Deathrash, also known as death thrash, is a thrash metal/death metal crossover. The genre is defined by its thrash metal picking patterns, death metal tempos, and deathrash vocals, which are a cross between the hardcore punk influenced vocals of thrash metal and death metal growls.
Bands of this style can be divided into two groups. Early deathrash bands, such as Slayer, Sepultura and Possessed, were representative of 80's thrash's progression ...
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