Crossover thrash
music genre; musical fusion of thrash metal and hardcore punk
Crossover thrash (often abbreviated to crossover) is a fusion genre of thrash metal and hardcore punk. The genre emerged in the mid-1980s, when hardcore punk bands, such as Suicidal Tendencies, Cryptic Slaughter, Corrosion of Conformity and Dirty Rotten Imbeciles, began to incorporate the influence of thrash metal. At this time, the genre was particularly prominent in the New York hardcore scene, where groups including Agnostic Front, Leeway, Cro-Mags and Stormtroopers of Death were widely influential.
The genre largely declined in popularity by the 1990s; however, its influence developed the prominent metalcore genre. Since the 2000s, crossover thrash has experienced a number of underground revivals, which have produced notable acts including Municipal Waste, Trash Talk, Power Trip, and Drain.
Etymology
The term "thrash" originated as a way of referring to hardcore punk, seen on the 1982 hardcore compilation New York Thrash. Journalist Malcolm Dome coined the term "thrash metal" in 1984, in reference to Anthrax's song "Metal Thrashing Mad". The name "crossover" was coined in reference to Dirty Rotten Imbeciles's 1987 album Crossover.
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Precursors
Hybrid forms of metal and punk had existed as early as the mid-1970s, with the most notable act being Motörhead. However, Discharge were the first band to turn the fusion into "something a little more long-term".
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