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Crossover thrash 1984
The exact point where hardcore and thrash metal merge: metal riffs, skate-park attitude, mandatory circle pit.
- Heaviness
- 7
- Speed
- 9
- Melody
- 5
- Where from
- USA
- Tempo
- 180-240 bpm
- Song length
- 1-2.5 min
- Written about
- Beer, Skateboarding, Anti-authority, Deliberate stupidity as a style
- Vocals
- Shouted
Why this one
| You said | Crossover thrash | Match | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shouting, but I can still hear the words When someone is singing, what should come out? | shouted | 100% | ×3 |
| As fast as anyone can play What pace? | 9 out of 10 | 90% | ×2 |
| The nineties Does it matter when it was made? | 1984 | 76% | ×1 |
| Short. Say it and stop. How long should a song be? | up to 2.5 min | 96% | ×1 |
| Weighted mean | 93% | ||
Ranked over all 150 genres in the encyclopedia, on the 4 answers you gave, weighted vocals 3, pace 2, era 1, length 1 out of 7. Crossover thrash leads the next by 2 points. Where two genres score the same the broader one wins, because a genre with subgenres under it is somewhere to carry on from and a leaf is a full stop.
Five records, in this order
- 1Start one step outside
Bad Brains, Bad Brains 1982
Bad Brains - Bad Brains (the ROIR cassette). The fastest band of the decade.
- 2The one to put on first
Suicidal Tendencies, Suicidal Tendencies 1983
Suicidal Tendencies - Institutionalized. The best song ever written about parents not listening.
- 3Then
- 4Then
- 5Then
The first is the entry point for Hardcore punk, one step outside, so the second record has something to be heard against. After it come Crossover thrash's essential records in the order the encyclopedia lists them. Every one of these has a page here with links out to somewhere it can be played.
If that is not it
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Teutonic thrash 90%
The German version: dirtier, faster and much closer to what would become death and black metal.
On the other branch of the tree entirely, and 7 steps from Crossover thrash.
The way into Teutonic thrash -
Cybergrind 83%
Grindcore with programmed drums nobody could play and electronic elements. Made in bedrooms more often than in studios.
On the other branch of the tree entirely, and 7 steps from Crossover thrash.
The way into Cybergrind
Not simply the second and third of the ranking: those are almost always near neighbours of the first, which is three names for one suggestion. An alternate has to sit at least 4 steps through the tree from the headline and from the other alternate, which is the same floor the "sounds like this, but isn't" panel uses.
What your answers ruled out
- As fast as anyone can play put 4 genres at the bottom of that one question, among them Doom metal, Drone metal, Funeral doom. Worth 2 of 7.
- The nineties put 23 genres at the bottom of that one question, among them Blues rock, Progressive rock, Rock and roll. Worth 1 of 7.
- Short. Say it and stop. put 18 genres at the bottom of that one question, among them Doom metal, Progressive rock, Progressive metal. Worth 1 of 7.
Counted as genres scoring 20% or less on that answer alone. A recommendation that only shows what it chose is hiding half of what it did.