Various, Ozzy Osbourne, Ted Nugent, Quiet Riot, Magnum, Gary Moore, Little Angels, Motörhead, Raven, Judas Priest, Accept, Blue Öyster Cult, Uriah Heep, Chrome Molly, Dumpy's Rusty Nuts, Aerosmith, Helloween, Celtic Frost, Kreator, Megadeth, Heathen, Black Sabbath

Bay Area Thrash Metal

Riffs cut like machine tools, tempos past 200bpm, and a garage circuit that rewrote American metal.

West Midlands Metal

Downtuned riffs from a factory city — Sabbath to grindcore, four decades of Birmingham making music heavier.