Check out our new Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction? video compilation “Lies the Internet Told About Thrash Metal.”

There’s no scarcity of legends and rumors about the heyday of thrash, however fortunately, we have spoken to a few of the most iconic musicians from the scene and had been capable of get a few of the tales straight. We compiled clips of a few of the lies that Wikipedia advised about thrash metallic that had been disproven, and turned them into one episode.

One of the Wikipedia myths stated that Kerry King’s guitar enjoying on Slayer’s albums Hell Awaits and Reign in Blood was meant to “mimic the screams of the songs’ victims.”

That remark had King scratching his head.

“Nobody died in those songs,” the guitarist stated.

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Some of the revelations truly made for actually fascinating tales. Gary Holt defined that whereas he was a roadie for Exodus, he turned shut buddies with a legendary guitarist that taught him easy methods to play his first chords on the guitar — which led to him turning into the new guitarist of Exodus.

Ex-Metallica bassist Jason Newsted, Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine, Anthrax’s Scott Ian and Frank Bello and Slayer’s Tom Araya are amongst the lineup of thrash musicians you may see debunk lies advised about the style in the video, so watch it for your self under.

Lies the Internet Told About Thrash Metal