IoMP 171: Is Pizza Thrash a Metal Subgenre, really?
There are hundreds of metal subgenres out there. Some represent genuinely distinct musical movements. Others describe incredibly specific combinations of styles.
And then there's Pizza Thrash.
Yes... Pizza Thrash.
On this episode of the Influencers of Metal Podcast, we're returning to “Is It a Subgenre, really?” to investigate one of the strangest labels attached to the thrash metal revival of the 2000s.
Generally associated with bands like Municipal Waste, Lich King, Gama Bomb, Insanity Alert, Iron Reagan, Tankard and even bands with names like Pizza Death and Pizza Tramp, Pizza Thrash has become shorthand for a particular kind of modern thrash: fast, fun, crossover-influenced and usually far less interested in taking itself seriously.
But does that actually make it a subgenre?
Grab yourself a slice, turn up some Municipal Waste and click play to hear our complete investigation into Pizza Thrash—and stick around until the end to discover which controversial metal subgenre we're throwing onto the examination table next.
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