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Two genres, side by side. The ratings are editorial judgements on a ten-point scale, not measurements. Where they come out level, the difference is in the prose underneath them.

First genre

Black 'n' roll1997

Second genre

Teutonic thrash1984

Head to headBlack 'n' roll vs Teutonic thrash
Black 'n' roll: heaviness 7, melody 7, speed 6. Teutonic thrash: heaviness 9, melody 4, speed 9.Heaviness7 / 9Melody7 / 4Speed6 / 9
Each corner is a ten-point rating. The further out, the higher.

The difference, by ear

Both keep a trebly, nasty guitar tone with rock and roll underneath the extremity.

Teutonic thrash is shouted where black 'n' roll is growled or screamed, and much faster: 190 to 260 bpm against 140 to 190. To hear the difference, play Darkthrone next to Kreator. They share a root in heavy metal, and Teutonic thrash came first, by thirteen years.

Put together from each genre's vocals, tempo, song length, key acts and place in the tree.

In figures

Heaviness
Black 'n' roll7
Teutonic thrash9
+2
Speed
Black 'n' roll6
Teutonic thrash9
+3
Melody
Black 'n' roll7
Teutonic thrash4
−3

Black 'n' roll

1997 · Norway

Where it sits

Heavy metal › Black metal › Black 'n' roll

In short

Black metal with a rock and roll groove. Darkthrone turned this way on their own after 2006.

How it sounds

  • Riffs with rock and roll groove, but a black metal tone and vocals.
  • Mid tempos, plain drumming and verse-chorus structures.
  • Warmer production than in classic black metal.

Key acts

  • Darkthrone
  • Kvelertak
  • Khold

Start here

The pickKvelertak - Kvelertak. Produced by Kurt Ballou, and you can hear it instantly.

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Teutonic thrash

1984 · Germany

Where it sits

Heavy metal › Thrash metal › Teutonic thrash

In short

The German version: dirtier, faster and much closer to what would become death and black metal.

How it sounds

  • Dirtier production with sharper guitars and distorted bass.
  • Vocals closer to a snarl than a shout - a direct step toward death metal.
  • More constant and more brutal tempos, with fewer melodic passages.

Key acts

  • Kreator
  • Sodom
  • Destruction
  • Tankard

Start here

The pickKreator - Pleasure to Kill. The point where thrash becomes death metal without announcing it.

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