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Slayer

51,497,439 plays (1,037,125 listeners)

Slayer is a thrash metal band from US, formed in 1981. The band was founded by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King. The band was credited as one of the "Big Four" thrash metal bands, along with Metallica, Anthrax, and Megadeth.

Anthrax

15,313,312 plays (642,513 listeners)

1) Anthrax are an American, New York City-based thrash metal band, who released their first full-length album in 1984.

Testament

12,113,605 plays (398,363 listeners)

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

Exodus

7,079,950 plays (265,009 listeners)

There is more than one artist with this name: 1) Exodus is one of the first thrash metal bands to come out of the bay area, formed in 1980 in San Francisco, California, by Kirk Hammett, Tom Hunting, Paul Baloff, Jeff Andrews, and Gary Holt.

Metallica

185,009,252 plays (2,078,065 listeners)

Metallica is an American metal band formed in 1981 in Los Angeles, California, United States when drummer Lars Ulrich posted an advertisement in The Recycler.

Kreator

14,171,917 plays (340,417 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.

Pantera

40,089,281 plays (1,186,555 listeners)

Pantera was an extremely popular metal band from Arlington, Texas, formed in 1981. Specifically, some fans consider them power metal, groove metal, or an amalgamation of both (so called "power groove", a term the band devised themselves).

Overkill

5,179,607 plays (192,951 listeners)

Overkill is an American thrash metal band formed in 1980 in New Jersey. The band has been active since 1984, releasing 16 studio albums, 2 EPs, 2 live albums and a "covers" album.