Segue Myles Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 MetallicaSlayerMegadeth ... ... Anthrax Why is Anthrax so low? Because for whatever reason I never got their appeal...to me the big four is a big five: MetallicaSlayerMegadethExodusTestament Anthrax never appealed to me. What have you heard from Anthrax? If I were to make my own list, Testament would take the place of Slayer. They're much better in every way possible. Exodus? Nah. They're solid traditional thrash but never did anything huge enough to be ranked ahead of anyone in the big four. I've only heard the eighties run of Anthrax albums. That was back around 2006/7. Slayer are not my thing at all now but I think they are beyond deserving of a place in the big four. I could happily say big four with Testament instead of Anthrax but Exodus were amazing. Again not heard everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2112YYZ Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 The big 4?-----What? The big four of America thrash metal. They're the most popular bands of the genre and helped it become popular among metal listeners in the 80s and early 90s. They've been called the big four for many years now. I think the big four originated circa rust in peace. Since then its become more the big one and the three far less popular washed up ones.... The only one that I would say is washed up is Slayer. They ran out of ideas ages ago. Megadeth and Anthrax have continued to release great new music. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 The big 4?-----What? The big four of America thrash metal. They're the most popular bands of the genre and helped it become popular among metal listeners in the 80s and early 90s. They've been called the big four for many years now. I think the big four originated circa rust in peace. Since then its become more the big one and the three far less popular washed up ones.... The only one that I would say is washed up is Slayer. They ran out of ideas ages ago. Megadeth and Anthrax have continued to release great new music. I think Slayer released better albums this side of 2000 than Metallica. I won't argue Megadeth. Right now they are the best out of this group. Testament release better albums now than any of the big four. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x1yyz Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Overkill and Testament are better than any of them! I saw Overkill when they opened for Symphony X last year and hated them. Seriously, the drummer was pure crap and wouldn't get off his ride cymbal. Plus, they were full of themselves. That was actually the first time I had heard Overkill and I was quite surprised to learn they were popular and had been around for ages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Overkill and Testament are better than any of them! I saw Overkill when they opened for Symphony X last year and hated them. Seriously, the drummer was pure crap and wouldn't get off his ride cymbal. Plus, they were full of themselves. That was actually the first time I had heard Overkill and I was quite surprised to learn they were popular and had been around for ages.Well what can I say, I love their albums, especially the last three! :haz: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
condemned2bfree Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 The big 4?-----What? The big four of America thrash metal. They're the most popular bands of the genre and helped it become popular among metal listeners in the 80s and early 90s. They've been called the big four for many years now. I think the big four originated circa rust in peace. Since then its become more the big one and the three far less popular washed up ones.... The only one that I would say is washed up is Slayer. They ran out of ideas ages ago. Megadeth and Anthrax have continued to release great new music. Jeff has gone Dave too, these guys were the integral sound and magic of slayer. Slayer were untouchable for a time, not now. I'll go for megadeth now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicHead Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Rush. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnRogers Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Of the four Metallica is the only one I still listen to on occasion. Never dug Slayer. Life is too short I prefer jazz. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangy Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 The big snore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catherine Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 I had never heard of the term "the big 4" until today. I have only followed Metallica out of these four though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 I've been familiar with the term The Big Four since 2004 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2112YYZ Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 I've been familiar with the term The Big Four since 2004 I can't remember when I first heard it but i've known about it for many years now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Presto-digitation Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 I voted for Metallica, but the best of these isn't even represented: Teatament. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2112YYZ Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 (edited) I voted for Metallica, but the best of these isn't even represented: Teatament. It would have been a big five if Testament had released their debut at the same time as the rest. The Legacy didn't come out until 1987 and by that point, the other four were off and running, owning the genre. Edited July 2, 2016 by J2112YYZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital Dad Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 The big 4?-----What? The big four of America thrash metal. They're the most popular bands of the genre and helped it become popular among metal listeners in the 80s and early 90s. They've been called the big four for many years now. I think the big four originated circa rust in peace. Since then its become more the big one and the three far less popular washed up ones.... The only one that I would say is washed up is Slayer. They ran out of ideas ages ago. Megadeth and Anthrax have continued to release great new music. Jeff has gone Dave too, these guys were the integral sound and magic of slayer. Slayer were untouchable for a time, not now. I'll go for megadeth now. Megadeth overall but Mustaine is kind ofLosing me atm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital Dad Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 Maybe Anthrax. They are coming up huge right now. Very cool band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Presto-digitation Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 I voted for Metallica, but the best of these isn't even represented: Teatament. It would have been a big five if Testament had released their debut at the same time as the rest. The Legacy didn't come out until 1987 and by that point, the other four were off and running, owning the genre. Teatament owns it now for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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