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Thrash metal knowledge

How well do you know one of the best known metal subgenres?
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1.
A band Jason Newsted was a
member of prior to joining Metallica.
Flotsam and Jetsam
2.
The first album released by Canadian
metal band Annihilator.
Alice in Hell
3.
A band with songs such as
“Set the World Afire”, “Reckoning Day”
and “Take No Prisoners”.
Megadeth
4.
A drummer who has primarily played
with Slayer, but also with Testament
and Suicidal Tendencies.
Dave Lombardo
5.
A German band that writes almost all
of its lyrics about alcohol, especially beer.
Tankard
6.
Widely considered the most famous and
possibly the best Kreator album (1986).
Pleasure to Kill
7.
An American band known for the albums
“The Dark”, “Blessing in Disguise”, and
a self-titled release.
Metal Church
8.
A South American band whose sound
evolved from proto-black/thrash metal
to pure thrash, and eventually to
groove metal.
Sepultura
9.
This band’s lineup has included many
legendary musicians, such as Tom Hunting,
Paul Baloff, and Rob Dukes. Name the
band’s rhythm guitarist.
Gary Holt
10.
The most well-known album by Sodom,
featuring tracks like “Ausgebombt”, “Tired and
Red”, and “Remember the Fallen”.
Agent Orange
11.
The name of the European country that
the band Artillery comes from.
Denmark
12.
The legendary vocalist of Testament, who has
remained with the band since their debut
without ever leaving.
Chuck Billy
13.
This band’s lyrics mostly deal with social
and political topics, and almost all of
them are written by the band’s bassist,
Phil Rind.
Sacred Reich
14.
A crossover thrash band in which Robert
Trujillo’s son plays the bass (Robert played
in the band too).
Suicidal Tendencies
15.
Municipal Waste’s third studio album, released
in 2007, with songs about partying, alcohol
and mutation.
The Art of Partying
16.
The name of the musician who founded
Toxic Holocaust and recorded all the guitar,
bass, drum, and vocal parts for the band’s
first two studio albums.
Joel Grind
17.
A New Jersey–based band known for
albums such as “Power and Pain”,
“Ticket to Mayhem”, and “Insult to Injury”.
Whiplash
18.
The last unmentioned band of the
Teutonic Big Four.
Destruction
19.
Name of the first Anthrax studio album
featuring vocalist Joey Belladonna, released
in 1985.
Spreading the Disease
20.
Fill in the blank: A song by Power Trip, featured
on their 2017 album “Nightmare Logic” -
Executioner’s Tax (_____).
Swing of the Axe
 
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21.
The name of the debut album by Vio-lence,
released in 1988
Eternal Nightmare
22.
The name of Overkill’s singer, who is one of
the two only constant members of the band.
Bobby Blitz
23.
A band that Peter Steele formed before
founding Type O Negative.
Carnivore
24.
An American band known for the albums
“Act III”, “The Ultra-Violence”, and “Frolic
Through the Park”.
Death Angel
25.
The name of Metallica’s bassist who
played on their first three studio albums
before tragically passing away in a bus
accident in 1986.
Cliff Burton
26.
A Canadian band whose lyrics are
themed around science fiction and
technology. The band is also credited as one
of the pioneers of technical thrash metal.
Voivod
27.
The name the band Paul Bostaph was a
member of before joining Slayer.
Forbidden
28.
The name of the second studio album by
Xentrix, released in 1990, featuring a man
with money tattooed on his palms on the cover.
For Whose Advantage?
29.
A bass player who founded the band
Nuclear Assault after being fired from Anthrax.
Dan Lilker
30.
This thrash/groove band, formed in 1985,
is best known for the albums “Slaughter in
the Vatican” and “The Law”.
Exhorder
31.
A modern American thrash band from Colorado,
known for albums such as “Time Is Up”
and “Conformicide”.
Havok
32.
The name of the European country that
the band Coroner comes from.
Switzerland
33.
Fill in the blank: the debut album by Exumer,
released in 1986 - “Possesed by ___”.
Fire
34.
The name of cult-classic 1989 record by
Morbid Saint.
Spectrum of Death
35.
What the name D.R.I., a legendary crossover
thrash band, stands for.
Dirty Rotten Imbeciles
36.
A drummer who has played with bands such
as Death and Testament, but is best known
for his work with Dark Angel.
Gene Hoglan
37.
A sharp tool designed for shaving hair. And also
a legendary Canadian band.
Razor
38.
A band with albums “Tortured Existence” (1990)
and “Epidemic of Violence” (1992)
Demolition Hammer
39.
The name of S.O.D.’s mascot.
Sargent D
40.
The last unmentioned band of the
Canadian Big Four.
Sacrifice
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