Top 20 Thrash Metal albums of all time.

We did a list like this back in 2007. I checked through our history and we haven't done one since. Sooooo, let's start a new one. I'm sure some people's lists have changed since that time anyhow and we have a ton of new people.

What would you say were your Top 20 Favorite Thrash Albums?

Here are some interesting lists:

Guitar World - 10 Essential Thrash Records (2007)
1. Metallica - Master of Puppets
2. Slayer - Reign in Blood
3. Megadeth - Rust in Peace
4. Exodus - Bonded By Blood
5. Metallica - Kill 'Em All
6. Anthrax - Among the Living
7. Testament - The New Order
8. Overkill - The Years of Decay
9. Possessed - Seven Churches
10. Pantera - Cowboys from Hell

Terrorizer Top 20 All-Time Thrash Albums (2007)
1. Slayer - Reign in Blood
2. Metallica - Ride the Lightning
3. Metallica - Master of Puppets
4. Exodus - Bonded by Blood
5. Possessed - Seven Churches
6. Kreator - Pleasure to Kill
7. Dark Angel - Darkness Descends
8. Anthrax- Among the Living
9. Slayer - Hell Awaits
10. Sepultura - Beneath the Remains
11. Venom - Black Metal
12. Voivod - Killing Technology
13. Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion
14. Testament - The Legacy
15. Nuclear Assault - Gave OVer
16. Bathory - Under the Sign of the Black Mark
17. Celtic Frost - Morbid Tales
18. Metallica - Kill 'Em All
19. Death Angel - The Ultra Violence
20. TIE: Megadeth - So Far, So Good...So What!
Nuclear Assault - Handle With Care

ok..at the risk of sounding biased and postin under Scott. No haters pls! lol!

i agree with most on that list but, i would add to that "Into the Pit" by Ultimatum..every since i heard it for the first time; it has been a part of my regular cd rotation and never far from the portable cd walkman!! love everything on it!!!!

1. Slayer - Show No Mercy
2. Destructor - Maximum Destruction
3. Sabbat (Jpn) - Envenom
4. Venom - Welcome to Hell
5. Agent Steel - Skeptic's Apocalypse
6. Deliverance - Weapons of our Warfare
7. Exciter - Violence & Force (thrash? Speed? I don't care, it's awesome either way)
8. Exodus - Bonded by Blood
9. Metallica - Kill 'Em All
10. Celtic Frost - Morbid Tales
11. Lord Crucifier - The Focus of Life
12. Kreator - Pleasure to Kill
13. Living Death - Metal Revolution
14. Rosenfeld - Pigs of the Empire
15. Anacrusis - Suffering Hour
16. Anthrax - Fistful of Metal
17. Dark Angel - Darkness Descends
18. Bulldozer - The Day of Wrath
19. Sarcofago - INRI
20. Vulcano - Bloody Vengeance

Nice list Dave.

Slayer - Reign In Blood
Megadeth - Rust In Peace
Holy Moses - Finished With The Dogs
Sepultura - Arise
Detente - Recognize No Authority
Venom - Black Metal
Onslaught - The Force
Demolition Hammer - Epidemic Of Violence
Slaughter - Strappado
Nuclear Assault - Survive
Kreator - Extreme Aggression
Exodus - Bonded By Blood
Overkill - The Years Of Decay
Sarcofago - I.N.R.I.
Possessed - Seven Churches
Sodom - Tapping The Vein
Metallica - Ride The Lightening
Suicidal Tendencies - How Will I Laugh Tomorrow... When I Can't Even Smile Today
Testament - The Gathering
Hirax - Raging Violence/Destruction - Infernal Overkill

In no particular order

Slayer - Reign In Blood
Kreator - Extreme Aggression
Sodom - Agent Orange
Deathchain - Deathrash Assault
Destruction - The Antichrist
Witchburner - Blood of Witches
Vio-Lence - Vio-Lence
Desaster - Angelwhore
Exumer - Possessed By Fire
Rigor Mortis - Rigor Mortis
Sacrifice - Soldier of Misfortune
Believer - Extraction From Mortality
The Crown - Crowned in Terror
Usurper - Cryptobeast
Vicious Circle - Cryptic Void
Xentrix - Shattered Existence
Avenger of Blood - Death Brigade
Kreator - Pleasure to Kill
Destruction - Release from Agony
Slayer - Show No Mercy

The Metallica choice is the only one in order, the rest may vary any given day.....

Metallica - Master of Puppets
Testament - The Legacy
Anthrax - Among The Living
Slayer - Reign In Blood
Sepultura - Arise
Vengeance Rising - Human Sacrifice
Deliverance - Deliverance / Weapons Of Our Warfare (can't decide)
Equinox - Auf Wiedersehen
Believer - Extraction From Mortality
Overkill - The Years Of Decay / Horrorscope (can't choose here either!!)
Kreator - Extreme Aggression
Destruction - Release From Agony
Sodom - Agent Orange
Coroner - R.I.P.
Witchhammer - 1487
Paradox - Heresy
Megadeth - Countdown To Extinction
Dark Angel - Leave Scars
Heathen - The Evolution of Chaos
Hirax - El Rostro De La Muerte

In no order

Megadeth-Peace Sells
Testament-The New Order
Anthrax-Among the Living
Living Sacrifice-S/T
Sacrament-Haunts of Violence
Deliverance-S/T
Forbidden-Twisted Into Form
Vulture-Easier to Lie
Slayer-South of Heaven
Believer-Sanity Obscure
Crucified-Pillars of Humanity
Hirax-New Age of Terror
Metallica-Master of Puppets
D.R.I-Thrashzone
Kreator-Extreme Agression
Artillery-By Inheritance
Exodus-Fabulous Disaster
Overkill-Under the Influence
Municipal Waste-The Art of Partying
Dark Angel-Time Does Not Heal

Dave the Boss wrote:

7. Exciter - Violence & Force (thrash? Speed? I don't care, it's awesome either way)

Works for me!

Pantera isn't thrash! haha

1.Intruder higher form of killing
2.Megadeth killing is my business...
3.Slayer hell awaits
4.Attitude adjustment american paranoia
5.Exodus bonded by blood
6.Heathen breaking the silence
7.Sepultura-arise
8.Morbid saint spectrum of death
9.DRI thrashzone
10.Voivod-killing technology
11.Deadhead-the feast begins at dawn
12.vengeance rising human sacrifice
13.Blind illusion-sane asylum
14.Dark angel-darkness descends
15.Rigor mortis-s/t
16.seventh angel-lament for the weary
17.Destruction-eternal devastation
18.SOD-speak english or die
19.vio-lence-eternal nightmare
20.forbidden-forbidden evil

Lurideath wrote:

Pantera isn't thrash! haha

Stender wrote:

1.Intruder higher form of killing
2.Megadeth killing is my business...
3.Slayer hell awaits
4.Attitude adjustment american paranoia
5.Exodus bonded by blood
6.Heathen breaking the silence
7.Sepultura-arise
8.Morbid saint spectrum of death
9.DRI thrashzone
10.Voivod-killing technology
11.Deadhead-the feast begins at dawn
12.vengeance rising human sacrifice
13.Blind illusion-sane asylum
14.Dark angel-darkness descends
15.Rigor mortis-s/t
16.seventh angel-lament for the weary
17.Destruction-eternal devastation
18.SOD-speak english or die
19.vio-lence-eternal nightmare
20.forbidden-forbidden evil

Are those in order? I thought Bonded By blood and Human Sacrifice were your top 2 favorites.

Jesusandmetal23 wrote:

Stender wrote:

1.Intruder higher form of killing
2.Megadeth killing is my business...
3.Slayer hell awaits
4.Attitude adjustment american paranoia
5.Exodus bonded by blood
6.Heathen breaking the silence
7.Sepultura-arise
8.Morbid saint spectrum of death
9.DRI thrashzone
10.Voivod-killing technology
11.Deadhead-the feast begins at dawn
12.vengeance rising human sacrifice
13.Blind illusion-sane asylum
14.Dark angel-darkness descends
15.Rigor mortis-s/t
16.seventh angel-lament for the weary
17.Destruction-eternal devastation
18.SOD-speak english or die
19.vio-lence-eternal nightmare
20.forbidden-forbidden evil

Are those in order? I thought Bonded By blood and Human Sacrifice were your top 2 favorites.

nah no particular order. Your right though I really dig those two alot.

Mine - not really in order (except the first couple):

1. Exodus - Bonded By Blood
2. Heathen - Victims Of Deception
3. Morbid Saint - Spectrum Of Death
4. Dark Angel - Darkness Descends
5. Death Angel - The Ultra-Violence
6. Sodom - Agent Orange
7. Destruction - Eternal Devastation
8. Defiance - Void Terra Firma
9. Stone - No Anaesthesia!
10. Sabbat - Dreamweaver
11. Xentrix - For Whose Advantage?
11. Metallica - Kill'em All
12. Onslaught - The Force
13. D.R.I. - Thrash Zone
14. Sacred Reich - The American Way
15. Watchtower - Energetic Dissasembly
16. Target - Master Project Genesis
17. Seventh Angel - Lament For The Weary
18. Shah - Beware
19. Slayer - Reign In Blood
20. Forbidden - Forbidden Evil

Not in order and I decided what to include by what I still play the most (and only one cd per band)......
1.Over Kill----Horroscope
2.Metallica----Ride the Lightning
3.Death Angel----Act III
4.Forbidden----Twisted Into Form
5.Xentrix----Shattered Existence
6.Kreator----Cause for Conflict
7.Slayer----Reign in Blood
8.Heathen----Victims of Deception
9.Anthrax----Among the Living
10.Suicidal Tendencies----Feel like @#&%/Deja Vu
11.the Crucified----Pillars of Humanity
12.Atrophy----Violent By Nature
13.Flotsam and Jetsam----When the Storm Comes Down
14.Demolition Hammer----Tortured Existence
15.Detritus----Subliminal Division
16.Sacred Reich----The American Way
17.Sepultura----Beneath the Remains
18.Testament---The New Order
19.Deliverance----Deliverance
20.Annihilator----Never, Neverland
(maybe in a few more years I'll include Laxarus AD, Havok, Bonded by Blood, Savage Messiah, Gama Bomb, etc b/c I listen to them all a ton right now!!)

wish we got a list of like 50. Its hard to choose man!

In order (sorta)

1. Metallica - Ride The Lightning
2. Slayer - Hell Awaits
3. Megadeth - Peace Sells
4. Metallica - Kill 'Em All
5. Slayer - Reign In Blood
6. Celtic Frost - Morbid Tales
7. Slayer - Show No Mercy
8. Nuclear Assault - Survive
9. Megadeth - Rust In Peace
10. Slayer - South Of Heaven
11. Overkill - Taking Over
12. Kreator - Terrible Certainty
13. Coroner - Punishment For Decadence
14. Metallica - Master of Puppets
15. Anthrax - Spreading The Disease
16. Metal Church - Metal Church (I don't care if it's thrash or not, it kills)
17. Sepultura - Beneath The Remains
18. Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion
19. Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss
20. Destruction - Infernal Overkill

*special mention to the following albums for "paving the way"

Motorhead - Overkill, Ace Of Spades, No Sleep Till Hammersmith
Venom - Welcome To Hell & Black Metal

great to see WatchTower fans in here

Based on albums that I have and listen to (i.e.: my lists is not extremely diverse):

1. Metallica - Ride the Lightning
2. Megadeth - Peace Sells
3. Metallica - Master of Puppets
4. Slayer - Reign in Blood
5. Testament - Practice What You Preach
6. Anthrax - Spreading the Disease
7. Megadeth - Rust in Peace
8. Sepultura - Arise
9. Exodus - Bonded By Blood
10. Metallica - Kill 'Em All
11. Testament - The New Order
12. Slayer - Hell Awaits
13. Flotsam and Jetsam - Doomsday for the Deceiver
14. Metallica - ...And Justice For All
15. Megadeth - Killing is My Business
16. Anthrax - Among the Living
17. Sacred Reich - The American Way
18. Testament - The Gathering
19. Anthrax - Persistence of Time
20. Megadeth - So Far, So Good...So What!

I compiled my list before looking at anyone else's, to avoid any bias from doing so. I wonder how many I have in common with others here.

Here's my list:

Believer - Sanity Obscure
Believer - Extraction From Mortality
Consecrator - Image of Deception
Deliverance - s/t
Deliverance - Weapons of Our Warfare
Drop Dead - Our Forgotten Destiny
Sekel - The Final Conflict
Kreator - Coma of Souls
Martyr - Death Is Dead, Frantic, Imminent Warfare (listing all three)
Megadeth - Rust in Peace
Metallica - ...And Justice For All
Sepultura - Beneath the Remains
The Crucified - The Pillars of Humanity
The Lead - The Past Behind
Tourniquet - Stop the Bleeding
Vengeance - Human Sacrifice
Vengeance Rising - Once Dead
Immortal - Dead & Buried
Red Ink - Raw Meat
Tempest - Annihilation of the Wicked

Stender wrote:

wish we got a list of like 50. Its hard to choose man!

I'm definatly with you on that one. Though I may not be as big a thrash fan as many here, it is one of my top genres that I've been listening to for a looonggg time (I'd estimate about 17 years). Here are a top list that I begrudgingly limit to 20 (not in order-as anyone here who knows me, I don't like putting an order to favorites):

Flotsam & Jetsam-Cuatro
Metallica-Ride The Lightning
Metallica-Master Of Puppets
Megadeth-Rust In Peace
Sepultura-Arise
Sepultura-Beneath The Remains
Anthrax-Among The Living
Anthrax-S.T.D.
Defiance-Void Terra Firma
Testament-Low
Exodus-Fabulous Disaster
Testament-Souls Of Black
Testament-Practice What You Preach
Ultimatum-Into The Pit
Deliverance-s/t
Deliverance-Weapons Of Our Warfare
Tourniquet-Microscopic View
Kreator-Coma Of Souls
Xentix-Shattered Exitence
Overkill-W.F.O.

Too many good ones to leave out but these are the ones that get the most play from me.

Annihilator - Alice in Hell
Anthrax - Spreading the Disease
Anthrax - Among the Living
Flotsam & Jetsam - Doomsday for the Deceiver
Megadeth - Peace Sells...But Who's Buying?
Megadeth - Rust In Peace
Metal Church - Metal Church
Metallica - Kill 'Em All
Metallica - Ride the Lightning
Metallica - Master of Puppets
Metallica - ...And Justice For All
Nuclear Assault - Handle With Care
Overkill - The Years of Decay
Sepultura - Beneath the Remains
Sepultura - Arise
Slayer - Reign In Blood
Slayer - South of Heaven
Slayer - Seasons in the Abyss
Testament - The Legacy
Testament - The New Order

This was tough. I narrowed it to 21. In no particular order:

Kreator - Terrible Certainty
Kreator - Extreme Aggression
Destruction - Eternal Devastation
Destruction - Release From Agony
Sodom - Persecution Mania
Sodom - Agent Orange
Artillery - By Inheritance
Coroner - No More Color
Testament - The Legacy
Metallica - Kill em All
Megadeth - Peace Sells
Anthrax - Among the Living
Slayer - Show No Mercy
slayer - Reign in Blood
Dark Angel - Time Does Not Heal
Sadus - Illusions/Chemical Invasion
Forbidden - Forbidden Evil
Heathen - Victims of Deception
Exodus - Bonded by Blood
Death Angel - The Ultra-Violence/Violence - Eternal Nightmare

megadeth-rust in peace
metallica-ride the lightning
slayer-show no mercy
death angel-act III
hirax-the new age of terror
dark angel-time does not heal
sacred reich-surf nicaragua
annihilator-alice in hell
hirax-el rostro de la muerte
kreator-extreme aggression
martyr-frantic
exodus-bonded by blood
testament-practice what you preach
ultimatum-ito the pit
dark angel-darkness descends
death angel-frolic through the park
megadeth-peace sells...but who's buying
tourniquet-pathogenic occular diisodence
believer-dimensions
graceful lu-like the most high
metallica-kill em' all

edit....wrathchild america-climbing the walls
celtic frost-morbid tales