**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.

-----------------------------------

- 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.

-----------------------------------

: 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

----------

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: May 6th, 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

      View entire list ››

Thrash Metal is, and will always be my favorite type of music. No matter how many sub-genres or idiotic names some bands give to their music style, they'll never reach the complex "simplicity" of Thrash metal. It's raw, heavy, fast, aggressive, and has a historical impact that probably no other type of heavy metal style will ever reach.

1.Venom - Welcome To Hell

2.Discharge - Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing

3.Suicidal Tendencies - Suicidal Tendencies

4.Metal Church - Metal Church

5.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

      View entire list ››

RANKING CRITERIA :

1. Originality

2. Songwriting

3. Vigorous performance

1.Anacrusis - Screams And Whispers

2.Overkill - Feel The Fire

3.Nuclear Assault - Game Over

4.Wrathchild America - 3-D

5.Toxik - World Circus

      View entire list ››

My Favorite Metal Songs. I tried to limit myself to one song per album, so this list also doubles as my favorite song off of each of these albums also. Probably stop the list at 666 if I ever get there.

1.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

2.Iron Maiden - Rock In Rio

3.Testament - The Legacy

4.Exodus - Bonded By Blood

5.Wolf (UK) - Edge Of The World

      View entire list ››

1.Lazarus A.D. - Black Rivers Flow

2.Havok - Time Is Up

3.Lazarus A.D. - The Onslaught

4.Havok - Burn

5.Bonded By Blood - Feed The Beast

      View entire list ››

1.Mastodon - Crack The Skye

2.Riverside - Anno Domini High Definition

3.Obscura - Cosmogenesis

4.Vektor - Black Future

5.Gorod - Process Of A New Decline

      View entire list ››

Favorite albums released in 2009

1.Dragged Into Sunlight - Hatred For Mankind

2.Cattle Decapitation - The Harvest Floor

3.Ulcerate - Everything Is Fire

4.miRthkon - Vehicle

5.Dying Fetus - Descend Into Depravity

      View entire list ››

1.Municipal Waste - The Art Of Partying

2.Havok - Time Is Up

3.Warbringer - Waking Into Nightmares

4.Violator - Chemical Assault

5.Power Trip - Manifest Decimation

      View entire list ››

In no particular order.

1.Ghost Brigade - Isolation Songs

2.Kalisia - Cybion

3.Riverside - Anno Domini High Definition

4.Finsterforst - ...Zum Tode Hin

5.Deströyer 666 - Defiance

      View entire list ››

This list is meant to be an extensive, but by no means exhaustive, collection of the greatest (modern) metal albums and eps. Running the gamut from avant-garde to trve norweigan black metal. *As someone who is young in age, my tastes tend to revolve around the period of the 80s to the present.* Although certain metal albums from before will certainly be featured, the period of the 60s-70s will be under-represented. I refer you to this excellent list to gain a better appreciation for some of the best metal from that period: https://rateyourmusic.com/list/freis/martin_popoffs_the_top_500_heavy_metal_albums_of_all_time/

1.W.A.S.P. - The Crimson Idol

2.Wachenfeldt - The Interpreter

3.Wake - Devouring Ruin

4.Waldgeflüster - Femundsmarka - Eine Reise In Drei Kapiteln

5.Walknut - Graveforests And Their Shadows

      View entire list ››

1.Slayer - Reign In Blood

2.Megadeth - Rust In Peace

3.Metallica - Master Of Puppets

4.Anthrax - Among The Living

5.Exodus - Bonded By Blood

      View entire list ››

1.Megadeth - Endgame

2.Kreator - Hordes Of Chaos

3.Cain's Offering - Gather The Faithful

4.Viikate - Kuu Kaakon Yllä

5.Warbringer - Waking Into Nightmares

      View entire list ››

Erm... sorry Dave... >.>

1.Slayer - Reign In Blood

2.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

3.Kreator - Pleasure To Kill

4.Power Trip - Nightmare Logic

5.Sodom - M-16

      View entire list ››

Mah favorite albums of 2009! (Some of them are missing, but this are the ones I can recall because I have listened them too many times). Enjoy, and stay Metal! >:[

1.Kathaarsys - Anonymous Ballad

2.Process Of Guilt - Erosion

3.Warbringer - Waking Into Nightmares

4.Pensées Nocturnes - Vacuum

5.Riverside - Anno Domini High Definition

      View entire list ››

1.Obscura - Cosmogenesis

2.Ensiferum - From Afar

3.While Heaven Wept - Vast Oceans Lachrymose

4.Mastodon - Crack The Skye

5.Warbringer - Waking Into Nightmares

      View entire list ››