I didn't know if there was one, so i put this one up
The Big four are the biggest 4 bands of thrash metal, specifically Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, and Anthrax. These bands formed during the early 80's
Origins:
[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NWOBHM"]NWOBHM[/URL] bands directly influenced the development of early thrash. The early work of artists such as [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond_Head_%28band%29"]Diamond Head[/URL], [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Maiden"]Iron Maiden[/URL], [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judas_Priest"]Judas Priest[/URL][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrash_metal#cite_note-6"][7][/URL], [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venom_%28band%29"]Venom[/URL], [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mot%C3%B6rhead"]Motörhead[/URL], [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tygers_of_Pan_Tang"]Tygers of Pan Tang[/URL], [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raven_%28band%29"]Raven[/URL], and [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_Witch"]Angel Witch[/URL], among others, introduced the fast-paced instrumentation that became essential aspects of thrash. Features on Judas Priest's [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Steel_%28album%29"]British Steel[/URL], "Rapid Fire", have been noted as a "proto-thrash" song.[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrash_metal#cite_note-7"][8][/URL] [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warheads_%28band%29"]Warheads[/URL] (1979-1981) have also been mentioned as a proto-thrash band.[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrash_metal#cite_note-8"][9][/URL]
In Europe, the earliest band of the emerging thrash movement formed in 1979, which was [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venom_%28band%29"]Venom[/URL] from Great Britain. Their seminal 1982 album [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Metal_%28album%29"]"Black Metal"[/URL] has been cited as the major influence on many subsequent genres and bands in the extreme metal world, such as Bathory, Hellhammer, Slayer and Mayhem. It was also the first studio release to contain tracks which can still be recognised today as fully formed thrash metal. The European thrash scene was almost exclusively influenced by the most aggressive music both Germany and England were producing at that time. British bands such as [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank_%28band%29"]Tank[/URL], and Raven, along with German metal exports [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accept"]Accept[/URL], motivated musicians from central Europe to start bands of their own, eventually producing German thrash exports such as [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodom_%28band%29"]Sodom[/URL], [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kreator"]Kreator[/URL] and [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destruction_%28band%29"]Destruction[/URL].
In 1981, a [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_California"]Southern California[/URL] band by the name of [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leather_Charm"]Leather Charm[/URL] wrote a song entitled "[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kill_%27Em_All#Hit_the_Lights"]Hit the Lights[/URL]". Leather Charm soon disbanded and the band's primary songwriter, vocalist/rhythm guitarist [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Hetfield"]James Hetfield[/URL] met drummer [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lars_Ulrich"]Lars Ulrich[/URL] through a classified ad. Together, James and Lars formed [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metallica"]Metallica[/URL], the first of the "Big Four" thrash bands, with lead guitarist [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Mustaine"]Dave Mustaine[/URL], who would later form [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megadeth"]Megadeth[/URL], another of the "Big Four" originators of thrash, and bassist [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_McGovney"]Ron McGovney[/URL]. Metallica later relocated to the [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Bay_Area"]San Francisco Bay Area[/URL]. McGovney was replaced with Cliff Burton, and Mustaine was later replaced with [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirk_Hammett"]Kirk Hammett[/URL]. The band released "Hit the Lights" on their first [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_album"]studio album[/URL], [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kill_%27Em_All"]Kill 'Em All[/URL][/I], in July 25, 1983.
Another "Big Four" thrash band formed in Southern California in 1981, when guitarists [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Hanneman"]Jeff Hanneman[/URL] and [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerry_King"]Kerry King[/URL] met while auditioning for the same band and subsequently decided to form a band of their own. Hanneman and King recruited vocalist/bassist [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Araya"]Tom Araya[/URL], a former [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respiratory_therapy"]respiratory therapist[/URL], and drummer [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Lombardo"]Dave Lombardo[/URL], a [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizza_delivery"]pizza delivery[/URL] driver, and [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slayer"]Slayer[/URL] was formed. Slayer was discovered by [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Blade_Records"]Metal Blade Records[/URL] executive [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Slagel"]Brian Slagel[/URL] while performing Iron Maiden's "[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantom_of_the_Opera_%28song%29"]Phantom of the Opera[/URL]" at a show, and were promptly signed to the label. In December 1983, less than six months after the release of [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kill_%27Em_All"]Kill 'Em All[/URL][/I], Slayer put out their debut album, [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Show_No_Mercy"]Show No Mercy[/URL][/I].
In the early 80s Canada produced influential [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_metal"]speed metal[/URL] bands like Toronto's [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anvil_%28band%29"]Anvil[/URL] and Ottawa's [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exciter_%28band%29"]Exciter[/URL] whose insistence upon fast playing and aggressiveness is considered a main influence to proper thrash metal[[I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed"]citation needed[/URL][/I]]. Bands such as [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonqui%C3%A8re"]Jonquière[/URL]'s [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voivod_%28band%29"]Voivod[/URL] were one of the first bands to combine progressive rock influences with speed metal.
Mid-1980's
The popularity of thrash metal increased in 1984 with the release of Metallica's [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ride_the_Lightning"]Ride the Lightning[/URL][/I], [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthrax_%28band%29"]Anthrax's[/URL] [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fistful_of_Metal"]Fistful of Metal[/URL][/I], Overkill's [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overkill_%28EP%29"]self-titled EP[/URL][/I] and Slayer's [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haunting_the_Chapel"]Haunting the Chapel[/URL][/I]. This led to a heavier sounding form of thrash, which was reflected in Exodus's [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonded_by_Blood"]Bonded by Blood[/URL][/I] and Slayer's [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell_Awaits"]Hell Awaits[/URL][/I]. In 1985, the German band [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kreator"]Kreator[/URL] released their debut album [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endless_Pain"]Endless Pain[/URL][/I] and the Brazilian band [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepultura"]Sepultura[/URL] released their [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_play"]EP[/URL] [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bestial_Devastation"]Bestial Devastation[/URL][/I]. [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megadeth"]Megadeth[/URL], which was formed by former Metallica guitarist [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Mustaine"]Dave Mustaine[/URL], released their debut album [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_Is_My_Business..._And_Business_Is_Good%21"]Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good![/URL][/I], and Anthrax released the critically acclaimed [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spreading_The_Disease"]Spreading The Disease[/URL][/I] in 1985.
A number of high profile thrash albums were released in 1986:
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[*]Metallica's 1986 album [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_of_Puppets"]Master of Puppets[/URL][/I], was one of the first thrash metal albums to receive critical acclaim and commercial success.[[I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed"]citation needed[/URL][/I]]
[*][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slayer"]Slayer[/URL], regarded as one of the most sinister thrash metal bands from the early 1980s[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrash_metal#cite_note-9"][10][/URL] released [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reign_in_Blood"]Reign in Blood[/URL][/I], an album considered by some to have almost single-handedly inspired the entire [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_metal"]death metal[/URL] genre[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrash_metal#cite_note-10"][11][/URL].
[*]Megadeth released [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_Sells..._But_Who%27s_Buying%3F"]Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?[/URL][/I], which proved to be the band's commercial and critical breakthrough[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrash_metal#cite_note-AMGHuey-11"][12][/URL]. Considered to be a landmark thrash metal album, [I]Allmusic[/I] cited [I]Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?[/I] as "One of the most influential metal albums of its decade, and certainly one of the few truly definitive thrash albums".[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrash_metal#cite_note-12"][13][/URL]
[*][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kreator"]Kreator[/URL] released [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleasure_to_Kill"]Pleasure to Kill[/URL][/I], which would later be an influence on the [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_metal"]death metal[/URL] genre.[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrash_metal#cite_note-13"][14][/URL][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrash_metal#cite_note-history-14"][15][/URL][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrash_metal#cite_note-15"][16][/URL]
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Late 1980's
In 1987, [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthrax_%28band%29"]Anthrax[/URL] released their album [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Among_the_Living"]Among the Living[/URL][/I], which bore similarities to their two previous releases:[[I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed"]citation needed[/URL][/I]] [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fistful_of_Metal"]Fistful of Metal[/URL][/I] and [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spreading_the_Disease"]Spreading the Disease[/URL][/I], with fast and heavy guitars and pounding drums. [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Angel"]Death Angel[/URL] took a similar pro-thrash approach with their 1987 debut, [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ultra-Violence"]The Ultra-Violence[/URL].[/I]
In 1988, [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicidal_Tendencies"]Suicidal Tendencies[/URL], who had previously been a straightforward [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punk_rock"]punk[/URL] band, released their major label debut [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_Will_I_Laugh_Tomorrow_When_I_Can%27t_Even_Smile_Today"]How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today[/URL][/I]. This album had very thrashy guitar riffs and an overall very metal oriented sound, with much more complicated song structures than on their previous albums, but the band still stayed true to their roots as a punk band in that the songs were very melodic and had catchy choruses [[I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed"]citation needed[/URL][/I]].
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Sepultura's third album, [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beneath_the_Remains"]Beneath the Remains[/URL][/I] (1989) earned them some mainstream appeal as it appeared on [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roadrunner_Records"]Roadrunner Records[/URL]. Testament continued through the late 1980s with [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_Order"]The New Order[/URL][/I] (1988) and [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Practice_What_You_Preach_%28Testament_album%29"]Practice What You Preach[/URL][/I] (1989), both albums showing the band was continuing to grow musically and almost gaining Testament the same level of popularity as the "Big Four"[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrash_metal#cite_note-16"][17][/URL][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrash_metal#cite_note-17"][18][/URL][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrash_metal#cite_note-18"][19][/URL][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrash_metal#cite_note-19"][20][/URL] of thrash: Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax and Slayer. [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vio-lence"]Vio-lence[/URL], a relative latecomer to the Bay Area thrash metal scene put out an acclaimed debut in [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_Nightmare"]Eternal Nightmare[/URL][/I] (1988), combining relentless riffing with a punk vocal delivery, resulting in one of the fastest, heaviest thrash albums of all time[[I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed"]citation needed[/URL][/I]]. Canadian thrashers [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annihilator_%28band%29"]Annihilator[/URL] would release their highly technical debut album [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_in_Hell"]Alice in Hell[/URL][/I] (1989) which received much praise due to its fast riffs and virtuostic guitar solos. [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadus"]Sadus[/URL] was a later thrash band, featuring a very strong sound which was primarily caused by the fretless bass of Steve DiGiorgio. Meanwhile in Germany, Sodom released [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agent_Orange_%28album%29"]Agent Orange[/URL][/I] and Kreator would release [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extreme_Aggression"]Extreme Aggression[/URL][/I]. Both albums hit the scene in 1989 and are highly regarded as thrash metal classics by fans all around the world[[I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed"]citation needed[/URL][/I]].
Meanwhile, Slayer released [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_of_Heaven"]South of Heaven[/URL][/I] in 1988, Megadeth released [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/So_Far,_So_Good..._So_What%21"]So Far, So Good... So What![/URL][/I] while Metallica's album [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...And_Justice_for_All_%28album%29"]...And Justice for All[/URL][/I] of the same year spawned the band's first video, the [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I"]World War I[/URL]-themed song "[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_%28Metallica_song%29"]One[/URL]".
1990's
In the 1990s, many veteran thrash metal bands began changing to more accessible, radio-friendly styles[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrash_metal#cite_note-Thrash_Metal_-_Allmusic-20"][21][/URL]. Metallica were a notable example of this shift, particularly with their mid to late 90's albums [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Load_%28album%29"]Load[/URL][/I] (1996), and [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ReLoad"]ReLoad[/URL][/I] (1997), which both displayed minor [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blues"]blues[/URL] and [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_rock"]southern rock[/URL] influences, and were seen as a major departure from the band's earlier sound[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrash_metal#cite_note-21"][22][/URL]. Megadeth took a more accessible route with their 1992 album [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countdown_to_Extinction"]Countdown to Extinction[/URL][/I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrash_metal#cite_note-22"][23][/URL], and Testament released the mainstream and melodic [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ritual_%28Testament_album%29"]The Ritual[/URL][/I] in 1992[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrash_metal#cite_note-MetalUpdate_interview_-_Chuck_Billy-23"][24][/URL].
A number of more typical thrash albums were released in the 1990s, including Megadeth's [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rust_in_Peace"]Rust in Peace[/URL][/I], Anthrax's [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persistence_of_Time"]Persistence of Time[/URL][/I], Slayer's [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seasons_in_the_Abyss"]Seasons in the Abyss[/URL][/I], Suicidal Tendencies' [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lights...Camera...Revolution%21"]Lights...Camera...Revolution![/URL][/I], Testament's [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Souls_of_Black"]Souls of Black[/URL][/I], and Kreator's [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coma_of_Souls"]Coma of Souls[/URL][/I]. All of those albums were commercial high points for the aforementioned artists. Many of these bands embarked on a group tour called the [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clash_of_the_Titans_tour"]"Clash of the Titans"[/URL] the same year.
As further extreme metal genres came to prominence in the 1990s ([URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_metal"]industrial metal[/URL], [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_metal"]death metal[/URL], and [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_metal"]black metal[/URL] each finding their own fanbase), the heavy metal "family tree" soon found itself blending aesthetics and styles[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrash_metal#cite_note-sam-24"][25][/URL]. For example, bands with all the musical traits of thrash metal began using "[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_growls"]death growls[/URL]", a vocal style borrowed from death metal, while [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_metal"]black metal[/URL] bands often utilized the airy feel of [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthesizers"]synthesizers[/URL], popularized in [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_metal"]industrial metal[/URL]. Today the placing of bands within distinct subgenres remains a source of contention for heavy metal fans, however, little debate resides over the fact that thrash metal is the sole proprietor of its respective spinoffs (see below).
2000's
Thrash metal has recently seen a certain degree of resurgence of popularity.[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrash_metal#cite_note-25"][26][/URL] Bands including [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrash_metal#cite_note-26"][27][/URL] [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29"]Trivium[/URL], [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazarus_A.D."]Lazarus A.D.[/URL], [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Municipal_Waste_%28band%29"]Municipal Waste[/URL], [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evile"]Evile[/URL] and [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gama_Bomb"]Gama Bomb[/URL] have been cited as key in the "resurgence" of thrash metal.[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrash_metal#cite_note-27"][28][/URL] The genre's sense of recklessness and energy has been cited as a potential reason for its resurgence.
Older thrash bands have continued to put out material such as Megadeth's [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endgame_%28album%29"]Endgame[/URL][/I] (2009), Slayer's [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Painted_Blood"]World Painted Blood[/URL][/I] (2009), Metallica's [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Magnetic"]Death Magnetic[/URL][/I] (2008), Destruction's [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N."]D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N.[/URL][/I] (2008), Sodom's [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodom_%28album%29"]self-titled album[/URL] (2006), Death Angel's [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_Season"]Killing Season[/URL][/I] (2008), Kreator's [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hordes_of_Chaos_%28album%29"]Hordes of Chaos[/URL][/I] (2009), Exodus' [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exhibit_B:_The_Human_Condition"]Exhibit B: The Human Condition[/URL][/I] (2010), Overkill's [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ironbound_%28album%29"]Ironbound[/URL][/I] (2010), Onslaught's [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_Peace"]Killing Peace[/URL][/I] (2007), Testament's [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Formation_of_Damnation"]The Formation of Damnation[/URL][/I] (2008), Metal Church [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Present_Wasteland"]This Present Wasteland[/URL][/I] (2008), Artillery's [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_death_comes"]When Death Comes[/URL] (2009), and Voivod's [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infini_%28album%29"]Infini[/URL][/I] (2009).
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I almost didn't notice Dave Mustaine, he blends in with the wall and the cabinet too well.
Concert tomorrow, fuck yeah. Not going in person, cinema. But still, should be brilliant.
Me 2, I can only imagine how fucking epic this is gonna be
Can't wait 'till tomorrow. It's gonna be so great.
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Why are Kirk Hammet and Rob Trujillo much more tanned than all the others?
[QUOTE=JonniXD;22777060]Can't wait 'till tomorrow. It's gonna be so great.
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Why are Kirk Hammet and Rob Trujillo much more tanned than all the others?[/QUOTE]
they're mexican
I just noticed one is missing from the picture
But I don't know who :v: There's only 16 out of 17.
Im going tommorrow too! Shit's gonna be awesomme!
[QUOTE=mikeyt493;22777583]I just noticed one is missing from the picture
But I don't know who :v: There's only 16 out of 17.[/QUOTE]
Jeff Hanneman.
[QUOTE=JonniXD;22777060]Why are Kirk Hammet and Rob Trujillo much more tanned than all the others?[/QUOTE]
Kirk is half Filipino, and Rob is Mexican.
Good thread idea, bad thread
This info is not valuable in any way, it would be a lot better if the OP contained information we can use.
Like it would be a little history lesson of what thrash is,and then the big 4 and how the are and sound.
Aw that's such a nice picture
i have no money to watch the concert live in cinema. anyone know of any live streams on the net?
Gonna head out in about 45 minutes fuck yeah :frogc00l:
Seen Slayer twice and Megadeth once. Would love to see Metallica and Anthrax.
For those who want it here it is:
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ty98BhijmGI[/url]
and:
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I just returned from the Big Four cinema concert, and let me tell you, it was fantastic.
Me and a couple of friends arrived at the cinema 16:50. Ten minutes later, the screen changed from some text saying that "This show in not rated and might contain bad thingies". Metallica's "The End of the Line" (I think, I'm not sure) played rather loudly with some text announcing that the show would start in 30 minutes. Then came a pre-recorded scene of Lars, Dave and Scott speaking about how this all happened. Then we saw a live footage from Sofia where the drum technician was having the time of his life testing the drums.
After listening to him being a bad drummer for some time, the Anthrax logo popped up to the main riff of Metallica's "The End of the Line" (again, I think it was that). And so, the show began. Anthrax came up on stage with Joey Belladonna as the lead singer, which was good because they're not the same with John Bush. They started with "Caught in a Mosh", then they played some newer songs, followed by "Madhouse" and "Metal Thrasing Mad". The highlight came in the middle of their song "Indians", where the riff changed to something familiar. It was the opening riff to Black Sabbath's "Heaven and Hell". After covering that, they finished "Indians" (it involved Joey Belladonna jumping around with an indian head wear thing) and played their final song, "I Am The Law", before they said goodbye. Before the show, I had heard people complain that Anthrax weren't good enough to be a part of the Big Four, but let me tell you, they did a fantastic show. All of the songs were greatly performed and they were really entertaining. It definitely showed that they deserve to be a part of the Big Four.
After that, Megadeth came on (for a live show, they were suspiciously quick to change the set). They started with "Holy Wars", which came as a surprise because I was pretty much sure that they would finish with it. Before Dave's solo in "Holy Wars" started, they switched to "Hangar 18", followed by "Head Crusher", "In My Darkest Hour", "Skin O' My Teeth", "Sweating Bullets" and "Symphony of Destruction" (might be more). They ended the show by talking to the people and then finished "Holy Wars", so my theory that they would definitely end with it was technically true. They had a fine performance, but there was 2 things that I didn't like. 1. The lack of "Tornado of Souls" (which is probably explained by number 2) 2. Dave's voice sounded like he was going through puberty. I mean, all the high notes sounded like a girl was singing, unfortunately. I couldn't help but laugh at the chorus in "Sweating Bullets". I really like Megadeth, but Dave's voice isn't as good as it used to be. Still, a very good performance.
Then, Slayer came along. I had to go to the toilet so I missed the first part of "World Painted Blood". They were as fast and furious as they have always been, playing songs like "War Ensemble" (my favorite), "South of Heaven", "Mandatory Suicide", "Chemical Warfare" and "Angel of Death". Then, as expected, they finished with "Raining Blood". The only thing wrong with their performance was that you almost couldn't hear Kerry's guitar, but a great show nonetheless.
After Slayer's performance, a Ronnie James Dio memorial thing came on. They had Kerry, Lars, Scott and Dave talk about him and finally showed a screen saying "R.I.P. Ronnie James Dio
1942-2010"
The people in the cinema all gave him an applause, including us.
Finally, the highlight of the show came for most of the audience. Fireworks and "Ecstasy of Gold" filled the eyes and ears of the people as Metallica came on stage. They opened with "Creeping Death", followed by "For Whom the Bell Tolls", "Cyanide", "Fade to Black", "One", "Master of Puppets", "Nothing Else Matters" and "Enter Sandman". After a terrific performance, they talked to the fans and finally brought the other members of the Big Four up on stage with them. Then, all of the Big Four (except for Slayers Tom Araya, Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King, who were suspiciously missing) played Diamond Heads "Am I Evil?". Needless to say, this was the very best thing that happened that night. It really was indescribable, although I would rather have had them play something by Dio. After that, Metallica threw Megadeth, Anthrax and Dave Lombardo off the stage in a friendly manner and played "Hit The Lights". Then, after James Hetfield bullying the crowd they finished with "Seek and Destroy". As a fun thing to add, one friend of mine announced that he needed to use the bathroom at the end of "Enter Sandman". He waited through the whole show, two encores, and then ran around the shopping mall looking for a restroom.
Jokes aside and to sum it up; one hell of a night that totally lived up to it's expectations. It's hardly possible to say which band was best, but if I had to choose, I'd go with Anthrax. They really showed how worthy they are.
But, enough of me, what did you think of the concerts?
I got back about a hour ago and it was so freaking awesomme! I hadnt listened to Anthrax much before but now I ought to! Their song "I am the Law" is freaking epic! It was weird that Tom Jeff and Kerry werent in the final ensemble. I laughed my ass off when James was taking his guitar off and on and off again, haha.
I dont think it was completely live though. Guitars randomly changed and bands got prepped waaay too quickly. But overall it was an awesomme show.
At festivals like that bands dont play 7 songs and then leave (read: megadeth). I'm hoping the DVD will send more mustainey goodness my way
I thought Dave was really bad. His vocals were very sub-par, could barely hear a word he said, and his voice was really weird at points.
But my God, were Slayer and Metallica fantastic.
I REALLY wish I was at that in person, but this was as close as I was going to get. I envy everyone who was there. It was seriously amazing, not going to forget that :frogc00l:
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Also fucking this
All sharing a stage, playing Am I Evil? by Diamond Head.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8-_-E3JORM[/media]
The only complaint i have about the show is they cut out a lot of good songs at the theater showing.
Am I Evil? Was fucking badass.
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