thrash metal

noun

1. a type of very fast, very loud rock music that combines elements of heavy metal and punk rock Often shortened tothrash

Example Sentences

Slayer, the pioneering thrash metal band he co-founded in 1981 from suburban Huntington Park, was finished as an active touring and recording outfit, much to the sadness and disbelief of the teary, moshing crowd in front of him.

From Los Angeles Times

The Man, genuinely delighted to be back “home” in the Pacific Northwest, took the stage nestled against a bank of trees at Remlinger Farms, the most highly anticipated new concert venue of the year, with an unholy heavy metal medley featuring snippets of thrash metal masterpieces like “For Whom the Bell Tolls” and Slayer’s “Raining Blood.”

From Seattle Times

Lengyel was an early member of Mr. Bungle, a thrash metal band formed in 1985 by a trio of high school buddies in the Humboldt County logging and fishing town of Eureka.

From Los Angeles Times

Alongside his daughter Alabama, who expressed her distaste for the name, Barker said that Rocky Thirteen derives inspiration from Rocky George, who played guitar for thrash metal band Suicidal Tendencies, and the drummer’s belief that “13 is just the greatest number of all time.”

From Los Angeles Times

The Coachella site is a familiar one for Metallica, which hosted its own Big 4 festival there in 2011, alongside other originators of thrash metal: Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax.

From Los Angeles Times