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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A happy ending also awaits singer/guitarist Nikan Khosravi and DJ Arash Ilkhani of the thrash metal band Confess, in the often nightmarish “Iranian Metal Crusade.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2025

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

From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2023

The co-founders of Ninth Realm — drummer Joey Burke and guitarist Liam McMahon — say their band’s dramatic thrash metal originates in a surprisingly quiet place.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 11, 2023

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

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