The 1980's was an amazing time for Extreme Metal. It was a decade that gave birth to some of the names that now command nothing less than respect: Venom. Bathory. Celtic Frost. Possessed. Slayer. Sodom. The Mentors. Motorhead. Destruction. Anthrax. Carnivore. Mercyful Fate. Metallica. Exodus. Kreator. The list could go on almost indefinitely. It was an era when the new genres of Thrash and Black Metal were evolving into a force that would withstand the test of time. It was a collection of sounds, styles and attitudes that would pave the way for Metal bands for years, even decades to come.

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