Best of the Big Four of Thrash Metal?
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Topic: Best of the Big Four of Thrash Metal?
Posted By: Unitron
Subject: Best of the Big Four of Thrash Metal?
Date Posted: 23 Jul 2014 at 1:01am
So, Who does everyone think is the best of the big four? I love them all, but For me it's Anthrax. 
Edited, because back when I made this poll I voted Megadeth.
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Posted By: Bosh66
Date Posted: 23 Jul 2014 at 1:38am
| Oddly Slayer never did much for me but I love the first three. Anthrax is under-rated, but Megadeth for me too. |
Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 23 Jul 2014 at 1:42am
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Posted By: adg211288
Date Posted: 23 Jul 2014 at 1:45am
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I could never get into Slayer or Anthrax. Megadeth I enjoy but only seem to be able to take in small doses so I guess I have to say Metallica. The early albums are still some of the best thrash releases I've ever heard even if their output has been less than stellar since. There are definitely more non-big 4 thrash bands I seem to enjoy hell of a lot more these days though. ------------- Earn Money Online (NOT a scam): https://premium.gg2u.org?referrer=adg211288" rel="nofollow - GG2U https://adamsfilmcorner.quora.com/" rel="nofollow - Adam's Film Corner on Quora |
Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 23 Jul 2014 at 1:46am
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Yeah those first four Metallica albums are definitely among the best thrash metal out there, but in a broader perspective the rest of their disco devaluates them in this poll IMO.
I like all four bands though. ------------- http://www.lyngby-boldklub.dk/" rel="nofollow - Forever TRUE - Forever BLUE! https://rateyourmusic.com/~UMUR" rel="nofollow - UMUR on RYM |
Posted By: aglasshouse
Date Posted: 24 Jul 2014 at 8:49am
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I watched a live performance of them all playing 'Am I Evil?' It's hard to choose, but I would pick Anthrax. |
Posted By: ProgMetaller2112
Date Posted: 24 Aug 2014 at 9:05pm
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Posted By: vmoore
Date Posted: 25 Aug 2014 at 3:17pm
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adg211288 wrote:Posted By: LittleBig
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2016 at 3:03am
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I'm starting to think that Anthrax is the most consistent of them all. They never screwed things up like the other 3 did. Metallica - St Anger, Lulu, even Death Magnetic ain't that Great, the Loads are uneven and so was the black album. Megadeth - a lot of uneven material, plus Supercollider was terrible. Slayer - God Hates Us All is their worst, barely listenable, their last one is rather average |
Posted By: Vim Fuego
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2016 at 3:34am
| I went with Anthrax today. Other days it would be Slayer. It's never been Megadeth, and can no longer be Metallica. |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: 24 Jan 2016 at 3:32pm
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If I count the # of "essential" (in my mind) thrash albums from each band I get: Metallica - 3 Megadeth - 5 Anthrax - 3 Slayer - 5 ...in every case being the earliest studio releases. so I went with Megadeth, whose non-essential albums are a hair better than Slayer's for me |
Posted By: Vic
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2016 at 1:31am
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Essential Metallica: first 5 + Garage Inc Essential Slayer: first 5 + Live Undead + Haunting the Chapel Essential Megadeth: First 6 +Hidden Treasures (maybe +System has Failed+Dystopia?) Essential Anthrax: First 5 According to the above I should have said Megadeth. But for me Metallica of the 80s >> the universe, so... ------------- 42 |
Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2016 at 10:30am
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I just went with Metallica. All these bands have their share of total crap after their heyday, it's just Metallica had a few of the best in them before they switched on the crap button and pumped out some of the worst music ever made. Anthrax was cool but i never thought they made whole albums that blew me away. Megadeth has been patchy even at the beginning and Slayer while i'm liking much more these days still lacks the overall diverse sounds found on the first few Metallica releases. I agree with Adam, i would rather listen to dozens of other thrash bands these days: Coroner, Sepultura, Artillery, Kreator, Overkill, Vektor, Forbidden all have much more to offer as far as whole discographies go ------------- 
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Posted By: welive
Date Posted: 28 Jan 2016 at 3:06am
| For me it's Slayer > Megadeth > Metallica, though I haven't heard enough of Anthrax to decide. |
Posted By: Nightfly
Date Posted: 28 Jan 2016 at 2:04pm
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A tough question depending on how you look at it... Metallica for best album of the lot with Master Of Puppets though Slayer's Reign In Blood isn't far behind. Megadeth despite a few duffers have a better overall track record up to their latest Dystopia - Metallica have been pretty mediocre for the last 20 years. |
Posted By: TheHeavyMetalCat
Date Posted: 29 Jan 2016 at 4:25am
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This is hard, so let's look at how I feel about each band: Slayer - my average rating for their stuff tends to be in the 3 - 3.5 star range with higher ratings for the 1985 - 1990 period. Not a massive fan overall. However they are the only one of the four who have never turned their back on thrash, which I guess gives them bonus points. Anthrax - again not a massive fan overall. I like Among the Living a lot however I haven't given them any five stars. I see their groove period as a turn for the worse. Metallica - first 4 are excellent with Ride the Lightning being one of my favourite thrash metal releases of all time. After Justice though they took a turn for the worse which they still haven't recovered from. They have the dubious distinction of having produced both the best and worst releases of the Big 4. Megadeth - I think that they've maintained a little stronger average level of quality since their heyday (1986 - 1992 for me), but they do have one less 4.5 from me than Metallica has. Their worst releases are still more listenable than Metallica's though. So in terms of favourite releases it has to be Metallica, but with deductions for bads releases taken into account as well I guess that means Slayer is actually the one deserving of my vote. I have to go with the band I'm more likely to listen to though, which is Metallica. |
Posted By: TheHeavyMetalCat
Date Posted: 29 Jan 2016 at 4:34am
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Should also point out though along the lines of what others have said, do have thrash bands I enjoy more than any of these. Exodus and Artillery I like a lot while even Annihilator has 2 five star ratings from me for their first two albums (they average at 3 - 3.5 after that). |
Posted By: Wyvern_13
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2016 at 7:37am
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Testament. Ok, I kid. Sort of. I do enjoy Metallica a lot (up until and after St. Anger that is) but I rarely feel like listening to them anymore except maybe one or two songs here and there. I've never really gotten into Anthrax so they're out. Megadeth is alright as far as instruments go but the day Dave Mustaine convinced himself that he could do vocals is a sad, sad day in the history of music. Slayer is a hit and miss band for me but honestly, with the hits they outrank the rest of the 4 in terms of how likely I am to listen to it. I mean, I can almost always put on South of Heaven or God Hates Us All and not feel the need to listen to something else halfway through. So yea, Slayer it is I guess. ------------- Þessi undirskrift kemur málinu bara alls ekkert við! |
Posted By: Prog Geo
Date Posted: 27 Mar 2016 at 7:29pm
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Slayer!
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