1.Machine Head - Burn My Eyes

2.Amorphis - Tales From The Thousand Lakes

3.Pantera - Far Beyond Driven

4.Savatage - Handful Of Rain

5.Bolt Thrower - ...For Victory

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stupid list. I'll change it all next week

*cough* make that, next year. now is the time to re-assess priorities

and because no-one reads this regardless, here's some priorities for later:
Nuclear | Deception | Duskmachine | The Outside | Rex Mundi | Respawn
Wampus Cat and some other Amps, and others near end o W on MA | PlaS

1.Pantera - The Great Southern Trendkill

2.Limp Bizkit - Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water

3.Led Zeppelin - Houses Of The Holy

4.Darkthrone - A Blaze In The Northern Sky

5.Pantera - Far Beyond Driven

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A majority of these albums I have listened to more recently than 2 years
And about 2 of these albums I have not listened to in their entirety but many of their songs blew me away.

1.Atheist - Elements

2.Black Sabbath - Paranoid

3.Carcass - Heartwork

4.Death - Human

5.Death - Symbolic

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1.Samael - Ceremony Of Opposites

2.Cradle Of Filth - The Principle Of Evil Made Flesh

3.Moonspell - Under The Moonspell

4.Machine Head - Burn My Eyes

5.Tiamat - Wildhoney

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This is a list of my first ever purchased metal albums. I was born in 1982 and started my metal collection in 1994/95.. Anyway thought I'd share

1.Manowar - The Triumph Of Steel

2.Pantera - Vulgar Display Of Power

3.Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime

4.Ozzy Osbourne - Bark At The Moon

5.Black Sabbath - Sabbath, Bloody Sabbath

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Pretty much my top 5 of each year, 1990-1999. It may have been black metal's finest hour, but for the most part I don't care for the genre - check some other lists for recoms there.

As if I needed to say that... ...on with the show... (looking for more words? scroll down to #44)

1.Anacrusis - Manic Impressions Demo

2.Anthrax - Persistence Of Time

3.Forbidden - Twisted Into Form

4.Pantera - Cowboys From Hell

5.Steve Vai - Passion And Warfare

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Smooth as a babe's bottom on a well oiled judas chair.

1.Pantera - Far Beyond Driven

2.Strapping Young Lad - Alien

3.Reverence - The Asthenic Ascension

4.Meshuggah - Contradictions Collapse

5.Pantera - The Great Southern Trendkill

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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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One of my all-time favourite groups. From the glam metal era to the one of the most influential sound in heavy metal history. CFH for the win.

1.Pantera - Vulgar Display Of Power

2.Pantera - Cowboys From Hell

3.Pantera - Reinventing The Steel

4.Pantera - Far Beyond Driven

5.Pantera - The Great Southern Trendkill

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1.Waltari - So Fine!

2.Machine Head - Burn My Eyes

3.Tiamat - Wildhoney

4.Mötley Crüe - Mötley Crüe

5.Korn - Korn

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**WARNING: Mega-list ahead**

So you're seeking some good ol' (or new) Thrash Metal and you don't know where to look? Recommendations are running low and you're tired of wandering forums aimlessly, only to find one or two albums that you've probably already heard of?...If so, my friend, then stop searching and welcome to my little sanctuary. Nowadays, most would say that I'm a complete Thrash addict, always in need of his fix, and they would be right. In order to keep my addiction under control and share it with all of you Thrash Metal maniacs, I've created this monstrous list. You may use my precious creation as an ''Encyclopedia'' of sort, in which I stored what I consider to be the best Thrash releases of all time. From the acclaimed classics like *Exodus - Bonded By Blood* and *Kreator - Pleasure To Kill* to the more hidden jewels like *Believers - Extraction From Mortality* and *Anacrusis - Suffering Hour* or even more recent gems like *Exmortus - Necrophony* and *Vektor - Terminal Redux*, I've got it all. I know it might look exhausting & exhaustive but that's the best way to keep the addiction under control.

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- Browsing My List - A How To Guide -

1. First of all, albums are ordered by years of release so if you don't like modern thrash metal, keep to the 80's and 90's, there's more than enough stuff to satisfy your needs.

2. Also, I've added every single album's thrash style. So if you like Death, Crossover, Prog, Melodic, Tech, Power, Black, Grind and even Groove Thrash.. it's all there suit yourself.

3. Lastly, albums with a ''★'' after the genre's description represents albums that I.. Myself.. Moi consider as being classics of the genre or something you shouldn't miss, no I am not the all mighty reference guru in Thrash Metal, yes I do know a lot and yes it is possible for you to disagree with me on that matter. So please don't go writing stuff like "Whaa.. Dude.. No star on X or Y album?". Also 🇨🇦 = From Canada, My Country!!!

I do hope that this little guide did help you and if not, press Alt + F4, in order to gtfo. Have fun.

Edit: Now adding my favourites of each year using the mention -> (best of xxxx)
Also removed all mentions of ''Traditional'' or ''Resurgence''. It isn't needed.

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: Guib's Best Thrash Release of 2023:
Exmortus - Necrophony

Honorable Mention For 2023:
Terminalist - The Crisis As Condition

: Guib's Best Thrash Release Of 2024 So Far:
Messiah - Christus Hypercubus

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P.S. Feel free to recommend me new thrash please.
I do accept PMS but you can suggest here aswell

Also check Daggon's List here -- A Quick Guide For Thrash Metal, Sex and Tacos!
And ChapuLviz's List here -- Top 35 German Thrash Albums
And Vasil de Shumen's List over there -- Best of US THRASH

Last Updated: April 15th, 2024

1.Discharge - Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing

2.Metallica - Kill 'Em All

3.Suicidal Tendencies - Suicidal Tendencies

4.Slayer - Show No Mercy

5.Dr. Know - Plug-In Jesus

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*** READ ME *** This list is about the greatest metal albums of all-time, from all sub-genres and all countries. You won't see bands like Deep Purple, Rush, BOC, Zeppelin, etc., nor will you see bands like Tool, Rage ATM, Melvins and Soundgarden. While I love many of those bands, my definition of metal does not include them.

1.Black Sabbath - Paranoid

2.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

3.Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son

4.Death - Symbolic

5.Mercyful Fate - Don't Break The Oath

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1.Megadeth - Rust In Peace

2.Black Sabbath - Paranoid

3.Pantera - Cowboys From Hell

4.Metallica - Master Of Puppets

5.Judas Priest - Painkiller

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1.Pantera - Far Beyond Driven

2.Porcupine Tree - Fear Of A Blank Planet

3.SikTh - Death Of A Dead Day

4.Textures - Drawing Circles

5.Strapping Young Lad - The New Black

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1.Novembre - Wish I Could Dream It Again

2.Primordial - The Gathering Wilderness

3.Metallica - ...And Justice For All

4.Novembre - Arte Novecento

5.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

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