Various, Kreator, Anathema, Voïvod, Nuclear Assault, Skyclad, Sodom, Messiah Marcolin, Paradise Lost, Forbidden, Killers, Venom, Venom

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.