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Gene Hoglan
Gene Hoglan
American musician
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Testament
Testament
American metal band
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Forbidden
Forbidden
American thrash metal band
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Exodus
Exodus
American thrash metal band
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Anthrax
Anthrax
heavy metal band from USA
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Death Angel
Death Angel
American thrash metal band
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Hirax
Hirax
American thrash metal band
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Lȧȧz Rockit
Lȧȧz Rockit
American band
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Megadeth
Megadeth
American heavy metal band
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Flotsam and Jetsam
Flotsam and Jetsam
thrash metal group from Phoenix, Arizona
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Kreator
Kreator
German thrash metal band
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Steve Souza
Steve Souza
American singer
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Slayer
Slayer
American thrash metal band
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Metal Church
Metal Church
American heavy metal band
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Venom
Venom
English thrash metal band
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Strapping Young Lad
Strapping Young Lad
Canadian metal band
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Shawn Drover
Shawn Drover
Canadian musician
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Overkill
Overkill
American thrash metal band
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Ron McGovney
Ron McGovney
American musician
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Annihilator
Annihilator
Canadian thrash metal band
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Fear Factory
Fear Factory
American metal band
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Seventh Angel
Seventh Angel
band
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Sacrifice
Sacrifice
Canadian thrash metal band
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Sanctuary
Sanctuary
American thrash metal band
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Exciter
Exciter
Canadian speed metal band
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Suicidal Tendencies
Suicidal Tendencies
American crossover thrash band
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Sepultura
Sepultura
Brazilian Metal Band
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Jim Martin
Jim Martin
American musician
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Death
Death
American death/progressive metal band
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Excel
Excel
American band
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Corrosion of Conformity
Corrosion of Conformity
American heavy metal band formed in 1982
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Vio-lence
Vio-lence
American thrash metal band formed in 1985
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Suicidal Angels
Suicidal Angels
band that plays thrash metal
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Nick Menza
Nick Menza
American musician
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Sodom
Sodom
German thrash metal band
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Evile
Evile
English thrash metal band
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Dirk Verbeuren
Dirk Verbeuren
Belgian drummer
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Chris Adler
Chris Adler
American drummer
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Dave Mustaine
Dave Mustaine
American musician and songwriter
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Kiko Loureiro
Kiko Loureiro
Brazilian guitarist
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Stone Sour
Stone Sour
American heavy metal band
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Dark Tranquillity
Dark Tranquillity
Swedish band
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Trivium
Trivium
American heavy metal band
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Possessed
Possessed
American death metal band
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Metallica
Metallica
American heavy metal band
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Destruction
Destruction
German thrash metal band
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Lamb of God
Lamb of God
metal band from United States
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David Ellefson
David Ellefson
American bass guitarist
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Pantera
Pantera
American heavy metal band
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Lazarus A.D.
Lazarus A.D.
American metal band
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Heathen
Heathen
American thrash metal band
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John Bush
John Bush
American heavy metal vocalist
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Malice
Malice
American musical group
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Accept
Accept
German heavy metal band
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Nicholas Barker
Nicholas Barker
British drummer
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Sean Reinert
Sean Reinert
American musician
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Raven
Raven
English heavy metal band
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Savage Messiah
Savage Messiah
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Machine Head
Machine Head
American metal band
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Carcass
Carcass
British extreme metal band
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Glen Alvelais
Glen Alvelais
American musician
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Sacred Reich
Sacred Reich
American band
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Acid Reign
Acid Reign
band
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Unearth
Unearth
American metalcore band
Intro
American thrash metal band
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Dark Angel is an American thrash metal band from Downey, California, that formed in 1981. Their over-the-top style (extremely fast, heavy and lengthy songs with many tempo changes, lyrics, and extended instrumental parts) earned them the nickname "the L.A. Caffeine Machine". Although Dark Angel had never achieved a mainstream breakthrough in their initial career, they are often credited as one of the leaders of the second wave of the 1980s thrash metal movement. Dark Angel released four full-length studio albums before splitting up in 1992. After a short-lived reunion from 2002 to 2005, the band reunited once again in 2013, and they are currently working on their first studio album in more than three decades. Dark Angel is also notable for featuring drummer Gene Hoglan, who has been a member of the band since 1984, and since their initial breakup in 1992, he has played in numerous bands such as Death, Testament, Strapping Young Lad, Fear Factory and Dethklok.