Characteristics
Early Australian thrash metal bands in the 1980s incorporated significant American and Teutonic thrash influences in their sounds. Mortal Sin's Mayhemic Destruction album had very distinct influences from Metallica and Exodus, while Hobbs' Angel of Death showcased a heavier sound influenced by the likes of Venom and Slayer. Most Australian thrash bands showcase more Satanic themes in their lyrical content than most other bands, which is more prominent in modern-day blackened death/thrash acts like Gospel of the Horns and Deströyer 666.
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