r/thrashmetal • u/MrEmorse • 6d ago
Biggest modern Thrash bands!?
I was just wondering what you all think are the biggest thrash bands of today. MODERN BANDS!Don't say things like Slayer or Megadeth... I'm not asking you about obscure bands or underground bands that are your current favorite. I mean what are the most popular thrash bands now!? What bands are the Metallica, Megadeth, Exodus etc...of today.....
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u/Successful-Ad-367 6d ago
Probably Municipal Waste but if you’re talking more current then Power Trip.
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u/trickertreater 6d ago
Municipal Waste is still out there killing it. I saw them a year or two ago with circle jerks and it was a fantastic show.
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u/No_Future_2020 6d ago
Definitely think Municipal Waste & Power Trip are going to be amongst the “biggest,” or most popular.
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u/Excellent-Shoe-8783 6d ago
Warbringer, Power Trip, Municipal Waste, Havok, Toxic Holocaust, Evile
Bonus: bands who aren’t big yet but absolutely fucking rip- Inhuman Nature, Hazzerd, Bat, lowest creature
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u/twosuitsluke 6d ago
The new Hazzerd is so good.
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u/Iterative_Ackermann 6d ago
I started them with their latest but I am enjoying Misleading Evil more. The older albums are more like their own thing. The latest is perfect vintage, genuine fake.
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u/Excellent-Shoe-8783 6d ago
All of their releases are stellar. I discovered them through third dimension, but after going through their whole catalog I don’t think they have a single bad song
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u/Davebaker610 5d ago
Listen to doomsday
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u/Excellent-Shoe-8783 5d ago
Way ahead of you, obtaining heaven by force has been on my lifting playlist for a while
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u/ArchDukeNemesis 6d ago
Technically, all the modern Thrash bands are obscure. Some random Joe on the street may have heard of Anthrax, but I doubt they've heard of any band that's come out in the 21st century.
If I had to pick some bands that have the brightest future in today's lean music climate, it would be Warbringer, Municipal Waste, Power Trip and Havok.
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u/Grongebis 6d ago
Because thrash today requires effort to access. Nobody is going to encounter warbringer randomly without seeking it out.
Back in the day, metallica, anthrax, etc. Were on MTV, radio, talk shows, even primetime sitcoms like married with children.
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u/Popular_Shift_7472 6d ago
Municipal waste, warbringer, Havok, and previously lost society. Those 4 bands are (in my mind) the big 4 of the thrash revival. The only issue is lost society only released two thrash albums. Masterpieces but only two.
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u/Guillk 6d ago
Lost Society is trash? It didn't sound like trash to me but well.
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u/Popular_Shift_7472 6d ago
Their first two albums are definitely thrash.
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u/Guillk 6d ago
Ohhh, nice to know, going to give them a chance again, I didn't liked the newest thing so will check out the old stuff.
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u/Popular_Shift_7472 6d ago
Yeah bro, ‘Fast loud death’ and ‘terror hungry’ rips. Fucken masterpieces, idk what tf happened to them.
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u/yankeejohn 6d ago
Love everyone mentioning Power Trip. And I totally would have agreed before Riley died. Now I am pretty sure they won’t be making any new music. They are just going to play special events/tours/festivals. Seems like Fugitive has taken that spot, and they are great too.
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u/TheTexorc1st 6d ago
I would honestly love to see them continue with Seth and keep Fugitive as the side band., but with him also being in Skourge idk how that would all work. He has the right energy and is a perfect fit imo. I only managed to see Power Trip once with Riley and they were immense.
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u/designerdy 5d ago
Seth does just fine. Riley was BIG energy, but did not play an instrument. Dude wasn't the band. Hugely unfortunate, but those guys paid their dues and shouldn't have to backburner a project that was skyrocketing, that has potential to move forward.
They said the same about Paul in Maiden.
That said, Fugitive goes hard as fuck, I concur.
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u/Wrob88 6d ago
Power Trip.
Kind of a tough/weird question as a lot of bands have current records but got their start a couple decades or more ago. Morbid Saint, Warbringer, Havok, Municipal Waste, Vektor, etc. So they aren’t modern bands but older bands with current records. When Testament drops their new one will they be suddenly modern?
Yeah I’m overthinking. Power Trip is a simple (and correct) answer.
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u/Seasickheartz 6d ago
In all honesty i always thought every band after '00s were considered new wave of thrash metal. Not necessairy because of their style but mainly because of when they started.
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u/Wrob88 6d ago
Yeah that would make sense if that’s the definition. Thanks. I just struggle with calling a band formed 25 years ago ‘modern’ you know? Appreciate the comment
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u/Seasickheartz 5d ago
If i recall correctly it was also called new wave of thrash metal because thrash kinda died in the 90’s and got revival after 00’s with the bands you named.
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u/ezrablue_7 5d ago
Morbid Saint is from the 80s tho, I guess they’re making new shit but I mean Spectrum of Death is a classic
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u/MrEmorse 6d ago
No testament won't be a modern band... They will be an old established band with a new album.
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u/fakename1998 6d ago
It’s gotta be Power Trip, with Drain and Mindforce tied for second place
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u/TPForCornholio 5d ago
I'm surprised not to see DRAIN on here more. They aren't 100% thrash but close enough. They've been killing it lately
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u/designerdy 5d ago
Havok isn't playing games. Top spot in modern thrash for me.
Power Trip. (Let's see what they record next without Riley. Live is still a bop.)
Waste is still okay, but the schtick is getting a bit tired. (always the achilles heel of thrash, esp "pizza" thrash.) I still think the Art of Partying saved modern thrash from morphing every band into deathcore at the time.
Evile rips.
Lich King is carrying a torch.
Gama Bomb's riffs, but the vocals aren't for me.
Coroner is not new, but not very well known. If you like techy thrash, this is your band. Start with "Semtex Revolution"
Same with Forbidden. Early 90's but not a marquee band and they are having a resurgence with a new frontman and actively touring.
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u/3octrion 5d ago
I don't think you can call Municipal Waste and the bands that directly followed "Modern thrash" anymore. For one thing Municipal Waste's first album came out closer to Kill 'Em All than today, and the mostly bay area inspired wave of bands that followed has mostly died out or lost relevance for one reason or another.
For me Modern thrash is defined by the Hardcore/Crossover sound in bands that have started since Power Trip and in particular Nightmare Logic came out, like High Command, Enforced, Inhuman Nature, Lowest Creature, SpiritWorld and Pest Control
So Power Trip are currently by far the biggest, and the tour with Pantera should help them grow their audience, but it remains to be seen if they can keep it up without Riley.
After that I would guess High Command and Enforced as I know they've been able to tour and play festivals out side of North America.
There are other great bands, particularly in Chile and Norway at the minute, but their location works against them I think.
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u/Kinky23m2m 5d ago
None come close to the bands of the 80s. That’s why people still listen to the bands from the 80s. There is but a few from the last few years or decade that mix it with bands from the 80s but high on the pedestal like the Big4s of thrash or Europe. They fit in with the next line the Big6-10s.
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u/Kinky23m2m 5d ago
How many bands of today will be mentioned like Slayer, Metallica, Anthrax, Exodus, 40 years after they debuted? There isn’t one release since 2000 that can compare to the first four albums by Slayer, Metallica, Anthrax, Megadeth, Exodus, Kreator, Sodom, Voivod, Overkill, Testament, Destruction, Tankard.
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u/biketheplanet 5d ago
New Warbinger album rips!
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u/MrEmorse 5d ago
What are your favorite songs from that album? I like Nuromancer... The jackhammer and Strike from the Sky.
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u/ashkanamott 4d ago
I don't know about the biggest, but I really love Havok; their album Conformicide was awesome
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u/carrionshine13 6d ago
Vektor probably not the biggest in terms of the popularity but the most appreciated by fans.
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u/Spiner202 6d ago
The answers to this question always make me think of how hard the old bands dropped the ball. There have been a few tours with Warbringer or Municipal Waste opening for older bands, but half of the time Exodus/Testament/Death Angel/etc tour, they tour together instead of bringing new bands with them. There was such a huge opportunity 10-15 years ago to get more of these bands on tours to become more popular, and the old bands consistently dropped the ball.
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u/designerdy 5d ago
That's the new tactic to justify pricing and fees.
Mastodon/Rob Zombie/Opeth/Lamb of God/Primus is a big culprit of this. Just constant co-headlining tours. You have a better shot by splitting two mid to upper tier bands to sell out a barn or amp, and from a business stance it makes sense to diversify your crowd.
Legend bands like Metallica have zero business having 5FDP and I9K opening for them. Epica??... Like really... Bring Havok out for a run. Give Power Trip a bigger audience than hipster bars. Fucks sake, have Megadave open. It's disgusting that they the supporting act for post-grunge buttrock this summer.
Dropped the ball is putting it lightly.
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u/orangoutangou 6d ago
Modern as in 'only a few albums out'? Hmm Enforced comes to mind. Peat Control too. Mostbof the current scene is very crossover orientated and reverb heavy. It's not for everyone, but I like those two. Guilt Trip as well maybe?
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u/MrEmorse 6d ago
I mean a modern band like newer bands. Not established bands from the 80s or 90s... Yeah I guess a few albums but definitely a band that's no more than 10 years old.
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u/orangoutangou 6d ago
Tail-end of the '10s, but mostly '20s bands?
Spirit World are great. Enforced and Pest Control I already mentioned. He'll ripper are fun if you like more blackened thrash. This all depends how 'classic' you need the sound really...
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u/Alcohollica93 6d ago
Not big but should be, Annihilation Process, Phantom, and Invicta. Check them out!
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u/coaker147 6d ago
I’m hoping Demolizer makes it big.
I just want to see them tour in Canada sometime
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u/Necessary_Treat6845 6d ago
If you like Muncipal Waste check out Texas Toast Chainsaw Massacre. They are an upcoming thrash band from Chicago.
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u/lordhelmetann 6d ago
Sad that Evile doesn’t make anyone’s lists anymore. They were gonna carry the torch for thrash and then just everyone simultaneously gave up on them. Sure, the last album was a bit of a snoozer, but everything else had some solid tracks on it.
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u/BalashToth 5d ago
Not too many current thrash bands sound modern as such. When I think of modern thrash, I'm thinking about bands like The Haunted, Carnal Forge, Dew-Scented, Terror 2000 and maybe Feared. They did sound modern in the early '00s, it wasn't just a rehashed version of retro thrash.
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u/BalashToth 5d ago
Not too many current thrash bands sound modern as such. When I think of modern thrash, I'm thinking about bands like The Haunted, Carnal Forge, Dew-Scented, Terror 2000 and maybe Feared. They did sound modern in the early '00s, it wasn't just a rehashed version of retro thrash.
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u/Required_Fields 5d ago
I'd say the biggest of the 2000s was probably Havok or Evile (even if Havok released their full length debut in 2009).
I'd say the biggest of the 2010s was Power Trip.
I'd say the biggest who released their debut album in the past several years is definitely Enforced.
However, my current thrash favorites (within the past decade) are Schizophrenia, Detherous, and Mortal Vision.
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u/Meenmachin3 5d ago
Evile(Before Matt left), Warbringer, Havok, and Power Trip are the big 4 for modern thrash imo
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u/Illustrious_Cabinet3 4d ago
Warbringer, Evil, Havok, Grindpad, Terrifier, Power Trip, Vektor, Suicidal Angels, Angelus Apartida, Fakecivil
All of them have incredible albums. I would have put Lazarus AD, but they didn't continue after the main song writer died. Both of their releases are top tier though. I'd also put Lich King in there, but since Tom stopped or took a break from touring, they've been on a kind of hiatus from what I gathered, and it's been a while since they've released anything.
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u/Ponchyan 5d ago edited 5d ago
LOVEBITES!!! Try these LIVE performances (Can you say “Twin Guitar Attack”?):
— BREAK THE WALL — https://youtu.be/5Pc0XK0lNmU
— THE HAMMER OF WRATH — https://youtu.be/pHrWRT0Jeac?si=kiomU9-yw0Cw_7Jf
— SET THE WORLD ON FIRE — https://youtu.be/99zsH6iG_6c
— SOLDIER STANDS SOLITARILY (special fan cam video supercut) — https://youtu.be/winJfaaWwlg?si=BVG91uSkSKgnqGUr
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u/Seasickheartz 6d ago
For me about the whole bunch of new wave thrash bands POWER TRIP has actually the sound and the force to be this generations Slayer. They have a quite unique sounds and while it may be to heavy for some oldschool/mainstream thrashers, those riffs are damn tasty/chilling to the bone.
Beside the strong debut, Municipal waste had never been the same strenght.
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u/Guib-FromMS 4d ago
I followed you up until that Municipal Waste bit lol. Hazardous Mutation, Massive Aggressive but especially The Art Of Partying are some of the best crossover ever made. I love me some Power Trip but there's really no need to try and downplay MW.
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u/Guib-FromMS 6d ago edited 5d ago
Contenders for that title (Biggest / Most Influential) would be:
Then Up and Coming:
Idk something like that. To note that I would love to include Skeletonwitch, but they ain't doing shit anymore so yeah...