Editing Thrash metal (section)

===Revivals (2000–present)===
A few thrash metal bands from the 1980s and early 1990s, particularly the genre's U.S. "Big Four", continued recording and touring with success in the 2000s. In 2003, Anthrax released their first studio album in five years ''[[We've Come for You All]]'', followed a month later by Metallica's double platinum-certified album ''[[St. Anger]]''. After experimenting further with a commercialized sound on their previous few albums, Megadeth returned to its heavier sound with their ninth album ''[[The World Needs a Hero]]'' (2001). It would be the band's final album before disbanding in the following year, due to an arm injury that had left [[Dave Mustaine]] unable to play guitar;<ref>{{cite web|title=Injury Forces Mustaine To Disband Megadeth|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/injury-forces-mustaine-to-disband-megadeth-76247/|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=February 11, 2024}}</ref> he would eventually reform Megadeth for a handful albums, including ''[[The System Has Failed]]'' (2004) which was originally going to be released as a solo album by him,<ref>{{cite web|title=DAVE MUSTAINE: 'Anyone Who Says That MEGADETH Isn't Me Is A Fool'|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/dave-mustaine-anyone-who-says-that-megadeth-isn-t-me-is-a-fool|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=31 March 2007 |access-date=February 11, 2024}}</ref> before reuniting with co-founding member and bassist [[David Ellefson]] in 2010. Slayer released three albums in the 2000s: ''[[God Hates Us All]]'' (2001), which saw a return to their signature thrash metal sound,<ref>{{cite web|title=22 Years Ago: Slayer Release 'God Hates Us All'|url=https://loudwire.com/slayer-god-hates-us-all-album-anniversary/|website=[[Loudwire|Loudwire.com]]|date=11 September 2023 |access-date=February 11, 2024}}</ref> followed by ''[[Christ Illusion]]'' (2006) and ''[[World Painted Blood]]'' (2009), both of which marked their first studio albums with drummer [[Dave Lombardo]] in nearly two decades. Although their career had declined from its peak in the 1990s, Overkill was perhaps one of the most-active thrash metal groups outside of the "Big Four", having never disbanded or taken longer breaks in-between records, and by 2000's ''[[Bloodletting (Overkill album)|Bloodletting]]'', they were the first band in the genre to release more than ten studio albums. Overkill's popularity was reignited in the 2010s, with three of their albums, ''[[The Electric Age]]'' (2012), ''[[White Devil Armory]]'' (2014) and ''[[The Grinding Wheel]]'' (2017), all entering the Top 100 on the ''[[Billboard 200|Billboard]]'' charts.<ref>{{cite web|title=
Overkill - Biography - Bobby Blitz Ellsworth - DD Verni - Taking Over - The Years of Decay|url=http://fullinbloommusic.com/overkill-biography-dd-verni-blitz-ellsworth.html|website=fullinbloommusic.com|access-date=February 14, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Overkill|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/overkill/chart-history/tlp/|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard.com]]|access-date=February 14, 2024|archive-date=25 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125181928/https://www.billboard.com/artist/overkill/chart-history/tlp/|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref>

The resurgence of interest in the thrash metal genre during the early 2000s was widely attributed to the [[Thrash of the Titans]] festival, which was held in August 2001 as a co-benefit concert for Testament singer [[Chuck Billy]] and [[Death (metal band)|Death]]'s [[Chuck Schuldiner]], who were both battling cancer.<ref name=share-the-stage>{{Cite web|title=Bay Area thrash-metal titans share the stage at the San Jose Civic|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/bay-area-thrash-metal-heroes-bay-strikes-back-tour-testament-exodus-death-angel/|website=[[CBS News]]|date=10 October 2022 |access-date=February 11, 2024}}</ref> The show is also notable for seeing several of Testament's [[Bay Area thrash metal]] contemporaries, including Exodus, Death Angel, [[Vio-lence]], [[Forbidden (band)|Forbidden Evil]], [[Sadus]] and Legacy (a precursor to Testament), reunited.<ref>{{Cite web|title=August 11 2001 Thrash Of The Titans|url=https://www.emptywords.org/RHThrashOfTheTitans10-2001.htm|website=emptywords.org|access-date=February 11, 2024|archive-date=21 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921223440/http://www.emptywords.org/RHThrashOfTheTitans10-2001.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Thrash Of The Titans|url=https://www.emptywords.org/MM02-2002.htm|website=emptywords.org|access-date=February 11, 2024}}</ref> Many thrash metal bands from outside of the Bay Area would subsequently reunite, including Anthrax (twice with [[Joey Belladonna]] and briefly with [[John Bush (singer)|John Bush]]),<ref>{{cite web|title=JOHN BUSH Reveals Most Hurtful Thing About His Split With ANTHRAX|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/john-bush-reveals-most-hurtful-thing-about-his-split-with-anthrax|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=10 June 2015 |access-date=February 11, 2024}}</ref> [[Dark Angel (band)|Dark Angel]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Partial DARK ANGEL Reunion Occurs!|url=https://bravewords.com/news/partial-dark-angel-reunion-occurs|website=[[Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles|bravewords.com]]|date=21 October 2002 |access-date=February 11, 2024}}</ref> [[Nuclear Assault]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dan Lilker Explains on Disbanding Nuclear Assault: 'We're Getting a Little Old'|url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/dan_lilker_explains_on_disbanding_nuclear_assault_were_getting_a_little_old.html|website=[[Ultimate Guitar]]|access-date=February 11, 2024}}</ref> [[Sacred Reich]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sunday Old School: Sacred Reich|url=https://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=58491|website=metalunderground.com|access-date=February 11, 2024}}</ref> UK bands [[Onslaught (band)|Onslaught]],<ref>{{cite web|title=ONSLAUGHT To Play One-Off U.K. Date With TESTAMENT, XENTRIX|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/onslaught-to-play-one-off-u-k-date-with-testament-xentrix|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=11 May 2006 |access-date=February 11, 2024}}</ref> [[Sabbat (English band)|Sabbat]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sunday Old School: Sabbat|url=https://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=62316|website=metalunderground.com|access-date=February 11, 2024}}</ref> and [[Xentrix]],<ref>{{cite web|title=U.K. Thrashers XENTRIX To Reunite For Two Exclusive Gigs|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/u-k-thrashers-xentrix-to-reunite-for-two-exclusive-gigs|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=12 February 2006 |access-date=February 11, 2024}}</ref> and Canada's [[Sacrifice (band)|Sacrifice]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Canadian Thrash Metal Legends SACRIFICE To Reunite For DAY OF THE EQUINOX II|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/canadian-thrash-metal-legends-sacrifice-to-reunite-for-day-of-the-equinox-ii|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=13 March 2006 |access-date=February 11, 2024}}</ref> renewing interest in previous decades.

The term "thrash-revivalists" has been applied to such bands as [[Lamb of God (band)|Lamb of God]],<ref name="lamb of god"/> [[Municipal Waste (band)|Municipal Waste]],<ref name="tidal"/> [[Evile]],<ref name="hatchet"/> [[Havok (band)|Havok]],<ref name="hatchet"/><ref name="havok"/><ref name="metalassault"/> [[Warbringer]],<ref name="hatchet"/><ref name="metalassault"/> [[Vektor (band)|Vektor]],<ref name="metalassault"/> [[Bonded by Blood (band)|Bonded by Blood]],<ref name="metalassault"/> [[Hatchet (band)|Hatchet]],<ref name="hatchet"/> and [[Power Trip (band)|Power Trip]].<ref name="tidal"/> Evile's 2007 debut album ''[[Enter the Grave]]'', produced by former Metallica producer and engineer [[Flemming Rasmussen]], received considerable praise for its sound, which combined elements of the sounds of Slayer and the Bay Area scene (particularly Exodus and Testament).<ref>Kee, Chris. ''Enter the Grave'' review. ''Zero Tolerance''. October 2007.</ref> Los Angeles-based bands Warbringer and Bonded by Blood took a similar approach on their respective debut albums, ''[[War Without End (album)|War Without End]]'' and ''[[Feed the Beast (Bonded by Blood album)|Feed the Beast]]'', both released in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/11199-war-without-end/|title=Warbringer: War Without End Album Review|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|pitchfork.com]]|date=March 5, 2008|access-date=February 18, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://lambgoat.com/albums/2633/bonded-by-blood-feed-the-beast/|title=BONDED BY BLOOD 'Feed The Beast' Album Review|website=lambgoat.com|date=June 27, 2008|access-date=February 18, 2024}}</ref> Perhaps the most commercially successful band from the 2000s and 2010s thrash metal revival movement is Lamb of God, who are also considered a key part of the [[new wave of American heavy metal]] movement,{{sfn|Sharpe-Young|2007b|p=462}}<ref>''[[Metal: A Headbanger's Journey]]'' (2005, Director: Sam Dunn), Disc Two: "Metal Genealogy Chart"</ref> have received two [[Music recording certification|gold-certified]] albums in the U.S.,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Lamb+of+God&ti=&lab=&genre=&format=&date_option=release&from=&to=&award=&type=&category=&adv=SEARCH#search_section|title=Gold & Platinum - RIAA|website=[[Recording Industry Association of America|riaa.com]]|access-date=February 18, 2024}}</ref> and have gone from playing small clubs to arenas and stadiums.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/lamb-of-god-from-the-basement-to-arenas|title=Lamb Of God: From the basement to arenas|website=[[Metal Hammer|loudersound.com]]|date=November 15, 2015|access-date=February 18, 2024}}</ref>

Notable bands returned to their roots with releases such as Kreator's ''[[Violent Revolution]]'' (2001), Metallica's ''[[Death Magnetic]]'' (2008), Megadeth's ''[[Endgame (Megadeth album)|Endgame]]'' (2009), Slayer's ''World Painted Blood'' (2009), Exodus' ''[[Exhibit B: The Human Condition]]'' (2010), Overkill's ''[[Ironbound (album)|Ironbound]]'' (2010), Anthrax's ''[[Worship Music (album)|Worship Music]]'' (2011), Testament's ''[[Dark Roots of Earth]]'' (2012), and Flotsam and Jetsam's ''[[Ugly Noise]]'' (2012). More recent bands of the genre, such as Havok and [[Legion of the Damned (band)|Legion of the Damned]] have turned their focus towards a more aggressive rendition of thrash metal, incorporating elements of [[melodic death metal]].