Quote Originally Posted by Moose Knight
C'mon sir...

Dark Angel
Testament
Anthrax
Anacrusis
Watchtower
Coroner

There's way more to 80's thrash/speed than Metallica and Megadeth.
How can you list all those bands and not include the greatest one of all: Slayer? Of course, I forgot them, too; my mind tends to group them more as a death-metal band now.