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	Kaosamongus.com
		Bay Area Thrashers Kaos have been getting some great reactions lately and have gained some excellent reviews amongst the press, so the arrival of their new full-length "Kaos Among Us" was the ideal time to delve into why?
		In fact, I haven’t stopped listening to thrash metal music or like it, but the last few years there is a plague upon it called "lack of qualitative groups and compositions".
		The final band of the night was the veteran thrash act Kaos who actually turned in one of the biggest surprises of the night as they have moved their sound into a slightly modified, much more aggressive direction.
	www.kaosamongus.com /press.html (4038 words)

	Bay Area thrash metal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bay Area thrash metal, or "Bay Area Thrash", referred to a steady following of heavy metal bands in the 1980s who formed and gained international status in the San Francisco Bay Area, California.
		Although Metallica had initially formed in Los Angeles, it wasn't until their relocation to the East Bay area that Cliff Burton and Kirk Hammett joined as bassist and lead guitarist, sealing the band's first, formulative line-up.
		Oakland thrash metal band Vio-lence, for instance, would desolve, leading guitarist Robb Flynn to form and front Machine Head, which would popularize the groove metal genre (sometimes referred to as "half thrash", or "post thrash") along with Pantera.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bay_Area_thrash_metal (524 words)

	Death metal - Wikipedia
		Perkara death metal biasanya melibatkan tema yang lebih nihilistik berbanding genre yang lain dan menggunakan metafora yang mengerikan atau "jahat" untuk menggambarkan konsep yang lebih besar.
		Death metal is clearly an outgrowth of heavy metal, but the full story is complex and interesting, and is the subject of some debate among fans and musicians.
		To their credit, early "death metal" bands such as Death did push the format forward, something that would ultimately pay off in a new form of music that was substantially different from their closest forefather, thrash metal.
	ms.wikipedia.org /wiki/Death_metal (1534 words)

	reviews on death and thrash metal albums and demos - from Metal Side Webzine
		Biogenesis music is a good blend of melodic thrash metal (the dominant style), doom metal and additional progressive elements, which are not easy to label.
		On the map of different thrash metal styles Ennuis' music would be located close to border with the land of death metal.
		Bay Area’s thrash metal is a classical form of that musical style.
	www.geocities.com /deathmetalside/rev15.html (5701 words)

	Speed metal - Psychology Central
		Speed metal is a genre of heavy metal music that is similar to thrash metal, but tends to be more melodic and show less influence of punk music.
		The first Speed metal song is probably Deep Purple's Highway Star, from the 1972 LP Machine Head, though earlier efforts with a similar mindset include Black Sabbath's Paranoid (from the album of that name, 1970) and also Deep Purple's Speed King (from the 1970 In Rock LP) and Fireball (From the 1970 Fireball LP).
		However, it was Highway Star that introduced into heavy metal both the extreme speed of the single-note riffing and also the complex guitar and keyboard solos (performed by Ritchie Blackmore and Jon Lord, respectively), borrowed from progressive rock of the 70s, but heavily influenced by classical music.
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/Speed_metal (469 words)

	From Below - Metal - CD Reviews - Death Angel - The Ultra-Violence (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Replete with driving thrash metal riffs provided by shredder Rob Cavestany and the unholy screams of Mark Osegueda, these five Phillipinos certainly knew how to get a pit moving, at least prior to their major-label mistake in “Act III”.
		.This is what metal was and should have been, and any self-respecting hesher (old-school term for any jean-jacket wearing, long-haired metal fan) had this in some form (most likely a copy of a copy of a copy of the original tape).
		There may have been four or five bands doing this form of metal when Death Angel started, but by the time they had finished their impressive run, they had spawned a whole generation of explorers bent on refining the maps drawn up by these initial pioneers.
	www.frombelow.dk /metal_deathangel_the.htm (535 words)

	Metal Invader ( Divine:Decay - Maximize The Misery ) Review.
		For everyone who might lack information about this act, they were formed back in 1999 in Helsinki of Finland and unlike the vast majority of their fellow-villager, they perform Bay Area thrash metal.
		What is more, they do not aim to become a clone of this field, but manage to compose quite decent and respectable thrash metal songs.
		To summarize "Maximize the Misery" is a piece which deserves the attention of a thrash metal fan, and will probably gain the fans of so called thrash metal bands such as SOILWORK, WITCHERY, CHILDREN OF BODOM.
	www.metal-invader.com /db/reviews-198.html (354 words)

	Groove metal - Psychology Central
		Groove metal, half-thrash, or post-thrash is a subgenre of thrash metal which took its current form during the early 1990s.
		Unlike thrash metal and many of the other heavy metal subgenres, groove metal is not as riff-oriented.
		It should also be noted groove metal is not considered to be thrash despite the fact that it originated from it.
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/Groove_metal (264 words)

	BallBusterHardMusic.com - Online Metal Journal (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Being from the Bay Area in the thrash hay day of the eighties, I was able to see Ulysses Siren live on several occasions.
		Ulysses Siren were and are still legends of the Bay Area thrash metal scene.
		This is classic thrash in the vein of early Vio-lence, Exodus, Testament, Overkill, and Potential Threat.
	www.ballbusterhardmusic.com /hard_20/07-2005/ulysses_siren.html (163 words)

	Powerslave.com - Article [PRINT VERSION]
		With quite a bit of punk mixed into the show and the appearance of the "new generation" of Bay Area metal in Machine Head and Skinlab, the average age of the on hand crowd was much lower than a normal Death Angel crowd, who initially broke up back in the early 1990's.
		Quite surprising, really, was the small crowd that stuck until the end to see one of the Bay Area's most well known acts perform, but considering the length of the show and the entire amount of activity going on throughout the day, exhaustion certainly played a role in the thinning numbers of people.
		Skinlab was the first of three Bay Area metal acts to hit the stage and, quite fittingly, were easily the crowd winners for the night eliciting a sizable mosh pit and drawing the most attention to the front of the stage.
	www.powerslave.com /articles/article_print.php?article_id=153 (2032 words)

	Investing Area Links (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The origins of thrash metal are generally traced to the late 1970s and early 1980s, when a number bands began incorporating the sound of the NWOBHM with elements of Hardcore Punk, thus creating a new genre, Thrash Metal.
		Collector Area is improved is by cooling the absorber plate - this is done by ensuring that coldest available heat transfer fluid is circulated through the absorber, and with a sufficient flow rate - the fluid carries away the absorbed heat so cooling the absorber.
		Demographics Maryland Area es advantage of the close location of the center of government in Washington, D.C. and emphasizes technical and administrative tasks for the defense/aerospace industry and bio-research laboratories, as well as staffing of satellite government headquarters in the suburban or exurban Baltimore/Washington area.
	www.investing-area.com /links_1-14.html (3455 words)

	Hard History Part IV (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Also noteworthy is the fact that Testament was at one time considered part of the "Big Four" of the thrash metal scene, before Slayer took over its position with what is considered by many to be one of the crucial thrash metal albums of all time: 1986's Reign In Blood.
		Additionally, Germany was feeding the general enthusiasm with what was one of the most important thrash metal scenes apart from the one in the San Francisco Bay Area, placing acts such as Destruction, Kreator, Tankard, and Sodom in the movement and injecting it with what at one time was labeled Teutonic thrash.
		Even then, however, thrash metal was still far from achieving the success it deserved and strived for.
	www.hardradio.com /history/part4.html (427 words)

	Testament - Free Music Downloads, Videos, CDs, MP3s, Bio, Merchandise and Links
		Testament were the biggest thrash metal band never to reach the platinum plateau.
		Influenced by the then-emerging Bay Area thrash metal scene, vocalist Steve Souza, guitarists Eric Peterson and Derrick Ramirez, bassist Greg Christian, and drummer Louie Clemente came together as Legacy in late 1983.
		Recorded on that tour, the Live at Eindhoven EP cemented Testament's standing as champions of thrash's second wave, and despite lacking the consistency of their debut, 1988's sophomore The New Order maintained their forward momentum and led to yet another lengthy world tour that took the band as far as South America.
	www.artistdirect.com /nad/music/artist/bio/0,,500881,00.html (953 words)

	Metal Building Kit (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Many people, including Heavy Metal musicians of prominent groups, believe that the foundations of the definite style and sound of pure heavy metal were laid down by Judas Priest (another Birmingham band) with three of their early albums: "Sad Wings Of Destiny" (1976), "Sin After Sin" (1977) and "Stained Class" (1978).
		Pre Engineered Metal Building However, it was the release of Led Zeppelin in 1969 that brought worldwide notice of the formation of a new genre.
		Characteristics Heavy metal is characterised by virtuosic instrumentation, especially a guitar, dark themes and lyrics, aggressive, uptempo rhythms and classical or symphonic styles.
	www.metal-spot.com /metal-building-kit_4.html (1367 words)

	Primal Agony Webzine
		We had the goal of creating some full on metal that just wasn't happenning in Adelaide at the time, the idea was exciting and an inspiration.
		Bay area stuff was predominatly what we grew up with along with our own personal stuff.
		One thing I noticed amongst some mega headbanging thrash riffs was the amazing technical guitar solo work going on all over the place.
	home.primus.com.au /ianbusch/deathsboundaries.html (1915 words)

	The Gauntlet - Heavy Metal Ringtones, mp3, buddy icons, lyrics, ringtones, wallpaper, photos, bios, pictures, metal ... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		It is often said that the San Francisco Bay area was thrash metal’s hotbed of creativity, a true statement, to be sure.
		I told him that I was preparing for an interview with Kreator, a German thrash metal band.
		Metal is supposedly responsible for suicides, murders and all of these ridiculous things that it’s obviously not responsible for.
	www.thegauntlet.com /interviews/interviews.php?id=25 (1762 words)

	The unofficial underground heavy metal bands' page
		« Worship » is indispensable for all metal fans and with their first album, the proof of the excellent health of thrash metal is made, provided it’s played by convinced and clever musicians.
		Imagika is the symbol of the rebirth of Bay Area Thrash metal!
		This album will surely reconcile metal fans with Bay Area thrash metal and make it discover to the young ones that came to earth with death metal.
	home.nordnet.fr /~lbocquet/headlesscorpserecords.html (685 words)

	No Life 'til Metal - CD Gallery - Forbidden
		Forbidden are a legend of the second wave of Bay Area thrash metal of the late 80's/early 90's ad have quite a history in the scene.
		Forbidden's debut is chock full of semi-melodic thrash metal that still sounds good even now that this music is not "cool" any longer.
		Unlike many in the second tier of thrash metal to come out of California, Forbidden were able to avoid the thrash metal blur.
	www.nolifetilmetal.com /forbidden.htm (661 words)

	Metal-Rules.com: Interview with Gary Holt of Exodus
		Exodus are back for a serious Thrash attack, and in the meantime while waiting for their new album, let´s raise a toast of honor for them and scream from the top of our lungs at the very same time: Great to see you guys around again!!
		Especially for believing in the fact that the Bay Area is why Thrash Metal is such a popular genre in Heavy Metal.
		They had no qualms about telling the world we were a big influence and a lot of them got success on their own and a lot of them, and it is like they have no longer heard of.
	www.metal-rules.com /interviews/ExodusInterview.htm (5426 words)

	CRUCIAL BLAST RECORDS
		You love the classic thrash metal greatness of Slayer, and yet you are prone to enjoying the quirky antics of Mike Patton and all of his peculiar projects, including Mr.
		Like Chicago's Yakuza, the Bay Area thrash outfit The Mass augment their high-speed, staccato riffing with fluid, almost (dare I say it) harmolodic saxophone lines from vocalist Matt Walters.
		The moody "Meditations On The Some Carcass" is the biggest leap forward for the band, stylistically and technically; it layers a bleak sax solo atop a doom-metal death march, to excellent, almost psychedelic effect.
	www.crucialblast.net /massperfect.html (1383 words)

	MySpace.com - Light This City - San Francisco - Metal / Metal / Metal - www.myspace.com/lightthiscity
		Blasting out of the Bay Area, an area already proven to be fertile soil for many a metal band in the past, LIGHT THIS CITY is one young band that doesn't take its forefathers' legacies for granted.
		Tying the speed of the legendary Bay Area thrash titans alongside the extreme sound of European death metal, LIGHT THIS CITY possesses an acutely mature sound and an utterly unparalleled sense of professionalism and dedication to metal's earliest roots not usually found in a band so young.
		Formed in 2002 around a mutual interested in melodic death metal like At The Gates and Carcass as much as the classic recordings of early thrash giants Megadeth and Testament, the band's impressive debut The Hero Cycle led to a deal with Prosthetic Records shortly thereafter.
	www.myspace.com /lightthiscity (1306 words)

	Powerslave.com - Article
		When their comeback started a year and a half ago at the Thrash of the Titans event (put together by Chuck Billy of Testament alongside the mainstay in pure metal videographer, Jerry Allen and his Tales From The Pit video series), Vio-lence has done a handful of shows all along the West Coast.
		Vio-lence defined an era with the Bay Area Thrash scene and this set was a quick reminder of how they put note to ear and devastated a scene in those days.
		For the metal fan, Saturday was the day to see much of this show, with so many heavy bands coming and going on and off stage at a rapid pace.
	www.powerslave.com /articles/article.php?article_id=177 (2603 words)

	Official Sadus Website
		The band first got together way back in 1984 hot on the tail of excitement, generated by the first wave of Bay Area thrash metal.
		Steve puts it down to the fact that they all grew up in the same area and purely and simply get on together: "The four of us are just into the same things and like the same kind of music".
		Sadus have got their own sound that lies somewhere between the camps of Death, Speed, and Thrash metal, but is a copy of none.
	www.stevedigiorgio.com /sadus/interview.shtml (732 words)

	Get Ready to ROCK! Review of CD album by metal band Exodus called Tempo of the Damned
		One of the bands which decided to rise from their ashes and release a new album are Exodus, the band many consider to be the founders of the Bay Area Thrash Metal.
		This album has everything: Classic Thrash Metal riffs, flamboyant solos, and a vocalist who's not afraid to even cross the path which leads to the Kingdom of Death Metal (similar to what Testament's Chuck Billy did on "The Gathering").
		I always remember my friend Thanasis saying that the secret of a successful Thrash Metal band lies in the rhythm section and Exodus are no exemption.
	www.getreadytorock.com /reviews/exodus.htm (871 words)

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