Damn straight! LotR-themed black/thrash. :hail::headbang:

Also, Boss, you should definitely check out Headshot, damn good German thrash. Read my review or DGYDP's for more details on how awesomesauce it is.

I don't know about essential, but Meltdown is pretty fucking solid.

http://www.myspace.com/meltdown

Hatchet are also pretty good, although they do sound similar to a lot of the other bands coming out of the Bay Area right now. You might dig it.

http://www.myspace.com/hatchet2006

You might also like Strikemaster's "Up for the Massacre".

http://www.myspace.com/strikemaster666

Note: None of these bands compare to Sauron, or even Gama Bomb, but if you like Merciless Death/FBF/BbB you might be into them.

Also, if you're into the black/thrash stuff (which I don't really count as part of this "retro" movement, per se) I'd definitely recommend getting Devastator's "Nuclear Proliferation" or "Morbid Force", Nocturnal's "Arrival of the Carnivore", and if you don't mind some Burzum-esque shrieks you might want to look into Front Beast's "Black Spells of the Damned".

@The_Boss:

Destructor. I'll die trying to recommend them.

destruction and death angel are pretty good, not sure if they are retro or not though.

Yep, Sauron is fucking great! There from my home-state too which is cool! I want to see em in concert!:headbang:

Well, in a sense, yes they are retro since they are from the early days of thrash.

MELTDOWN.

It really pisses me off no one mentions them when "Executioner" has far more lasting value than most of the other bands.

Holy shit I just saw the line-up for Thrash Assault 3:

HEATHEN (USA)
SADUS (USA) (exclusive German show)
ACCU§ER (GER)
SACRED STEEL (GER)
DEVASTATION (US)
(First European show)
MINOTAUR (GER)
HELLISH CROSSFIRE (GER)
NEGLIGENCE (SLO)

It's in Würzburg (that's faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar away) and if I can't get there I'll eat my shoes. Holy shit.

it's official, now I hate Europe. Why do they always get such great fests? Anyways, I hope you have a good time thrashing about DGYDP!

fuckin' awesome, im jealous! i'm going to see motorhead, testament, judas priest, and heaven & hell in chicago this august, it's gonna rule!

Would someone please recommend some thrash bands that use a lot of blues style in their music?

Thrash isn't a very blues-heavy genre... but Poltergeist's Depression has some influences there. They even finish the song Writing on the Wall, with some straight-up blues sample(?).

Municipal Waste

Thanks guys for all the retro-thrash band recs. I haven't heard most of them so I shall be getting to downloading asap!

Wow, that's great... I didn't even know that Devastation played theses days. It's the Devastation that released Sign of Life and Idolatry, right?

buy CD's

Duh, but since Thrash revivalist arent all good, he might want to hear what they got first, without spending money.

ah, of course, in that case i would try projectplaylist.com its totally free.

I always buy CDs. But it's just totally stupid to buy a CD without hearing anything about it first. I've made that mistake a total of 3 times, and each time I've been so mad after buying it and wasting my money. Thus I download first, then buy. I have like almost 400 CDs...

the only reason i buy is if i have heard it on the radio or internet, i agree it is totally retarded to buy something you have no idea about. my dad has over 1000 CD's and climbing, its crazy.

Buying after listening to it first is a good idea, but buying without listening isn't necessarily "totally retarded."

true, i just tend to exaggerate sometimes is all. (i feel pretty retarded after wasting my money)

My favorites from this movement are:

Torture Squad
Violator
Meltdown
Hypnosia

Not all of them are original, but they all can play well.

Violator is the perfect retro-thrash band, I swear their debut is perfect. It's almost as good as the quality thrash released in the 80's and I'd say it's probably listened to more than a lot of those releases. Something about it, the riffs, the vocals, the riffs... Just awesome thrash.

Haven't read the other responses but here are some.
MELTDOWN
Evil Army
Raped God
Rabid
ANGELUS APATRIDA
Lazarus
Hatchet
GAMA BOMB
Mutant
Pitiful Reign
Diamond Plate
Hellish Crossfire (Black/Thrash)
Sithlord (Black/Thrash)
DELERIUM TREMENS
Witchtrap (Black/thrash)
Sodomizer (Black/speed)
Anger as Art
National Suicide

100% agree

New Exmortus album out soon. Can't wait. I fucking love the stuff on their myspace page. \m/

this is a long thread, and I'm coming into it on the latter end, so I did not read though all of it to know if anybody mentioned these guys already. But I definitelty reccomend Avenger Of Blood to anyone who has not heard them. They capture the old school Euro thrash sound very well, (but they're from the U.S.) without sounding like a clone of any of the classic Euro thrash bands.

Their new album Death Brigade absolutely slays. The track Poserslaughter is a great metal anthem to play for all the metalcore and nu-metal kids. LOL!

Yep, Death Brigade most definitely slays.

EDIT: Everyone stop what you're doing and get Aspid's Extravasation. Fucking awesome prog/tech thrash from Russia!

I just came

edit: I second the Aspid rec - a must for all fans of Sadus (or tech thrash is general).

*orgasmic sigh* Damn, Lee Altus is just...Damn!

Kreator! There a pretty good thrash band, and if you don't like them, than try lookin on iTunes for the iTunes plus album, Thrash Metal. No shit, huh.

:bow:

That twin guitar solo was pulled off perfectly.

Was Lee the one with the ridiculously tight pants on the left? I wasn't able to tell due to the camera not getting close up but also I'm not sure exactly what he looks like nowadays.

I'll try and find a pic...

EDIT: That's what he looks like now (left dude)

Heathen have played live recently? Not all hope is lost...

The main reason why I was in a state of euphory. Not only are they playing live, BUT they are also in perfect shape and haven't shown a single indication that they're 20 years older now. There's another European tour in the winter, which means that they might be presenting the new album then (wishful thinking).

HEATHEN FTW!!! Haha, that's the first video of heathen I have ever seen.

April 5th??

Holy FUCK. They sound incredible live. Godfrey sounded pretty badass too. Lee seems the most lively ... and wow, that dual harmony was amazing.


Sadly true, lol...

Great find, this guy has some fucking awesome videos. The one of Razor in Norwalk is shit quality but the "crowd" made it entertaining. At least looked like the band was having fun.


edit: Holy shit the crowd in the "Cro-Mags" video. Thomash would not have a good time.