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    Top 100 Thrash metal albums

    1 Death
    Symbolic (1995)
    9.25
    2446
    2 Metallica
    Master Of Puppets (1986)
    9.25
    3854
    3 Megadeth
    Rust In Peace (1990)
    9.25
    3248
    4 Metallica
    Ride The Lightning (1984)
    9.24
    3650
    5 Death
    The Sound Of Perseverance (1998)
    9.15
    2131
    6 Slayer
    Reign In Blood (1986)
    9.1
    2476
    7 Sepultura
    Arise (1991)
    8.93
    1420
    8 Slayer
    Seasons In The Abyss (1990)
    8.93
    1851
    9 Nevermore
    Dead Heart In A Dead World (2000)
    8.9
    1039
    10 Nevermore
    This Godless Endeavor (2005)
    8.88
    1144
    11 Sepultura
    Beneath The Remains (1989)
    8.88
    1249
    12 Metallica
    ...And Justice For All (1988)
    8.86
    3088
    13 Vektor
    Black Future (2009)
    8.84
    531
    14 Artillery
    By Inheritance (1990)
    8.83
    419
    15 Sodom
    Agent Orange (1989)
    8.82
    759
    16 Coroner
    No More Color (1989)
    8.8
    394
    17 Death
    Individual Thought Patterns (1993)
    8.79
    1566
    18 Megadeth
    Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? (1986)
    8.77
    2023
    19 Testament
    The Gathering (1999)
    8.75
    940
    20 Testament
    The Legacy (1987)
    8.75
    989
    21 Machine Head
    The Blackening (2007)
    8.74
    1125
    22 Overkill
    The Years Of Decay (1989)
    8.73
    662
    23 Slayer
    South Of Heaven (1988)
    8.73
    1674
    24 Anthrax
    Among The Living (1987)
    8.72
    1051
    25 Pantera
    Cowboys From Hell (1990)
    8.72
    1668
    26 Vektor
    Terminal Redux (2016)
    8.71
    655
    27 Exodus
    Bonded By Blood (1985)
    8.69
    877
    28 Coroner
    Mental Vortex (1991)
    8.69
    384
    29 Mokoma
    Kurimus (2003)
    8.67
    24
    30 Kreator
    Coma Of Souls (1990)
    8.65
    883
    31 Exodus
    Tempo Of The Damned (2004)
    8.65
    662
    32 Annihilator
    Alice In Hell (1989)
    8.64
    759
    33 Testament
    The New Order (1988)
    8.64
    878
    34 Kreator
    Extreme Aggression (1989)
    8.63
    766
    35 Overkill
    Horrorscope (1991)
    8.63
    558
    36 Metal Church
    Metal Church (1984)
    8.62
    373
    37 Kreator
    Enemy Of God (2005)
    8.61
    942
    38 Annihilator
    Never, Neverland (1990)
    8.61
    593
    39 Toxik
    Think This (1989)
    8.61
    185
    40 Kreator
    Pleasure To Kill (1986)
    8.61
    888
    41 Sodom
    Persecution Mania (1987)
    8.6
    485
    42 Demolition Hammer
    Epidemic Of Violence (1992)
    8.6
    199
    43 Death Angel
    The Ultra-Violence (1987)
    8.6
    383
    44 Metallica
    Kill 'Em All (1983)
    8.59
    2811
    45 Morbid Saint
    Spectrum Of Death (1988)
    8.59
    208
    46 Flotsam And Jetsam
    No Place For Disgrace (1988)
    8.59
    248
    47 Overkill
    Ironbound (2010)
    8.58
    646
    48 Vektor
    Outer Isolation (2011)
    8.57
    483
    49 Razor
    Violent Restitution (1988)
    8.57
    128
    50 Coroner
    Punishment For Decadence (1988)
    8.57
    312
    51 Strapping Young Lad
    City (1997)
    8.57
    488
    52 Lamb Of God
    Ashes Of The Wake (2004)
    8.57
    847
    53 Megadeth
    Countdown To Extinction (1992)
    8.57
    1932
    54 Flotsam And Jetsam
    Doomsday For The Deceiver (1986)
    8.56
    282
    55 Vendetta (GER)
    Brain Damage (1988)
    8.56
    63
    56 Mercenary
    11 Dreams (2004)
    8.55
    210
    57 Paradox
    Heresy (1989)
    8.55
    119
    58 Possessed
    Seven Churches (1985)
    8.55
    439
    59 Torture Squad
    Pandemonium (2003)
    8.55
    44
    60 Vio-lence
    Eternal Nightmare (1988)
    8.54
    228
    61 Skeletonwitch
    Beyond The Permafrost (2007)
    8.54
    208
    62 Nevermore
    Dreaming Neon Black (1999)
    8.53
    594
    63 Sepultura
    Chaos A.D. (1993)
    8.53
    1130
    64 Kat
    ...Róże Miłości Najchętniej Przyjmują Się Na Grobach (1996)
    8.53
    57
    65 Machine Head
    Burn My Eyes (1994)
    8.53
    745
    66 Heathen
    Victims Of Deception (1991)
    8.53
    199
    67 The Crown
    Deathrace King (2000)
    8.52
    152
    68 Sodom
    M-16 (2001)
    8.52
    425
    69 Meshuggah
    ObZen (2008)
    8.52
    703
    70 Ouroboros
    Glorification Of A Myth (2011)
    8.52
    146
    71 Forbidden
    Forbidden Evil (1988)
    8.51
    250
    72 Kreator
    Violent Revolution (2001)
    8.51
    746
    73 Lazarus A.D.
    The Onslaught (2007)
    8.49
    120
    74 Sabbat
    Dreamweaver (1989)
    8.49
    138
    75 Mezarkabul
    Unspoken (2001)
    8.48
    63
    76 Suicidal Tendencies
    How Will I Laugh Tomorrow... When I Can't Even Smile Today (1988)
    8.48
    189
    77 Realm
    Endless War (1988)
    8.48
    61
    78 Ketzer
    Satan's Boundaries Unchained (2009)
    8.48
    21
    79 Deathrow
    Deception Ignored (1989)
    8.48
    67
    80 Forbidden
    Twisted Into Form (1990)
    8.48
    224
    81 Sarcófago
    The Laws Of Scourge (1991)
    8.47
    135
    82 Suicidal Tendencies
    Lights... Camera... Revolution! (1990)
    8.47
    217
    83 Holy Terror
    Mind Wars (1988)
    8.47
    68
    84 Eldritch
    El Niño (1998)
    8.47
    30
    85 Incubus (USA-LA)
    Beyond The Unknown (1990)
    8.47
    53
    86 King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
    Infest The Rats' Nest (2019)
    8.47
    109
    87 Sylosis
    Conclusion Of An Age (2008)
    8.46
    196
    88 God Dethroned
    Bloody Blasphemy (1999)
    8.46
    111
    89 Aspid
    Кровоизлияние (1992)
    8.46
    68
    90 Vengeance Rising
    Human Sacrifice (1988)
    8.46
    24
    91 Helstar
    Nosferatu (1989)
    8.45
    143
    92 Slayer
    Show No Mercy (1983)
    8.45
    1246
    93 Repugnant
    Epitome Of Darkness (2006)
    8.45
    55
    94 Havok
    Time Is Up (2011)
    8.45
    416
    95 Sabbat
    History Of A Time To Come (1988)
    8.45
    113
    96 Meshuggah
    Destroy Erase Improve (1995)
    8.44
    527
    97 Deliverance
    Weapons Of Our Warfare (1990)
    8.44
    34
    98 Viper
    Theatre Of Fate (1989)
    8.44
    55
    99 Sybreed
    Antares (2007)
    8.44
    89
    100 Strapping Young Lad
    Alien (2005)
    8.44
    372