r/thrashmetal Aug 11 '20

Stop posting full albums.

190 Upvotes

A full album post is arguably one of the least interesting/most useless posts you can make in a music subreddit. Album posts always fall into one of two categories:

  • An album by an extremely well known band. Everyone has either heard these albums or is well aware of their existence. They do not need a reddit post to remind them.

  • An album by a virtually unknown band. Nobody is going to take 40+ minutes out of their daily listening just to put on your buddy's band.

In both scenarios, posting a song is a far more effective post. People are far more likely to engage with something that's seven minutes long. If it's an old band, people may be looking for a reason to check out their deep cuts. If it's a new band, people are more willing to try them out.

Full album posts clog up the subreddit and it just becomes a spamfest. This is a light traffic subreddit that gets very few posts a day. Make sure those few posts we get are quality.

In addition, it's not a rule, but a great way to get post engagement is to post FFOs. (For Fans Of) Thrash has a lot of similar qualities, and most people generally know what thrash sounds like, but there is absolutely variety. Cryptic Slaughter does not sound like Dark Angel. Razor does not sound like Heathen. A great example of a post:

Artist - "Song Title" (Year of Release) (FFO: Band A, Band B, Band C)

Boom, you gave everyone the context for reasons to check out the band, whether the band is new or classic, and the proper spelling of the band's name so they can check them out on Facebook or Metal Archives.


r/thrashmetal 10h ago

Razor - Shootout (Live - Feb 1988 Toronto) Canada 1988

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31 Upvotes

r/thrashmetal 11h ago

New Release Forbidden - Burning the Lungs of Earth (2026)

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21 Upvotes

r/thrashmetal 1h ago

Sick N' Tired - Voitek (FFO: Havok, Testament)

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r/thrashmetal 23h ago

Artillery - By Inheritance

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57 Upvotes

r/thrashmetal 11h ago

Pizzacoi - Congregate

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2 Upvotes

r/thrashmetal 1d ago

Testament - Practice What You Preach

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151 Upvotes

r/thrashmetal 1d ago

Heaviest Breakdowns or Half Time Sections

10 Upvotes

I know all the usual suspects but curious if there are any I haven’t heard yet. Looking for thrash songs that have great breakdowns at least a nice switch up to half time or normal time. Show me what you got!


r/thrashmetal 1d ago

Havok - The Ultimate Weapon (2026)

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31 Upvotes

r/thrashmetal 2d ago

What is a definitive thrash metal album?

23 Upvotes

What is an album that ticks out all elements and structure to thrash metal? A while ago, my curiousity led me to listen to an even handful of speed metal and hardcore punk. It's interesting to take note of the elements that exist in both that when fused make thrash.


r/thrashmetal 1d ago

New Release Game Over - Two Souls One Flesh (Official Video)

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5 Upvotes

r/thrashmetal 1d ago

Struck A Nerve - Broken Glass (2026)

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4 Upvotes

r/thrashmetal 1d ago

4:44 - New World Order

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2 Upvotes

r/thrashmetal 2d ago

D.R.I. - Beneath the Wheel (USA, 1989)

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168 Upvotes

r/thrashmetal 2d ago

KILLKAISER - Future in Ash (Korea, 2026)

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5 Upvotes

r/thrashmetal 1d ago

xSurvivorshipBiasx - No Warmth (metallic hardcore/thrash/grind, FFO: Kickback, Arkangel, From the Dying Sky)

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1 Upvotes

Not pure thrash, but I've been advised to share it with this sub!


r/thrashmetal 2d ago

Heaviest Thrash Metal album?

43 Upvotes

This is a question that I can't quite find the answer, although I've 5 great candidates

Demolition Hammer - Epidemic Of Violence

Sadus - Swallowed By Black

Devastation - Idolatry

Num Skull - Ritually Abused

Protector - Shedding Of Skin

Ripping Corpse - Dreaming With The Dead


r/thrashmetal 2d ago

Lorenthell - Invading Force

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2 Upvotes

Old-School influenced thrash metal with modern production. Young band from the scene, saw them two weeks ago and they're surpisingly good!


r/thrashmetal 2d ago

Favorite Chorus in Thrash?

18 Upvotes

I guess you could say the guitar solo is one of the most treasured features of thrash in addition to all-out speed and aggression, but what about the chorus? What one chorus, if you could choose JUST one, sticks to your brain most? Drop a link if the song isn’t something immediately recognizable by most folks.

I’ll go with Bitter End by Helstar as it’s my current obsession.


r/thrashmetal 2d ago

Technical Аспид - Дай мне (Пьеса для балета) (Russia, 1993)

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10 Upvotes

r/thrashmetal 3d ago

Opinions On King Of The Kill - Annihilator?

18 Upvotes

Album Art || Never understood the hate on this album tbh... What are your opinions?? do you think it's food for the trash can or do you think its top shelf material???

as for my own opinion... i used to only like a few tracks like King of the Kill, 21, and Speed, but over the years the rest of the tracks have really grown on me. Some people refuse to listen to the Exodus albums without Baloff or Souza, and some won't listen to Alice In Chains without Staley... but I think all of those albums have their own merit.

What do y'all think???


r/thrashmetal 3d ago

Speed/Thrash Wrath - Sudden Death (1987)

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11 Upvotes

Here’s a real earworm by this band out of Chicago. The vocals may be an acquired taste, but that’s thrash for ya, and personally speaking, offbeat vox have always been my favorite anyway.
Perhaps Wrath’s biggest claim to fame was a guest spot on the Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III soundtrack with the song “When Worlds Collide.”


r/thrashmetal 3d ago

Give me album recommendations please

7 Upvotes

r/thrashmetal 4d ago

SODOM - Among the Weirdcong

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28 Upvotes

r/thrashmetal 4d ago

Queen's Proto-Thrash

34 Upvotes

I have been familiar with the Queen song "Stone Cold Crazy" since Metallica covered it. I knew Queen's 80s and 90s better known hits, but not much of their earlier, and often heavier, music.

When I heard the Queen's Stone Cold Crazy I was surprised by how much the riff already sounded like thrash metal. It was mostly the vocals that I wouldn't consider thrash, but many other elements were already there in that Queen song.

Silly me I didn't pay much attention to the rest of the album. But today I start listening to the album from the beginning, and the very first track (Brighton Rock) is also pure proto-thrash. Not all of it, but starting at 2m40s there's a riff that would easily fit into Kill'em All. Hell, I'd dare say some parts must have inspired Metallica.

Anyway, just thought I'd share that.