Metallica in the 80s was pretty much the quintessential thrash band and the band that every other band was looking to. Black album and everything after that was mostly crap, yes, but that is no reason to rewrite history - those first 4 albums basically defined thrash metal and still holds up.
Really? I’m not a huge fan of Metallica tbh (call of Ktulu notwithstanding), but I’ve often seen them described as thrash
Metallica in the 80s was pretty much the quintessential thrash band and the band that every other band was looking to. Black album and everything after that was mostly crap, yes, but that is no reason to rewrite history - those first 4 albums basically defined thrash metal and still holds up.
they are, I describe them as trash though.