Fastest AMERICAN Thrash Metal Bands

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  • Опубликовано: 14 ноя 2020
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    This is a medley of the fastest American (USA) thrash metal bands that were suggested on my community page.
    Do you agree? And which bands would you add or change?
    Songs in order of appearance:
    - Slayer - Angel Of Death
    - Metallica - Damage, Inc
    - Dark Angel - Older Than Time Itself
    - Megadeth - Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good
    - Demolition Hammer - Crippling Velocity
    - Anthrax - A Skeleton In The Closet
    - Vektor - Tetrastructural Minds
    - Sadus - And Then You Die
    - Vio-Lence - Kill On Command
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Комментарии • 697

  • @yuxilong3366
    @yuxilong3366 3 года назад +182

    “How many strings does a guitar have?”
    “One, maybe two”

    • @stantorren4400
      @stantorren4400 3 года назад +16

      The solos: Am I a joke to you

    • @nisinduperera7130
      @nisinduperera7130 3 года назад +4

      Say that to the Vektor riffs

    • @timetin
      @timetin 2 года назад

      @@stantorren4400 he's right! ... ruclips.net/video/E8H-67ILaqc/видео.html

  • @Vasiliy230
    @Vasiliy230 3 года назад +403

    That transition to Tetrastructural minds was flawless

  • @justinnelson9905
    @justinnelson9905 3 года назад +655

    My man just played slayer in e standard

    • @Daily_Bassist
      @Daily_Bassist 3 года назад +71

      That is truly a disgusting act
      Edit: God damn guys, I was joking. Can’t even hear the bass in Slayer songs anyway.

    • @Raygun222
      @Raygun222 3 года назад +76

      Show No Mercy was in E standard.

    • @justinnelson9905
      @justinnelson9905 3 года назад +8

      True

    • @Top10Dylan
      @Top10Dylan 3 года назад +47

      e standard is better

    • @guy_in_the_moon
      @guy_in_the_moon 3 года назад +5

      He must be punished

  • @DankoHidalgo
    @DankoHidalgo 3 года назад +366

    Mama Said has to be the fastest, most aggressive thrash song ever written.

  • @GHOST-zk6me
    @GHOST-zk6me 3 года назад +105

    I’m so happy Killing is my business was on this list, such a underrated song and album

    • @rusinapulla8394
      @rusinapulla8394 3 года назад +18

      killing is my business is one of the best megadeth albums and easily the thrashiest one

    • @spiritinblack370
      @spiritinblack370 Год назад

      @@rusinapulla8394 LOL This album is difficult to call thrash at all and main song is slowest in present row.

    • @justempty7036
      @justempty7036 9 месяцев назад +1

      No definetly not underrated.Let me tell you an actual underrated album: Youthanasia.

  • @nikd2154
    @nikd2154 3 года назад +94

    I am a simple man. I see somebody plays Vektor, I press "Like".

    • @loboahriman7680
      @loboahriman7680 3 года назад +1

      I'm a simple man. I see someone with a battle toads avatar and I press like 😁✌🏼

    • @Gabriel-sx8xi
      @Gabriel-sx8xi 3 года назад

      I see fuckin' SADUS I press like

    • @laminbernadeth2278
      @laminbernadeth2278 3 года назад

      I see slayer i press like

    • @nisinduperera7130
      @nisinduperera7130 3 года назад

      Sad that their frontman is a douche (possibly)😕
      Love their music though

    • @luis_6507
      @luis_6507 2 года назад

      @@nisinduperera7130 Yeah, he allegedly abused his girlfriend. But yeah there music is awesome.

  • @72slayer72
    @72slayer72 3 года назад +362

    Love your channel man because you play the RIFFS. I appreciate shredding solos too, but don't really care about them. I love the RIFFS!

    • @machiwoomiapoo
      @machiwoomiapoo 3 года назад +5

      Agreed!

    • @springbloom5940
      @springbloom5940 3 года назад +18

      A competent rhythm guitarist can make it without a lead. It takes a world-class elite soloist to make it without a right hand man.

    • @fernandobalderas509
      @fernandobalderas509 3 года назад +7

      A good guitar solo its always welocome but thrash Is about riffs

    • @mykneeshurt8393
      @mykneeshurt8393 3 года назад +6

      riff till death

    • @vannjunkin8041
      @vannjunkin8041 3 года назад +5

      Power of the riff compels me 🖤

  • @Thrashmetalkicksass
    @Thrashmetalkicksass 3 года назад +136

    Never understood what was going on in that Older than Time Itself riff. I don't know how you figured that out, it's so messy on the record

    • @paulosicne5803
      @paulosicne5803 3 года назад

      I thought the same thing. Dark Angel records always had terrible production value. Just like Possessed Seven Churches. That album could have been in more rotations if they cancelled all that sludge in their recording.

  • @entelikey1
    @entelikey1 3 года назад +190

    Killing Is My Business takes the cake 🎂
    Phenomenal cycle of riffs.
    And then Dave sings on top! Whilst ripping.

    • @spiritinblack370
      @spiritinblack370 3 года назад +6

      But not enouph fast...like others.

    • @josearellano3268
      @josearellano3268 3 года назад +6

      @@spiritinblack370 yeah your right,but all them bands look up at Dave Mustaine ...

    • @yusufyusuf1998
      @yusufyusuf1998 3 года назад +3

      @@spiritinblack370 still best riffing

    • @cameronwilson4832
      @cameronwilson4832 3 года назад +2

      @@spiritinblack370 listen to their live performances when this shit came out.. I don’t know how they did it

    • @jessenoneofyobussines7560
      @jessenoneofyobussines7560 3 года назад +5

      @@spiritinblack370 in my opinion from that album theres a way better pick called " the skull beneath skin" one of the most raw thrash riffs of all time. Listen to it youl know it when ya hear it

  • @siddharthdeshmukh8118
    @siddharthdeshmukh8118 3 года назад +35

    A Skeleton In The Closet is such a jam! A big shout out to 'Chalice Of Blood' by Forbidden. Well played as usual my friend!

    • @thewolf7119
      @thewolf7119 3 года назад +3

      Would love to see him play Through Eyes of Glass!

  • @izekealtopanga8513
    @izekealtopanga8513 3 года назад +108

    Disappointed not to see Overkill, Nuclear Assault, Testament, or Exodus on this list.

    • @genzeuronymous7787
      @genzeuronymous7787 3 года назад +30

      Exodus is so underrated, they’re on my top 4 thrashers list instead of anthrax

    • @sithcritic8906
      @sithcritic8906 3 года назад +6

      Death had some fast riffs in its catalog.

    • @bathedinblood7897
      @bathedinblood7897 3 года назад +1

      @@genzeuronymous7787 I totally agree

    • @carlosnava7484
      @carlosnava7484 3 года назад +13

      @@sithcritic8906 Yeah But They are death metal

    • @ToxygenRecAll
      @ToxygenRecAll 3 года назад +2

      There will always be disappointed thinking that somebody is underrated

  • @stantorren4400
    @stantorren4400 3 года назад +186

    Amazing to see Vektor here, the best modern thash band

    • @cohiba6432
      @cohiba6432 3 года назад +4

      I suggest Tantara. They are fking awsome, underground and remember of vektor.

    • @ferxodiaracing6690
      @ferxodiaracing6690 3 года назад +17

      Power trip...

    • @Jesusblowsme666
      @Jesusblowsme666 3 года назад +8

      Unfortunately i can't listen to them after what the frontman did to his ex girlfriend

    • @luisagudelo8897
      @luisagudelo8897 3 года назад +1

      @@Jesusblowsme666 what happened?

    • @Jesusblowsme666
      @Jesusblowsme666 3 года назад +4

      @@luisagudelo8897 he physically abused her.

  • @mortrixs1936
    @mortrixs1936 3 года назад +6

    I request a full crippling velocity cover. That sounded SOOOOO GOOD

  • @frankybass
    @frankybass 3 года назад +12

    Fantastic selection!!! Sadus, Demolition Hammer, Vektor... impressive as usual!

  • @ericsyre9418
    @ericsyre9418 3 года назад +86

    Early Megadeth: best of both worlds. Fast, ripping, melodic and groovy. None of the Thrash bands had that, at the time.

    • @THRASHDEATH
      @THRASHDEATH 3 года назад +4

      Fkg right! Dave was brilliant and... stoned haha

    • @matheusmotta1132
      @matheusmotta1132 3 года назад +2

      And mean riffs

    • @justcamel6462
      @justcamel6462 3 года назад +2

      It is like sequel of kill 'em all. Mega is still my favorite group, but album gets old

    • @spitfactsnotjizz8349
      @spitfactsnotjizz8349 3 года назад

      Aww figgity fuck yeah

    • @jungleblobs5225
      @jungleblobs5225 Год назад +2

      plenty of bands did, just not big ones

  • @danbilotto7785
    @danbilotto7785 3 года назад +8

    Kill On Command rips the hell into pieces, hail Vio-Lence!

  • @jonasness
    @jonasness 3 года назад +18

    Right on! You picked the best part of Skeleton in the Closet to riff on. Great selections all around! I had a fuk'n cheap Peavey Bandit-112 back in 1992 but I would scoop the mids into non-existence and dial in a total static tone and riff along to Stormtroopers of Death until my palm-muting hand became like beef jerkey, thinking I was on top of the world! Time to dip a lip of Odens snus! Cheers!

  • @patrickmccarthy-bull6191
    @patrickmccarthy-bull6191 3 года назад +4

    That Vektor riff is one of my all time favourites. The main riff to Tetrastructural Minds that is.

  • @dusnmatr
    @dusnmatr 3 года назад +10

    3:28 Didn't know Anthrax could sound so death metal

    • @Awix
      @Awix 3 года назад +2

      That's what I thought too.

  •  3 года назад +4

    after reading the caption, I knew killing is my business will be there, Dave is phenomenal

  • @vegafos
    @vegafos 3 года назад +6

    Pulled off those Dark Angel riffs like a boss🔥

  • @4ytcomment
    @4ytcomment 3 года назад +38

    Only one I can think of off the top of my head right now that was egregiously omitted was Testament.

  • @shannonjones3714
    @shannonjones3714 3 года назад +2

    Another fantastic job! Great song selection as well! Thank you for sharing this with us!

  • @martinkguitarcover4933
    @martinkguitarcover4933 3 года назад

    That was really cool, great playing!!!

  • @kjetilmedhus7363
    @kjetilmedhus7363 3 года назад

    Hell yeah! So much good stuff. Excellent work

  • @donchart1
    @donchart1 3 года назад

    Transitions are flawless! Awesome.

  • @thunderheads4103
    @thunderheads4103 3 года назад +1

    Thank goodness!
    Finally somebody who mentioned Dark Angel!

  • @SoloCamXTOutdoors
    @SoloCamXTOutdoors 3 года назад

    Very well done Sir!!

  • @jgabilanes4515
    @jgabilanes4515 3 года назад +1

    Your playing is excellent! I love these videos!

  • @goodgodpluckme1
    @goodgodpluckme1 3 года назад +3

    Awesome playing Karri...Peace

  • @jamesrx4514
    @jamesrx4514 2 года назад +1

    Sick. Absolutely one of my favorite vids ever

  • @CarlosPreto
    @CarlosPreto 3 года назад +1

    Awesome as always 👌🤘
    It’s really inspiring to watch your videos!!

  • @jamesulrich5783
    @jamesulrich5783 3 года назад +1

    Thanks for this TOP, Karri.
    You are an amazing guitar player!

  • @MrWholewheat
    @MrWholewheat 3 года назад

    That was really cool. I’ve been looking for new metal and new songs to learn on guitar.

  • @narbo9
    @narbo9 3 года назад

    Awesome guitar playing!

  • @louielouie3900
    @louielouie3900 3 года назад

    Great stuff!

  • @mustangtech331
    @mustangtech331 Год назад +1

    Sick looking guitar and nice riff choices!

  • @KareemBahgat1
    @KareemBahgat1 3 года назад +14

    Was expecting to see Gung-ho by Anthrax but still a great video nonetheless.

  • @090nj2
    @090nj2 3 года назад

    *These transitions from song to song are amazing❤️*

  • @garygkc21
    @garygkc21 3 года назад

    Excellent job bro!

  • @AlexGrohlMusic
    @AlexGrohlMusic 3 года назад

    Great job!👍

  • @Thrasher_Abbatoir
    @Thrasher_Abbatoir 3 года назад

    Super tight playing dude!

  • @ValSchnitzel
    @ValSchnitzel 3 года назад +1

    Karri Killin it!!!

  • @antlerguitar
    @antlerguitar 3 года назад

    Nice guitar and playing man!

  • @johanvangbo9992
    @johanvangbo9992 3 года назад +3

    Top notch! Great to see some Demolition Hammer.

  • @killingsleep
    @killingsleep 3 года назад

    Dude, that was badass !!

  • @fallfromgrace7264
    @fallfromgrace7264 3 года назад

    Wow! Hard work 🤘🏻🔥

  • @simon515
    @simon515 3 года назад +3

    Great playing! I would love to see you play some Revocation riffs!

  • @antomustaine
    @antomustaine 3 года назад +9

    My man your right hand is just insane, and people say rhythm guitar is easy... hahaha. Hope all is going nice bro

  • @danielthompson5152
    @danielthompson5152 3 года назад +4

    Awesome to see Vektor and Sadus in there!

  • @eldagon9306
    @eldagon9306 3 года назад +2

    Wow...
    Just wow...
    Vektor is such a discovery for me. I almost lost my mind listening to Tetrastructural Minds. That's somethig real big.

  • @channelname9048
    @channelname9048 3 года назад +1

    Awesome!!

  • @MetalJames1282
    @MetalJames1282 3 года назад +1

    Was happy to see that you included Vio-lence on your list. Saw them live at the 9:30 club in D.C. back in the day. Best mosh pit ever!

  • @ezekielthangkhiew5890
    @ezekielthangkhiew5890 3 года назад +1

    Awesome guitar. Awesome video. Awesome riffs

  • @donbriggs6687
    @donbriggs6687 3 года назад

    very cool mate. great guitar sound

  • @SaberToothGary
    @SaberToothGary 3 года назад +1

    Cool vid, man! That guitar is fuggin gorgeous too!

  • @footlongfabo
    @footlongfabo 3 года назад

    Killer video man. Great playing 🤘 exhorder has some fast stuff too

  • @BenjaminCaris
    @BenjaminCaris 3 года назад

    Dude, your tone is amazing here!

  • @Scarshockable
    @Scarshockable 3 года назад +1

    So freaking good !! 🤘🤘🤘🤘
    Love your tone !!
    Cheers from France 🇫🇷

  • @jasonstrom9283
    @jasonstrom9283 5 месяцев назад

    Wow dude quality!!!!

  • @Sodomizxr
    @Sodomizxr 3 года назад

    a riff video with Sadus and Dark Angel in it?
    i love you.

  • @nightraven2975
    @nightraven2975 3 года назад

    Your guitar looks really cool, and I love the tone here as well.

  • @kardiyan07
    @kardiyan07 3 года назад +11

    He's playing so fast that the tatoos on his fingers are fading slowly :D

  • @danieldoncel7308
    @danieldoncel7308 3 года назад +1

    Meen, All Of us love this and All your content, never stooop you r great!!

  • @malidukica
    @malidukica 3 года назад

    Again and again, you're the man! Greetings from Oslo!

  • @wolfyinexile
    @wolfyinexile 3 года назад +1

    Flawless!! Damn thank you man that was dope!

  • @jesusflores-rodriguez7395
    @jesusflores-rodriguez7395 3 года назад +1

    I've just came from "Children of Bodom HARDEST Songs on Rhythm Guitar" video, then found this one... I've definetively already subscribed!
    Thank you so much for all the work in your channel!

  • @martinknowles3049
    @martinknowles3049 3 года назад

    This guy is fucking awesome. Love the content! Keep it up!

  • @incognito3862
    @incognito3862 2 года назад +3

    Wow, that Dark Angel riff was fucking sick along with the rest. \m/

  • @omardamian6792
    @omardamian6792 3 года назад +3

    I love seeing Vektor getting recognition. Tetrastructural Minds was the first son to heard by them. Also they’re coming back 2021

  • @nickkalinay5653
    @nickkalinay5653 3 года назад +6

    Dave Mustaine is a beast! Cool video and collection of songs!

  • @nokomisnichols
    @nokomisnichols 3 года назад

    That was badass dude

  • @najedcivortim9484
    @najedcivortim9484 3 года назад

    Beautiful guitar man

  • @ferror4652
    @ferror4652 3 года назад

    You're the best,yet so humble.

  • @dorianl7294
    @dorianl7294 3 года назад +2

    I was getting ready to comment "where was Demolition Hammer?" when Crippling Velocity tore my head off. Saw them live a few years ago and I still have bumps and bruises from the pit.
    Great vid btw.

  • @jeffhanneman7123
    @jeffhanneman7123 3 года назад +8

    Don't listen to those "no insert band?" comments. Mine was there B-). It was tight man. Thx!

  • @lincolnfish4021
    @lincolnfish4021 2 года назад +2

    Nice guitar man 🤘

  • @Moua
    @Moua 3 года назад +1

    i loved that your threw in vektor

  • @ConsstantinIoan
    @ConsstantinIoan 3 года назад

    Hello.You make an amazing job.I want to see more about Tankard, Flotsam & Jetsam and Vio-lence.Thanks!

  • @christran2484
    @christran2484 3 года назад

    Love it bro! Was waiting for some Pantera to fit in there somewhere

  • @berniebutterhole4076
    @berniebutterhole4076 3 года назад +2

    Great to see Demolition Hammer!

  • @DeathThrasherMad
    @DeathThrasherMad 3 года назад

    I recently got me a Jackson guitar, and a little Marshall, and it is a great inspiration to see your videos, I hope one day to play like you. greetings from Mexico.

  • @Hippo007
    @Hippo007 3 года назад

    You good sir are a beast of a player!

  • @ferox965
    @ferox965 3 года назад

    That's a lethal picking hand you have. Cheers and all the best from Canada.

  • @gus84ryuji
    @gus84ryuji 3 года назад +1

    Nice RIff !!

  • @algordon1333
    @algordon1333 3 года назад +1

    you, my friend, are a badass!!

  • @OurProduction2
    @OurProduction2 3 года назад

    Duddeee!!! I am so fucking happy you included Vektor.. thank you thank you thank you!! They really deserve more recognition.. \m/

  • @ardacelik5455
    @ardacelik5455 3 года назад

    U play so good man

  • @kingnothin
    @kingnothin 3 года назад

    Props for including demolition hammer!

  • @LEdHeadW
    @LEdHeadW 3 года назад +1

    I got so excited when you transitioned into Vektor. Please play more Vektor!! You're exceptional!

  • @heiswatching
    @heiswatching 3 года назад

    came here expecting Dark Angel and you did not disappoint \m/

  • @levimcglinchey5843
    @levimcglinchey5843 3 года назад +8

    I demand you smash all these together into one insane megariff compilation when you reach 50k or whatever
    Or maybe just cause you love me and want to be a sweetheart

  • @albirtarsha5370
    @albirtarsha5370 3 года назад +1

    You had me at Slayer. Great way to kick it off. 🤟

  • @boumbastik
    @boumbastik 3 года назад

    Excellent work ! You know the classics "sur le bout des doigts" (as we say in France), for sure !

  • @offheavenmetalband7111
    @offheavenmetalband7111 3 года назад

    LOVE IT, greetings from Spain.

  • @THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS
    @THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS 3 года назад +1

    SICK METAL DUDE!

  • @H.E.M.
    @H.E.M. 3 года назад +180

    I still can’t play killing is my business. That song is way too hard.

    • @3amir126
      @3amir126 3 года назад +43

      that song is good if you want to play all across your fretboard... without soloing... 😂

    • @H.E.M.
      @H.E.M. 3 года назад +39

      @@3amir126 Idk how Dave’s self taught and learned to play like that.

    • @Eirik_Bloodaxe
      @Eirik_Bloodaxe 3 года назад +38

      @@H.E.M. maybe there’s learning properties in cocaine and high amounts of alcohol.

    • @My_Naginta
      @My_Naginta 3 года назад +24

      @@Eirik_Bloodaxe I'd be the next Van Halen if that was the case

    • @BlutigeTranen
      @BlutigeTranen 3 года назад +5

      @@H.E.M. my man did nothing but drink, drug and riff.

  • @pplrstrange
    @pplrstrange 3 года назад

    Well done

  • @1sonofzappa
    @1sonofzappa 3 года назад

    Awesome!

  • @MamPuia321
    @MamPuia321 3 года назад +1

    that is a very nice hairstyle Karri