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Last Licks: How to Play Thrash Metal

Last Licks: How to Play Thrash Metal

Posted 03/18/2012 at 2:54pm | by Martin Goulding

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Thrash developed in the early Eighties as a subgenre of the broader heavy metal category and gained momentum throughout the decade. From the pioneering “Big Four” bands—Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax—to Exodus, Testament, Overkill and Sepultura, thrash metal pushed the boundaries of aggression, speed and stamina with fast, muted open-string-based riffs and furious lead breaks.

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Veinstainedheart

May 08, 2012 at 5:11pm

hell yes

Wood and Metal

April 18, 2012 at 3:41pm

Detailed stuff for the budding thrasher.

I would have kept the Simpsons guitar though :P

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