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The Metal Art Of Thrashing (Ordered By Years)

**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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Created by Guib on 24.05.2011



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Top 500 Albums of All Time

I've been listening to Metal since 2005 and it has become my biggest passion in life.

Rarely a day goes by where I don't listen to it in one form or another. The bands I listened to in my teens inspired me to pick up the guitar (and later drums) and start making music of my own.

So here are the albums that have stood out and made the largest impact on me. To be as transparent as possible, I've labelled albums as 'nostalgia bias' where my memories of the album give it an advantage over others.

(Score is an average of each album's song ratings, full list located here. There are a ton of albums that I've rated 9/10 in the 'TBR' tab that may never make it to this list, be sure to check those out.)

If you discovered any new albums or like the same sort of metal, be sure to give this list a thumbs-up and leave a comment so more people can find these amazing bands!

My other lists:
Top 25 EPs (ordered & rated)
Top 200 Overlooked Albums (with genres)
Top 200 Overrated Albums (trigger warning)
So I Heard You Like Wintersun... (Time II find new bands)

Genre-Specific:
Top 50 Black Metal Albums
Top 50 Melodic Death Metal Albums
Top 45 Thrash Metal Albums
Top 40 Power Metal Albums
Top 30 Doom Metal Albums
Top 30 Heavy Metal Albums

1.Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
2.Opeth - Blackwater Park
3.Metallica - Master Of Puppets
4.Edge Of Sanity - Crimson
5.Opeth - Still Life

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Created by nonZero on 06.10.2018



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All Metal Of All Time Top 300: Albums

An entirely subjective list of my all-time favourite metal albums, well lets better say albums/genres featured on MS, since not all here is precisely metal.
Objective quality is not a criteria here, just how much I like the album. Ordered by preference, top down.

1.Anathema - The Silent Enigma
2.Opeth - Morningrise
3.Estatic Fear - Somnium Obmutum
4.My Dying Bride - Turn Loose The Swans
5.Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss

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Created by Redel on 01.03.2014



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Thrash Metal Old School Top 50

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1.Metallica - Ride The Lightning
2.Slayer - Reign In Blood
3.Sodom - Agent Orange
4.Exodus - Bonded By Blood
5.Anthrax - Fistful Of Metal

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Created by ChapuLviz on 13.07.2011



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The "Must Have" And The "Could Have" Metal Albums Of The 80's

These are the 211 essential hard rock/metal albums of the 80's, as were selected by the Greek Magazine "Metal Hammer" (August 2001 issue).

The albums followed by a star are the "must have", whereas the rest albums are the "could have".

1.Angel Witch - Angel Witch
2.AC/DC - Back In Black
3.Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell
4.Diamond Head - Lightning To The Nations
5.Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden

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Created by Tzo87 on 25.08.2013



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Top 35 German Thrash Albums

This is the top 35 of german thrash metal albums of the old school...

1.Sodom - Agent Orange
2.Kreator - Pleasure To Kill
3.Destruction - Infernal Overkill
4.Tankard - Zombie Attack
5.Exumer - Possessed By Fire

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Created by ChapuLviz on 29.03.2012



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A Thrash List But Not Exactly From A Thrasher

Thrash may not be my favorite metal subgenre but it's one of them. There have always been thrash albums I always get back to with great pleasure and I am usually happy when thrash veterans get back with great music.
I say not a thrasher because I am stuck in the past, as it's easily to be seen in the list, new bands have not impressed me much, especially when they predictably wear their influences on their sleeves.

1.Kreator - Terrible Certainty
2.Metallica - Master Of Puppets
3.Slayer - South Of Heaven
4.Annihilator - Never, Neverland
5.Death Angel - Act III

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Created by JoHn Doe on 03.04.2020



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111 Albums Must Have

1.Iron Maiden - Powerslave
2.Judas Priest - Painkiller
3.Summoning - Minas Morgul
4.Windir - 1184
5.Moonsorrow - Voimasta Ja Kunniasta

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Created by Rot Teufel on 17.02.2012



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Metal Mascots

Mascots are an established and popular part of metal fan culture. In contrast to sports team mascots, they are no cute talismans, but are regarded as personification of the band and its music (or even as some kind of evil band member) that adds enormously to the identification of the fans with the band.

This alphabetical list presents well known examples by showing the album cover where the corresponding mascot first appeared, along with one or two sentences as general information.

Please feel free to suggest more examples of metal mascots or share relevant information on the presented mascots.



1.Alestorm - Captain Morgan's Revenge
2.Annihilator - Alice In Hell
3.Anthrax - Inside Out
4.Artillery - B.A.C.K.
5.Avenged Sevenfold - Waking The Fallen

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Created by Plattner on 28.09.2023



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1001 Metal Albums to Hear Before You Die

An ongoing list for personal use as well as for reference for beginners (& veterans alike). This is solely my personal opinion and taste (Death & Prog mostly but do give every genre a try). Basically will include albums I've rated 8 & above. Sorted by year since I'll need a Venn diagram to sort by genre (seriously MS please make it happen if possible). Will feature multiple releases per year (obviously) and per band (since if a band is putting out better albums it deserves more recognition). Keeping the metal faith alive from India

1.Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
2.King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King
3.Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III
4.Black Sabbath - Paranoid
5.Uriah Heep - Look At Yourself

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Created by metalriff on 05.02.2021



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Sodom - Best To Worst

1.Sodom - Agent Orange
2.Sodom - Persecution Mania
3.Sodom - M-16
4.Sodom - Sodom
5.Sodom - In War And Pieces

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Created by TerrorZone on 22.01.2012



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Top 45 Thrash Metal Albums

Thrash was one of the first metal genres I got into around 2005. I discovered Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, etc through Kerrang! magazine and their albums quickly became my favourites at the time. Now, I've discovered many more such as Vektor, Testament and Nevermore thanks to MS.

So here are my favourites of the genre with my rating, its sub-genre and release year:

(Score is an average of each album's song ratings, full list located here)

If you discovered any new albums or like the same sort of thrash metal, be sure to give this list a thumbs-up and leave a comment so more people can find these amazing bands!

My other lists:
Top 500 Albums (ordered & rated)
Top 25 EPs (also ordered & rated)
Top 200 Overlooked Albums (with genres)
Top 200 Overrated Albums (trigger warning)
So I Heard You Like Wintersun... (Time II find new bands)

1.Metallica - Master Of Puppets
2.Metallica - Ride The Lightning
3.Metallica - ...And Justice For All
4.Death - The Sound Of Perseverance
5.Slayer - Reign In Blood

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Created by nonZero on 04.03.2024



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200+ Favorite Albums

Note: Tool intentionally ommitted because they don't consider themselves metal. Otherwise you'd see their first 4 albums in top 25.

Last updated: 27 March 2024.

1.Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja
2.Agalloch - The Mantle
3.Opeth - Blackwater Park
4.Edge Of Sanity - Crimson
5.Lost Horizon - A Flame To The Ground Beneath

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Created by Qualeen on 30.09.2021



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The Top Albums Of Ch'ti

This is my top albums (only with those where I gave 8 or more). I will update the list now and then

1.Slipknot - Iowa
2.Megadeth - Rust In Peace
3.Opeth - Ghost Reveries
4.Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja
5.Slipknot - Slipknot

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Created by Ch'ti on 06.02.2024



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1987 MY TOP 20 METAL ALBUMS

1.Death - Scream Bloody Gore
2.Kreator - Terrible Certainty
3.Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part I
4.King Diamond - Abigail
5.Manowar - Fighting The World

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Created by geraki63 on 27.06.2023