Like my other genre-based lists, this exists purely for my own organizational purposes and not to provide a definitive statement about or guidebook to the thrash genre. I've folded some speed metal and other occasional outliers into this list, maybe a few not-so-thrash albums by otherwise-thrash bands, since they're close enough and I wasn't going to make a separate list.

1.Slayer - Reign In Blood

2.Gama Bomb - Citizen Brain

3.Cross Examination - Menace II Sobriety

4.Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss

5.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

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Reading through the comments section throughout these pages you would be mistaken if you thought it was an anti-metal site given the huge amount of negativity. "Oh I'm a fan of this band, really, but this new albums shit"; "This band should stop making albums and play their old stuff" blah blah blah. This list compiles albums that are a prime target; the over-sized bulls-eye; a band bashing bandwagon for trolls. Too bad 'cause I thoroughly enjoy them. Sure there are metal albums I don't like but why whinge? It's about time this site had some positivism thrown in. If you hate these records Calvin Harris has some Special K he'd like to share with you.

1.Metallica - Re-Load

2.Megadeth - Risk

3.KISS - Creatures Of The Night

4.Metallica - Load

5.Korn - Issues

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1.Metallica - ...And Justice For All

2.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

3.Metallica - Master Of Puppets

4.Metallica - Metallica

5.Metallica - Death Magnetic

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My personal rankings of Metallica's studio albums.

1.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

2.Metallica - Kill 'Em All

3.Metallica - Master Of Puppets

4.Metallica - ...And Justice For All

5.Metallica - Metallica

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1.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

2.Metallica - Metallica

3.Metallica - Master Of Puppets

4.Metallica - ...And Justice For All

5.Metallica - Hardwired?To Self-Destruct

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Simple ranking of all my favorite albums. Favorite song from the album in the notes. Sure to change/expand as I learn and explore more within metal.
2023: This was starting to get too long so I split it into separate lists for albums at each ranking 10 to 7. This list will no longer be updated.
10: https://metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=6891
9: https://metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=7213
8: https://metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=7512
7: https://metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=8058

1.Madder Mortem - Eight Ways

2.Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side

3.Ayreon - 01011001

4.Ulcerate - The Destroyers Of All

5.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

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Opinions are like assholes and here's a some shit to spew. Better lube up. As much as I love heavy, I'm a sucker for good songs and genre doesn't mean shit to me.

1.Metallica - Master Of Puppets

2.

3.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

4.

5.Metallica - Metallica

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Essentially I composed this list as a note-to-self not to take my negative first impressions so seriously. Most of these tend to be works I initially rated a couple points (/10) lower, because the music didn't seem all that great to my ears. Again, most, tend to have increased value once I delved into the lyrics - sometimes entirely away from the music. Yeah... normally I couldn't care less whether you're singing about clown-phobias, alien invasions, SC battles, real war on Earth or alternative uses for vacuum cleaners. Oh, and on that note: Acid Reign (ensure Bandcamp-player is enabled in your user Settings) - is that another band's music entirely?

1.Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies

2.Anthrax - Stomp 442

3.Cathedral - Kingdom of Ends

4.Hypocrisy - Catch 22

5.Intruder - Psycho Savant

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1.Dark Tranquillity - The Mind's I

2.In Flames - Whoracle

3.Machine Head - The More Things Change...

4.Rammstein - Sehnsucht

5.Dimmu Borgir - Enthrone Darkness Triumphant

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This list is about some bands and albums that people seem to hate when they aren't that bad, or could be a lot worse.

1.Metallica - Load

2.Metallica - Re-Load

3.Korn - The Path Of Totality

4.Otep - Hydra

5.

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Because I'd sooner spend an hour-and-a-half with Pokemon than a mindless action movie. I know you know what I'm talkin' about. ...No, not that. Honestly - some people...

(Seriously though, happy 67th birthday + 6+7 days to Neil Young. Hope I see you next year )

1.Alien Ant Farm - Anthology

2.Collective Soul - Disciplined Breakdown

3.Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Sleeps with Angels

4.Blind Guardian - A Night At The Opera

5.Immolation - Providence

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The most beautiful and awesome vocal duets (within bands or guest appearances) I ever heard in my life...
Any Suggestions are welcomed!

1.Kamelot - The Black Halo

2.Anathema - A Natural Disaster

3.Theatre Of Tragedy - Velvet Darkness They Fear

4.Within Temptation - Black Symphony

5.Ayreon - The Universal Migrator Part I: The Dream Sequencer

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This is a list of the WORST albums that I could think of at the top of my head. This will
be added to as time goes on and I think of more!
These are in NO particular order of shit - they are all equally shit and embarrassments to metal.

1.Metallica - Lulu

2.Korn - The Path Of Totality

3.Metallica - St. Anger

4.Machine Head - Unto The Locust

5.Fleshgod Apocalypse - Agony

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List of Metallica's "best to worst" releases in past 30 years on stage.

1.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

2.Metallica - Metallica

3.Metallica - ...And Justice For All

4.Metallica - Master Of Puppets

5.Metallica - Kill 'Em All

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I know this list has been done to death everywhere, but I might as well throw my own thoughts out on this as well. I'll provide my reasons for my opinion as well, as some of the positions may be controversial.

1.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

2.Metallica - Master Of Puppets

3.Metallica - Kill 'Em All

4.Metallica - ...And Justice For All

5.Metallica - Metallica

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