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thrash metal

subgenre of heavy metal
Intangible music_genre Q483352
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Summary

thrash metal is a music genre[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of music genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,288 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Influenced by: punk rock[3]
  • Subclass of: extreme metal[4]
  • Commons category: Thrash metal[5]
  • Country of origin: United States[6], Canada[7], United Kingdom[8], Germany[9]
  • Inception: January 1, 1980[10]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Thrash metal[11]
  • Native label: Thrash metal[12]

Why It Matters

thrash metal has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 74 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

It has been cited as an influence by groove metal[15], a music genre[16], founded in 1990[17].

FAQs

Who did thrash metal influence?

thrash metal has been cited as an influence by groove metal[15].

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin → United States, Canada, United Kingdom +1
    Subclass of → extreme metal
    Instance of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|9 */ Yso id: 29912, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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