Personal Preference: Bay Area or Euro Thrash?

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Which "type" (for lack of a better word) of thrash metal from the eighties do you prefer?

Bay Area Thrash

(Exodus, Death Angel, Vio-lence, Forbidden, etc, etc.)

or

European Thrash

(Kreator, Sodom, Destruction, Coroner, etc, etc)

This is a hard question. But just on first instinct, I would have to choose European Thrash based on my opinion that it seems more metallic and dark.

Metal graduate Number of posts : 322 Age : 50

Subterranean European

Metal master Number of posts : 515 Age : 35

bay area

Heart of Metal Number of posts : 1786 Age : 37

Bay Area.

Some of my favorite scenes from back in the day (when the different territories actually had some special vibe, sound, unlike today):

USA - especially Bay Area sound
Australia - Hobbs AOD, Renegade, ..
North Europe - Scandinavia + Finalnd in early 90s - stuff like Omnitron, Airdash, Stone, ..
East European scene from late 80s / early 90s - especially Poland / Czech Republic - Hellias, Ferat, etc.

And some that I don't like that much:

Japan
Italy
South America

Bay Area is my fave,but its all good.Italian Thrash is starting to become one of my faves too with bands like Hyades and Ancestral.

Administrator Number of posts : 19452 Age : 57

American metal! I like the Bay Area stuff, but also East Coast bands like Nuclear Assault, Anthrax, etc. Love the European stuff as well. I like it all!

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Metal is Forever Number of posts : 5704 Age : 49

Bay Area!

(but also ARTILLERY)

Metal master Number of posts : 688 Age : 35

Bay Area!!!!! Very Happy

Guest

Absolutely nothing compares to the "Bay Area" explosion...

Guest

As much as I love the Bay Area stuff (Forbidden and Exodus are among my favorite bands), I'd have to give the slight nod to the German scene.

Simply because my two favorite thrash bands of all time are Kreator and Sodom.

I love all thrash though - no matter where it's from.

Top 10 favorite thrash bands:

1. Sodom
2. Kreator
3. Forbidden
4. Exodus
5. Overkill
6. Testament
7. Sacrament
8. Deliverance
9. Believer
10. Slayer

Metal master Number of posts : 590

I like European thrash a little bit more than Bay Area thrash.

Metal is in my blood Number of posts : 3908 Age : 52

European!

Metal is my Life Number of posts : 13862 Age : 49

Daddy likes it all!

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Master Sailboat Number of posts : 9301 Age : 45

kmorg wrote:: Daddy likes it all!

same here.

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Baron Von 40oz. Number of posts : 4386 Age : 34

it doesnt matter if you like it all! it's a preference question!!!!!

kmorg wrote:: Daddy likes it all!

we'll start calling you Godswizard:lol!:

Bukkake Tsunami Number of posts : 25557 Age : 53

Bay Area, hands down. I like some Euro thrash as well, but some of my favorite bands are Bay Area.

Metal is in my blood Number of posts : 4272 Age : 65

I prefer Bay Area but as many have stated it's all good!

Wargod48

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Bay Area!

Administrator Number of posts : 863 Age : 54

I've always been a Bay Area guy... I like a lot of Euro-thrash as well, and LOVE Kreator and Sodom, but with Testament at the top of the thrash heap for me, I guess Bay Area is the logical choice.

Arttie

Heart of Metal Number of posts : 1593 Age : 55

Cannot determine... as sheer numbers it got to be Europe, but bands like FORBIDDEN and ANACRUSIS are very high on my list

Zooey Addict Number of posts : 17074 Age : 45

I like almost all thrash equally so I can't really choose, it all depends on the quality of the music.

nOOb master Number of posts : 4429 Age : 35

the east coast scene was cool as well as bay area

Master Sailboat Number of posts : 9301 Age : 45

EvyMetal wrote:: it doesnt matter if you like it all! it's a preference question!!!!!

um, if you like it all the same, then there is no preference. duh. insane

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Metal is my Life Number of posts : 13862 Age : 49

mc666 wrote:

EvyMetal wrote:: it doesnt matter if you like it all! it's a preference question!!!!!

um, if you like it all the same, then there is no preference. duh. insane

Yeah, THAT is our preference!

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