The Ultimate Thrash Metal Quiz
Do you know anything about thrash metal? Answering each questions will help establish your knowledge in music.
Quiz created by: Sir Lord
1. Which thrash metal band started first?
(#) Exodus
(#) Metallica
(#) Overkill
(#) Anthrax
2. Before changing the name to "Kill 'Em All", what name did Metallica call their 1983 debut album?
(#) Jump in the Fire
(#) No Life 'Til Leather
(#) Metal Up Your Ass
(#) Seek and Destroy
3. Metallica is originally from L.A., but where did they move to after Cliff Burton joined the band?
(#) Las Vegas
(#) New York
(#) San Francisco
(#) Seattle
4. Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax are known as what?
(#) The Medium 4
(#) The Small 4
(#) The Fab 4
(#) The Big 4
5. "Bonded By Blood" is the name of the debut album by which Bay Area thrash metal band?
(#) Vio-Lence
(#) Laaz Rockit
(#) Exodus
(#) Testament
6. What independent label was Slayer on before they signed to Def Jam in 1986?
(#) Metal Blade
(#) Megaforce
(#) Roadrunner
(#) Combat
7. The collaboration Anthrax and Public Enemy did together in 1991 is a remake of one of the latter's well-known songs, which one is it?
(#) Bring the Noise
(#) Don't Believe the Hype
(#) Fight the Power
(#) 911 Is a Joke
8. Which Metallica album from the 1980's broke the band into the metal mainstream and has sold at least six million copies in the U.S.?
(#) ...And Justice for All
(#) Kill 'Em All
(#) Master of Puppets
(#) Ride the Lightning
9. Which one of these thrash metal albums was not released in 1986?
(#) Metallica - Master of Puppets
(#) Megadeth - Peace Sells...But Who's Buying?
(#) Slayer - Reign in Blood
(#) Anthrax - Among the Living
10. Dave Mustaine has been the singer and guitarist for what multiplatinum thrash metal since he left Metallica in 1983?
(#) Megadeth
(#) Sepultura
(#) Exodus
(#) Dark Angel
11. Which Slayer album includes the song "Angel of Death"?
(#) Reign in Blood
(#) Haunting the Chapel
(#) South of Heaven
(#) Show No Mercy
12. Which guitarist briefly played in Megadeth in 1984?
(#) Alex Skolnick (Testament)
(#) Gary Holt (Exodus)
(#) Kerry King (Slayer)
(#) Jeff Hanneman (Slayer)
13. What style did Pantera use on their albums prior to "Cowboys from Hell"?
(#) Punk Rock
(#) Alternative Rock
(#) Glam Rock
(#) Progressive Rock
14. This band started as a punk band, once featured current Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo and has sold gold records. What is that band's name?
(#) The Offspring
(#) Suicidal Tendencies
(#) Corrosion of Conformity
(#) D.R.I.
15. Which thrash metal album came out in 1989?
(#) Death Angel - Act III
(#) Overkill - The Years of Decay
(#) Anthrax - State of Euphoria
(#) Megadeth - Rust in Peace
16. "Coma of Souls" is an album by which German thrash metal band?
(#) Destruction
(#) Sodom
(#) Kreator
(#) Rage
17. What year was Possessed's "Seven Churches" released?
(#) 1985
(#) 1984
(#) 1981
(#) 1989
18. What is the name of that Budgie song covered by Metallica, which has the name of a food in its title?
(#) Breadfan
(#) Pizzafan
(#) Cheesefan
(#) Chickenfan
19. This thrash metal band has been close friends with Metallica and opened for them on their first show with Jason Newsted and the "Damage, Inc." tour?
(#) Nuclear Assault
(#) Metal Church
(#) Suicidal Tendencies
(#) Anthrax
20. "The Force" is an album by which thrash metal band from the U.K.?
(#) Xentrix
(#) D.A.M.
(#) Onslaught
(#) Venom
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