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Thrash ’til Death – Big Four times four, part 2

Last week, I came up with an idea for a Big 16, so to speak. My personal favorite Thrash Metal bands, divided into four seperate groups, each led by a genuine Big Four band. Is there more to it? Not really, I just like to write about Thrash Metal.

So when you make the jump, keep in mind that I’m basically just listing my favorite thrash bands. Success, influence and critical acclaim didn’t play a part in my list but simply personal preferences.

So, what are you waiting for? Make the jump. Now!

The best way to end your weekend

For most people it’s the end of the weekend today but for me, it’s the start of my weekend because I had to work all week, including Saturday and today, and the next two days I don’t have to work so I’ll spend them with my favorite hobby: listening to metal, which is also the ultimate way to end your weekend!

So tomorrow you’re going back to work, school or what-the-hell-ever it is you’re doing and I’ve got an advice for you. If your supervisor or teacher gets on your nerves, just HANG HIM HIGH!

And it all started with Death…

It all started with the man above, Chuck Schuldiner. Death Metal. Some people may argue that it all started with Possessed but to me Chuck Schuldiner and his band Death are the fathers of Death Metal, without wanting to take away anything from Possessed’s legacy.

What I realized is that members of Death went on to form or join other Death Metal bands and in turn members of these bands went on to form or join other DM bands aswell and so on and so forth.

So what I want to do is this: I’ll give you a quick rundown of bands that are in some way related to the fathers of Death Metal. Make the jump for your daily dose of Death Metal.

Thrash ’til Death – Big Four times four

I’m a Thrash Metalhead. I love Thrash Metal as much as the next guy, if the next guy is a badass who loves Thrash Metal as much as I do.

Metalheads have been speculating about The Big Four for a while now. Who deserves to be there, who would make it into a “Big Five” and so on…

It got me thinking… Who would be my personal Big Four? I couldn’t decide so I wrote a list of all the thrash bands I consider awesome and I came up with a total of 16 bands. Being the math genius that I am, I realized that’s four big fours because 4 times 4 equals 16. See? You’re learning about metal AND math from my lectures.

So I’m dividing my list into four separate groups. Each group is led by a genuine Big Four band (this week it’s Metallica, next week it’s Slayer, etc…) and has 3 other thrash bands that I like.

When you make the jump, keep in mind this is purely a list of thrash acts I like and has got nothing to do with success, influence or anything else.

Saturday Dose of Metal covers

I’ve heard a lot of people complaining about metal bands covering pop songs. “It’s not funny!”, “Why would they cover someone like that?”, “I’d much rather read Dose of Metal all day than listen to this ever again!” and so on and so forth but let me tell you something right now: Fuck you! Some of the best metal songs to get drunk or party to are covers and I love hearing songs that I grew up with turned into metal songs.

Maybe it’s just me because I also enjoy my fair shair of cheesy Power Metal bands but a George Michael song turned into a Death Metal song just grabs my attention.

So if you’re like me, a true metalhead who knows all the lyrics to all Katy Perry songs by heart, make the jump for some fun cover songs to enjoy your Saturday with.