Top 55 thrash metal albums
My top 55 thrash metal albums ranked, if you disagree just argue without being a know it all douchebag, it would be great. |
| 55 |  | Paradox
Heresy
Technical and melodic, the title track is stand out |
| 54 |  | Cyclone Temple
I Hate Therefore I Am
Thrash with alternative vocals |
| 53 |  | Znowhite
Act Of God
Debbie Gunn was one of the most underrated female singers in metal |
| 52 |  | Realm
Endless War
Check out their Eleaonor Rigby cover |
| 51 |  | Exhorder
Slaughter in the Vatican
Phil anselmo took much inspiration from this, really violent and fast |
| 50 |  | possessed
Seven Churches
one of the biggest influences of death metal |
| 49 |  | Crionic
Different
this one it,s really overlooked, the band itself quitted because of lack of support, proggy thrash at it's best |
| 48 |  | Sarcofago
The Laws of Scourge
Aggressive black thrash from Brasil |
| 47 |  | carnivore
Retaliation
Before Type o negative Peter steele relased this controversial crossover thrash full of blasphemy and satire |
| 46 |  | razor
Violent Restitution
this album begins with one of the most insane screams ever |
| 45 |  | revocation
Chaos of Forms
Thrash combined with technical death metal, heavy yet melodic |
| 44 |  | Nuclear Assault
Handle With Care
One of the best and fastest crossover thrash ever |
| 43 |  | Heathen
Victims of Deception
it took time to appreciate this one, after a few listens you,ll love it |
| 42 |  | Holy Terror
Mind Wars
more aggressive and technical than their first one |
| 41 |  | Prototype
Continuum
another overlooked prog thrash, a great modern album with a truly talented singer |
| 40 |  | Wrathchild America
3-D
this one it's weird, you can find jazz, funk and avant garde influences |
| 39 |  | Sylosis
Conclusion of an Age
my favorite metal subgenres (thrash and melodeath) combined together, what else could i say? |
| 38 |  | Death Angel
Act III
Maybe i'm the only one to prefer this one to the ultraviolence but i find it more entertaining, experimental and versatile than the previous albums, a room with a view is one hell of a ballad! |
| 37 |  | Stormtroopers of Death
Speak English or Die
One of the funniest albums ever recorded |
| 36 |  | Municipal Waste
Hazardous Mutation
modern crossover, bangover is one of the catchiest tracks in the genre |
| 35 |  | Vio-Lence
Eternal Nightmare
the singer sounds like bruce dickinson on codeine and musically is pure energy |
| 34 |  | Depressive Age
First Depression
one of the most depressing bands ever, really technical, you have to get used to the vocals |
| 33 |  | Demolition Hammer
Epidemic of Violence
maybe the heaviest album on the list, the sound of the drums is something out of this world |
| 32 |  | vendetta
Brain Damage
technical and melodic thrash with many influences from other genres, entertainment at it's best |
| 31 |  | forbidden
Forbidden Evil
it was an hard choice between this one and their next work but forbidden evil wins because of lack of filler tracks and vocal performance |
| 30 |  | Dark Angel
Darkness Descends
Gene Hoglan is a fucking machine gun. this album sounds technical and dark at the same time |
| 29 |  | Watchtower
Control and Resistance
The biggest influence in math metal, one of the most technical albums ever, not a great fan of the vocals |
| 28 |  | artillery
By Inheritance
compared to the previous works this one it's really ahead of it's time, heavy tracks alternated to more accessible ones |
| 27 |  | coroner
No More Color
one of the pioneers of tech thrash, this album is musically outstanding, with better vocals could be higher tho |
| 26 |  | Thought Industry
Songs for Insects
Jason newsted himself loves this band, truly complex and experimental thrash with unique sound and signatures |
| 25 |  | Flotsam and Jetsam
Doomsday for the Deceiver
speaking of Newsted, the debut album of Flotsam contains some of the most high pitched vocals and catchy riffs in the genre |
| 24 |  | Powermad
Absolute Power
this one combines perfectly melodic elements with technical and heavy sound |
| 23 |  | voivod
Dimension Hatross
Sci-fi thrash with futuristic sound, complex and unique |
| 22 |  | Sodom
Agent Orange
pioneers of teutonic thrash, Sodom sounds like a thrashy motorhead which is obviously a good thing. Check the german version of ausgebombt, better than the english one |
| 21 |  | Persuader
Evolution Purgatory
Ever wondered how a thrashy blind guardian would sound? here is the answer. A great underrated masterpiece. |
| 20 |  | Rage
Unity
Rage always been one of the best and most prolific german bands ever, with unity they combined their classic speed/power music to a more aggressive Thrash/groove sound. Mission accomplished |
| 19 |  | Overkill
Horrorscope
Maybe you expected to find Years of decay, but imo this masterpiece is their finest work. Horrorific, atmospheric, groovy and totally original music. |
| 18 |  | Tourniquet
Pathogenic Ocular Dissonance
Prog thrash never been more complex like this, tourniquet created a psychedelic yet heavy album that sounds fresh still today |
| 17 |  | Suicidal Tendencies
How Will I Laugh Tomorrow If I Can't Even Smile Today?
S.T. temporarily abandons crossover to focus over pure thrash, the result is their best albums ever. Politically satirical and ironic, Mike Muir influenced an entire generation. |
| 16 |  | Sepultura
Arise
another hard choice but i think that arise defines better what Max's sepultura was:pure brutality. |
| 15 |  | Vektor
Black Future
Voivod,Obliveon and black metal influenced Vektor to create one of the best and most unique albums of the 2000s. This album can bring you to another dimension with space atmospheres and weird songwriting. |
| 14 |  | toxik
Think This
Much more technical than the debut, Think this is one of those albums that are accessible even to people who don't like thrash due it's versatile songwriting and talented singer |
| 13 |  | Machine Head
The Blackening
A gloomy, heavy, dark masterpiece.
halòo is one of the greatest songs of the 2000s |
| 12 |  | Nevermore
This Godless Endeavor
R.I.P. Warrel Dane |
| 11 |  | Kreator
Pleasure to Kill
One of the heaviest and most evil sounding albums of the 80s, kreator were really ahead of their time about heaviness |
| 10 |  | Anacrusis
Screams and Whispers
i've never heard anything similar to this, Anacrusis created their own genre. Kenn Nardi is one of the most original singers in music. |
| 9 |  | Strapping Young Lad
City
Industrial thrash metal written by Devin Townsend and with Gene Hoglan at the drums. Need to say more? |
| 8 |  | exodus
Bonded by Blood
One of the most popular albums of the 80s, Bonded by blood is pure thrash. |
| 7 |  | Pantera
Cowboys from Hell
C.f.h. is the album thhat created groove metal, every single song is pure energy, Dimebag Darrel remains one of the most iconic guitarrists in metal |
| 6 |  | Testament
The Legacy
testament,s debut album is still a classic, every single song is pure gold, Skolnick solos were pure epicness |
| 5 |  | Anthrax
Among the Living
anthrax have indeed fun when they record their albums, you can clearly hear it, a.t.l. has everything you need from thrash plus a little sense of humor |
| 4 |  | Metallica
Ride the Lightning
yes, better than master of puppets, even Metallica haters loves this one. The sound is perfect, Burton did a perfect job and every single song is great and different from the previous one (i like even escape). |
| 3 |  | megadeth
Rust in Peace
Always considered as one of the best albums in music,Rust in peace is technically perfect, the songwriting is gold and the production fits perfectly well the music |
| 2 |  | Slayer
Seasons in the Abyss
i love reign in blood but Seasons is by far their most complete album. The band combines their classic fast and energic tracks to mid tempo tracks and slow dark sounding masterpieces. |
| 1 |  | annihilator
Never, Neverland
my favorite thrash album ever. technical, heavy, melodic andoverall complete.
you can find unique sounding tracks (fun palace), heavy thrashers(i am i command, phantasmagoria), punkish(kraf dinner), proggy ones (sixes and sevens), dark power ballads (never neverland) and even more traditional ones (stonewall). p.s. the guitarwork is outsanding |
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