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thrash metal

British  

noun

  1. Often shortened to: thrash.  a type of very fast, very loud rock music that combines elements of heavy metal and punk rock

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Göransson absorbed his dad’s passions and mutated them into a personal obsession with Metallica, an electric descendant of the blues, in the process becoming a guitar player proficient in everything from thrash metal to jazz.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2025

A dreary thrash metal dirge that's presumably intended to subvert Eurovision's shiny, happy aesthetic.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2023

On a remote dirt road in northwest China’s Qinghai Plateau, a four-piece band dressed in hazmat suits and gas masks launches into a thrash metal number about the dangers of burning trash.

From Washington Post • Jul. 26, 2022

It is, without a doubt, the most compelling portrait of a female Lebanese thrash metal band you’ve ever seen.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 24, 2022

He opened the car door and a mix of laughter, loud, unintelligible words, and thrash metal music flowed into our forest and infected it with them.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King