Bay Area thrash metal

Bay Area thrash metal (also known as Bay Area thrash) referred to a steady following of heavy metal bands in the 1980s who formed and gained international status in the San Francisco Bay Area in California.[1] Along with Central Florida, the scene was widely regarded as a starting point of American thrash metal, crossover thrash and death metal.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Bay Area Thrash". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2007.
  2. ^ A To Z Of Thrash Metal | Rockdetector Archived April 1, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Oaklandish". Archived from the original on August 20, 2007. Retrieved April 17, 2007.