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Originally Posted by clashcityrocker10

I feel like the "Big 4" got to be what they were because they all played a rather accessible brand of thrash metal. That's by no means a bad thing in its own right, but it does leave a bit to be desired when compared to some other thrash bands that were lesser-known but did a lot more.

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Late to this party but big 4 are the big 4 because of distribution. That's right, the record labels.

Anthrax was on Megaforce (Sony) and then Island (Atlantic) in 1985.
Slayer was on Def Jam (Universal) in 1986.
Metallica started on Megaforce (Sony) then to Elektra in 1986 (Warner).
Megadeth was on Capital (EMI) by 1986.

So there's big 4 thrash because there was big 4 record labels. They were all American bands that were given the proper promotion and distribution during a golden era.

Coroner and Kreator were on Noise, an independent German label. Destruction and Sodom were on Steamhammer, another indy German label. Basically big 4 is just an awareness thing created by the industry at the time.

Sounds like the better thrash metal bands were on German Indie Labels. Not that it's much of a surprise for the elite bands of a metal sub-genre to be on Indie Metal Labels. Do Agree with the "Big Four" being a marketing construct for Thrash considering that there were many other US Thrash Metal bands still getting the shaft as far as record labels/marketing/media hype during Thrash Metal's hey day was concerned.

UO: "The Perfect Kiss">Joy Division's entire discography

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Originally Posted by seriousbusson

UO: "The Perfect Kiss">Joy Division's entire discography

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Absolutely agreed. I think I actually posted the same thing many, many months ago.

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Originally Posted by Runesmith

Absolutely agreed. I think I actually posted the same thing many, many months ago.

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I think so too. But I will say that otherwise, Joy Division were vastly superior to New Order's run.

Risk isn't Megadeth's worst album.

I don't think Iron Maiden's Killers is particularly great. Not a bad album by any means, just overrated.

I think the Di'Anno era is overrated on here a little, but there are some serious gems on that album.

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Originally Posted by seriousbusson

I think the Di'Anno era is overrated on here a little, but there are some serious gems on that album.

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I dunno....I think the Dickinson era is vastly overrated pretty much everywhere else. :p

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Originally Posted by Runesmith

I dunno....I think the Dickinson era is vastly overrated pretty much everywhere else. :p

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Not to me, haha.

I also think that the Blaze Bayley era is underrated, although his albums are definitely among their weakest.