megadeth

but celtc frost my fave thrash band x"

What about Cold lake...yay or nay..?....

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By *it-chrissyTV/TS
over a year ago

sw. london

"depends what you mean by 'greatness' ?

i think

'tallica

slayer

anthrax

megadeth

but celtc frost my fave thrash band x

What about Cold lake...yay or nay..?...."

i respect them for doing whatever the heck they want,,,but not so much haha

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Slayer

Metallica

Megadeath

Anthrax

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By *ountessmarchCouple
over a year ago

Beverley

"And Overkill are amazing for old school thrash

Overkill damn! Brings back some memories. Have to stick some on after the Amon Amarth album wraps up

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By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

No one has yet claimed my pat on the arse….

But some are really close….

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By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

Oh and Overkill were indeed awesome - a great shout! Can I mention Annihilator also?

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By *elfastpantyguyMan
over a year ago

Belfast

Slayer

Metallica

Megadeath

Anthrax

Have seen the top 3 live and slayer completely blew me away

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Metallica

Metallica

Metallica......

Coz Nothing Else Matters

Brilliant

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By *rumpyMcFuckNuggetMan
over a year ago

Den of Iniquity

"Metallica

Metallica

Metallica......

Coz Nothing Else Matters

Brilliant"

Cheers

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By *ugehandsMan
over a year ago

Fife/ Newcastle

Metallica

Anthrax

Megadeath

Slayer

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By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

Can I also make an honourable mention of our very own, Venom?

Were they strictly thrash? Well, it’s debatable but they were nonetheless fucking awesome and certainly heavily influenced some of the big four (Slayer especially)

Chronos, Mantas and Abaddon - I salute you good sirs!

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By *obyn GravesTV/TS
over a year ago

1127 walnut avenue

While we're slightly off topic of the big 4..shout outs to .. exodus.. bonded by blood.. voivod...war and pain.. metal church...1st album..and Italy's bulldozer...the day of wrath..

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By *atcherwankerMan
over a year ago

Birmingham

Pantera

Rage Against The Machine.

(I was never really into thrash, if you hadn't pieced that together)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Honestly, one of the cutest bands I've ever seen live! And as the audience was mainly old men, the ladies toilets were spotless!!

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By *it-chrissyTV/TS
over a year ago

sw. london

"Can I also make an honourable mention of our very own, Venom?

Were they strictly thrash? Well, it’s debatable but they were nonetheless fucking awesome and certainly heavily influenced some of the big four (Slayer

Chronos, Mantas and Abaddon - I salute you good sirs!

Good call

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'd take Alice in chains over any of them.

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By *atcherwankerMan
over a year ago

Birmingham

"I'd take Alice in chains over any of them.

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By *it-chrissyTV/TS
over a year ago

sw. london

Alice in chains ?

decent band,

not thrash. not thrashers.

not metal up yer fucken ass thrash Metal ??????

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By *it-chrissyTV/TS
over a year ago

sw. london

stupid question marks where there should be \m/

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By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

"Alice in chains ?

decent band,

not thrash. not thrashers.

not metal up yer fucken ass thrash Metal ??????

Alice In Hell by Annihilator….now that was a thrash album classic

(and I’m pleased to say that the band are still going - albeit a shadow of what they were when they initially exploded on the scene)

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By *it-chrissyTV/TS
over a year ago

sw. london

was just watching new Destruction vid ,nice bit of mad butchrr action

not big four but soft spot for death angel and love me some nuclear assault

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Pantera Anybody.???

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By *it-chrissyTV/TS
over a year ago

sw. london

"Honestly, one of the cutest bands I've ever seen live! And as the audience was mainly old men, the ladies toilets were spotless!!

overkill ?

re.previous post...

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By *evilmademedoitMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

From the Big 4 I’d go

Metallica

Slayer

Anthrax

Megadeth

As the not so big 4 I’d go

Testament

Death Angel

Flotsam and Jetsam

Overkill

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By *agerMorganMan
over a year ago

Canvey Island

Metallica

Anthrax

Megadeth

Slayer

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By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

"was just watching new Destruction vid ,nice bit of mad butchrr action

not big four but soft spot for death angel and love me some nuclear assault

I loved Nuclear Assault

One got the impression that they never had any false airs about them and they certainly never seemed to take themselves overly seriously - which translated in quite a few ‘fun’ tracks such as, the ‘Mr Softee Theme.’ (‘ICE CREAMMM!)

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By *obyn GravesTV/TS
over a year ago

1127 walnut avenue

Not thrash.as such...but pretty sure all of those big 4 bands listened to this

Discharge.. hear nothing.. see nothing ..say nothing....

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By *it-chrissyTV/TS
over a year ago

sw. london

"was just watching new Destruction vid ,nice bit of mad butchrr action

not big four but soft spot for death angel and love me some nuclear assault

I loved Nuclear Assault

Dan Liker wouldn't know a false air if it bit him on the nose

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

As a guitarist, Megadeth will always occupy top spot for me due to Marty and the dream team era...and the Broderick and Kiko both being insane players

Probably anthrax second then metallica(only bothered about up to and inc puppets). Big Jeff was the only part of Slayer I could get behind.

Turns out I have more of an opinion on that than I thought

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Never got into Thrash metal probably closest for me would be Motörhead

Sabbath and AC/DC more my kind of metal.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"From the Big 4 I’d go

Metallica

Slayer

Anthrax

Megadeth

As the not so big 4 I’d go

Testament

Death Angel

Flotsam and Jetsam

Overkill "

Testament are brilliant!! I'd swap them in for metallica or slayer any day of the week

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By *uxom redCouple
over a year ago

Shrewsbury

all are credited for the begging of thrash metal!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Metal fans: Cast thy minds back to the glorious days of the early nineties.

There were considered the four big hitters in the thrash metal genre, namely, Megadeth, Slayer, Metallica and Anthrax.

So….all I want you to do is put them in order of greatness. It’s as simple as that

As a bonus, for anyone correlating with my designated order, I will give you a manly pat on the buttocks as we reminisce about the good old days

Until St Anger:

Metallica

Megadeth

Slayer

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Defo metallica, megadeth, anthrax, Slayer

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By *ptimum trajectoryCouple
over a year ago

gloucester

Anthrax

Megadeth

Slayer

Metallica

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Metallica

Metallica

Metallica......

Coz Nothing Else Matters

*groan*

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By *awtybikerMan
over a year ago

Barnoldswick

Anthrax

Megadeth

Metallica

Slayer

Only actually seen Metallica live though

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Personally:

Metallica; Megadeth; Anthrax; Slayer.

However, in terms of influence in other bands I think it would be:

Metallica; Slayer; Anthrax; Megadeth.

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