Some Thrash that I'm familiar with that I'm looking for similar sounds would be Dark Angel, Exhorder, Cryptic Slaughter, Municipal Waste, Demolition Hammer, D.R.I.

I know about Sodom and Kreator, but have only listened to a song here and a song there, whats a good starting spot?

I´m a huge Demolition Hammer fan, and I´ve sought for artists in their vein for years. I´ve found quite a few interesting brutal thrash/death-thrash artists in my search (although no one really sounds like Demolition Hammer):

I can recommend:

http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/artist/merciless/?ac=merciless

http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/artist/defleshed/?ac=defleshed

http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/artist/invocator/?ac=invocator (first album)

http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/artist/oxygen-destroyer/?ac=oxygen

http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/artist/sadus/?ac=sadus

http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/artist/believer/?ac=believer

http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/artist/malevolent-creation/?ac=malevolent%20crea (the first album is as much thrash as it is death and I love it)

http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/artist/exhorder/?ac=exhorder (first album. Give the song Desecrator a listen...just wow)

http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/artist/hellcannon/?ac=hellc

http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/artist/hellwitch/?ac=hellw

http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/artist/atheist/?ac=atheist (first album)

http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/artist/nocturn/?ac=nocturn

http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/artist/gammacide/?ac=gammacide (you´ll love these guys if you like Dark Angel)

The same with http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/artist/devastation/?ac=devastatio

http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/artist/morbid-saint/?ac=morbid%20saint

http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/artist/possessed/?ac=possessed

http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/artist/vio-lence/?ac=vio-lence (first album)

http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/artist/coroner/?ac=coroner

http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/artist/sepultura/?ac=sepultura (late 80s/early 90s)

http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/artist/incubus-la/?ac=incubus

http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/artist/ripping-corpse/?ac=ripping%20cor

http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/artist/ripper/?ac=ripper

http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/artist/power-trip/?ac=power%20trip

http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/artist/obsolete/?ac=obsol

http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/artist/solstice(united-states)/?ac=solstice

http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/artist/num-skull/?ac=num%20sku

http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/artist/epidemic(united-states)/?ac=epidemic

http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/artist/protector/?ac=protector

...and of course you know Slayer

I recognize some names, vio-lence, atheist. I've only heard Chaos AD and Roots from Sepultera, I'll give the early stuff a listen.

Slayer?

I see you also have a couple of crossover thrash metal artists on your list in D.R.I. and Municipal Waste. If you want something along the lines of the latter I can highly recommend Gama Bomb, but also from the original garde Nuclear Assault and Atrophy.

D.R.I. are considered one of the seminal crossover thrash metal artists from the 80s. Other artists like that are S.O.D., M.O.D., early Suicidal Tendencies, Cro-Mags, Uncle Slam, Carnivore, Crumbsuckers, Lawnmover Deth, and Gwar.

Sheavy wrote: I love S.O.D.'s first album, I forgot about them. ST and Gwar I didn't care much for, but it's been 7-8 years I think since I've listened to either band. I'm much more into punk now, so I'll have to see if opinions have changed on them. I'll need to add the others to my listening list

ST have done albums in many genres over the years. If you haven´t listened to the original version of the debut album, I can recommend starting there. There are a lot of hardcore punk elements on that release.

Gwar is an aquired taste .

S.O.D. are of course THE seminal crossover thrash metal act, bringing the genre to light on the scene. The debut is phenomenal, but I can also recommend listening to their sophomore studio album " https://www.metal-archives.com/albums/S.O.D./Bigger_than_the_Devil/788" rel="nofollow - Bigger than the Devil ". It´s a little heavier and more punchy, but still great.

The SOD live album is excellent too, as is the Pussywhipped bootleg, which they released a legit version of. And if you like SOD, try Carnivore.

Nightfly wrote: Enforced are well worth checking out having released 2 great albums in recent years.

Oh yeah Enforced are pretty great too:

http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/artist/enforced/?ac=enforced

It's a nice blend of thrash, hardcore and grindcore. If you don't mind the language...