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| TOP TEN "TRANSITION" ALBUMS FROM THRASH BANDS
These were the records that marked a change in style for thrash metal bands, primarily in the 90's.
Note: These albums come from thrash bands but aren't directly considered thrash or non-thrash thus being why they are called "transition" albums. | | 10 |  | Exodus
Force of Habit
Exodus go all-out with the groove metal sound here, and it works most of the time. | | 9 |  | Slayer
Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention is another one of those "transition" albums that is primarily embedded in the original style, but this saw Slayer incorporate groove metal and hardcore punk with their sound. I feel it's quite successful at it too even if it lacks a career highlight. | | 8 |  | Anthrax
Sound of White Noise
These guys always got the short end of the stick compared to the other big four, and they suffered the worst in the 90's slump in my honest opinion, but before said event happened, they released Sound of White Noise. The album almost sounds like something Armored Saint would make primarily due to the inclusion of hard rock/groove metal in their music but also by the energetic vocals of John Bush who compliments this style very well. He's unfairly compared to grunge singers despite having been around waaaaay before them, and his mix of grit and melody is way better than James Hetfield could ever pull off. In addition to that, the songwriting is dark like its predecessor but is more embedded in relatable issues rather than just political oppression. | | 7 |  | Sepultura
Chaos A.D.
Incorporating groove metal and their Brazilian tradition into this record was a smart choice to compliment the god but sometimes not so-great music. | | 6 |  | Metallica
Metallica
Here's the album responsible for the shift in style for thrash metal (aside from other domineering genres). Metallica make a big 360 with this one, sharing nothing in common with their progressive AJFA. Stripping down any prog. tendencies, they throw down slabs of chunky hard rock/heavy metal tunes to mostly successful results backed by excellent production. | | 5 |  | Flotsam and Jetsam
Cuatro
You saw this coming with When The Storm Comes Down. The big difference is how good this sounds in comparison. The production is miles better than its predecessor, and the music itself sounds more focused rather than scattered. Eric A.'s vocals really step up this time around too, adding enough grit to compliment his melodic style. Probably the most faithful imitator of The Black Album and a bit better too. | | 4 |  | Megadeth
Countdown to Extinction
A slight letdown from their masterwork Rust In Peace, but they retain just thrash to bolster some outstanding tracks. | | 3 |  | Coroner
Grin
Coroner never made the same album twice, and here they make no exceptions; instead, they rewrite the style of groove metal. Jam-packed with atmosphere, odd-time signatures, gorgeous solos, and of course, grooves, Coroner's fifth album closes their career on a good note and makes most of us grin for its quality. | | 2 |  | Metal Church
The Human Factor
Yes, thrash metal does take uo a considerable amount of this record, but this was the sound of Metal Church transitioning to a more traditional hard rock/heavy metal style. Probably the least offensive transition among most of the 90's transition records because it's jam-packed with great songs and excellent performances throughout. If anything, this style fit these guys very well, especially with the help of Mike Howe who is arguably my favorite MC vocalist. | | 1 |  | Voivod
Nothingface
Why is this album here? Because Dimension Hatross saw Voivod moving into a more prog. metal sound at the cost of their thrash tendencies. Nothingface is the sound of a mighty group coming into full transition with their sound: full-pledged, unadulterated prog. metal. It's a comfortable transition because prog. was always the driving backbone of their music, and this results in their finest work. When you look at it like it, not only can this accepted as a transition album but also among the best metal records out there, a title only this record on this list can comfortably claim. | |
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07.12.16 | The infamous shift of the 90's.... | Flugmorph
07.12.16 | Metallica make a big 360 with this one...
sooooo there back to where they started? | miketunneyiscool123
07.12.16 | @Flug Ugh don't be so literal dude. I'm sure you knew what I meant. | cotras
07.12.16 | Can't help it but #5, #8 make me yawn hard. | Cryptkeeper
07.12.16 | Stop all-capsing | ScuroFantasma
07.12.16 | 10 rules, also everything that came before it rules too. | miketunneyiscool123
07.12.16 | @Crypt What's the matter with all-capsing? | FirstStrikeIsDeadly
07.28.16 | Dimension Hatross is more of a "transition" album than Nothingface to me. It's the inbetween of Killing Technology's prog-ish thrash and Nothingface's straight prog metal. | Jasdevi087
07.28.16 | "@Flug Ugh don't be so literal dude. I'm sure you knew what I meant."
no, to use 360 in this context is to imply that they went all the way around and ended up back where they started. | FirstStrikeIsDeadly
07.28.16 | Thanks for repping Grin, that album rules | Risodo
07.28.16 | Divine Intervention is one of the most overrated records of all time. | miketunneyiscool123
07.30.16 | @Risodo Get out of here! =P
@FirstStrike Hell yeah man. | Risodo
07.30.16 | Sorry man, i didn't saw that overrated word.
Actually, Divine Intervention is a fuckin underrate record. | miketunneyiscool123
08.01.16 | You didn't "saw" it indeed. =P It's all good brewski. |
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