Spawned from the coal mines of South Middlesex in 1994, Thrales have developed their own unique form of London knife crime. 

The founding fathers of Thrales practiced in the Anchor pub in Southwark. The pub had once been part of Thrale & Co., a brewery owned by Henry and Hester Thrale (and later by Courage) which dominated Southwark until the 1980s. Having sharpened their rapper skills in the Thrale Room for weeks, the choice of team name seemed obvious.