Different kind of post today.
I’m looking for you guys’ expert opinion on something. I’m currently trying to categorise my mammoth thrash playlist into sub-subgenres. I’m stuck with Lich King though. I can’t decide if it is crossover or just straight up thrash. For reference, I put Gama Bomb under crossover (might be helpful to know, since Lich King is pretty much the American Gama Bomb) then again I’m now second guessing that decision too. What do you guys think?
Ta.
I would probably draw the line similarly to how Anthrax is categorized. Essentially I’d call Lich King pure 2nd wave thrash metal, which happened to take a lot of inspiration from crossover and hardcore punk. They’re very similar to Municpal Waste, however, I’d call MW crossover thrash. So while Anthrax also took a lot of inspiration from the hardcore punk scene, especially the NYC scene, they still played pure thrash metal. Sorta similar situation to Power Trip too! Lol but they teeter just over the crossover line imo.
Tldr: in my opinion Lich King is pure thrash metal.
Totally agree! Much appreciated. Gonna move both Gama Bomb and Lich King to “Pure Thrash” now I think. I agree with your sentiment about Power Trip too.