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Overkill

2,639,637 plays (119,988 listeners)

Overkill is an American thrash metal band formed in 1980 in New Jersey. The band has been active since 1984, releasing 15 studio albums, 2 EPs, 2 live albums and a "covers" album.

Testament

7,624,115 plays (249,927 listeners)

Testament was one of the first thrash metal bands to emerge from the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1980s.

Annihilator

3,777,140 plays (159,628 listeners)

There is more than one artist with this name: (1) Annihilator is a thrash metal band founded by Jeff Waters in Ottawa, Canada in 1984.

Megadeth

36,146,010 plays (655,979 listeners)

Megadeth is an American thrash metal band led by founder, front man, guitarist, and songwriter Dave Mustaine. Formed in 1983 Los Angeles, California with bass player David Ellefson following Mustaine's departure from Metallica, the band has since released twelve studio albums, six live albums, two EPs, thirty singles, thirty-two music videos, and three compilations.

Kreator

8,748,322 plays (227,042 listeners)

Kreator is a thrash metal band from Essen, Germany. They originally started under the name Metal Militia, later Tyrant and Tormentor, finally Kreator. Starting their career in 1982, they played Thrash Metal with Venom influences. Their style of music is similar to their compatriots Destruction and Sodom, the other two big Teutonic Thrash Metal bands from Germany.

Death Angel

1,268,190 plays (66,173 listeners)

Among the youngest bands ever to storm the metal genre, Death Angel has come to be known as one of the most influential bands to emerge from the thriving Bay Area Thrash Metal Scene in the early 1980s, an era when one could catch Cliff Burton (Metallica) at the front of the stage at Ruthie's Inn banging his head to Death Angel's inventive style, and speedy, complex arrangements.

Slayer

29,730,683 plays (620,462 listeners)

Slayer is an American thrash metal band from Huntington Park, California, formed in 1981. The band was founded by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King.

Nuclear Assault

1,057,468 plays (66,926 listeners)

Nuclear Assault is a thrash metal band formed in 1984. After performing on Anthrax's debut album Fistful of Metal, bass player Dan Lilker was sacked from the group and decided to pursue a more aggressive style of music. He and former Anthrax vocalist and guitarist John Connelly formed Nuclear Assault.