Top 20 Favorite Thrash Albums?

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

Here are some interesting lists:

Guitar World - 10 Essential Thrash Records
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
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

In no particular order:

Vulture - Easier To Lie
Overkill - Under The Influence
Laaz Rockit - Know Your Enemy
Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss
Anthrax - Among The Living
Megadeth - Rust In Peace
Dark Angel - Time Does Not Heal
Death Angel - The Ultra-Violence
Sodom - M-16
Kreator - Coma Of Souls
Sacrament - Haunts Of Violence
Nuclear Assault - Survive
Forbidden - Twisted Into Form
Deliverance - Weapons Of Our Warfare
Vio-lence - Eternal Nightmare
Exodus - Fabulous Disaster
Slammer - The Work Of Idle Hands...
D.A.M. - Inside Out
Mortal Sin - Face Of Despair
Tourniquet - Psycho Surgery

Man, this is leaves of BUNCHES of albums I love. Believer - Extraction From Mortality, Vengeance Rising - Once Dead, Heathen - Victims Of Deception, Wrathchild America - Climbin' The Walls....I think if I did a top 50 it would be more accurate, as far as my favorite thrash albums are concerned.

Metallica-Master of Puppets
Megadeth-Rust in Peace
Exodus-Fabulous Disaster
Overkill-Horrorscope
Vengeance Rising-Once Dead
Believer-Sanity Obscure
Sacrament-Haunts of Violence
Deliverance-s/t
Tourniquet-Stop the Bleeding
Metallica-Ride the Lightning
Megadeth-Peace Sells
Deliverance-Weapons of our Warfare
Vengeance Rising-Human Sacrifice
Sadus-Out for Blood
Tourniquet-Microscopic View of a Telescopic Realm
Believer-Extraction from Mortality
Overkill-Under the Influence
Annihilator-Never,Neverland
Living Sacrifice-s/t
Kreator-Extreme Agression

these are in no particular order.ranking them would change on a daily basis

1. Metallica - Kill 'Em All (the one that started it all for me!)

2. Vengeance Rising - Human Sacrifice (few can match it's raw power! Obviously one of my all time favorites and a huge influence on me personally!)

3. TIE:
Anthrax - Spreading the Disease
Overkill - Taking Over (two of the soundtracks of my youth!)

4. Metallica - Ride the Lightning
5. Exodus - Fabulous Disaster
6. Testament - Practice What You Preach
7. Dark Angel-Leave Scars
8. Anthrax- Among the Living
9. Megadeth - Peace Sells...

10. TIE:
Deliverance - s/t
Deliverance - Weapons of our Warfare (both equally great IMO)

11. Dark Angel - Time Does Not Heal
12. Megadeth - Rust in Peace
13. Believer - Extraction from Mortality
14. Voivod - Killing Technology
15. Nuclear Assault-Survive!
16. Kreator - Terrible Certainty

17. Hirax - New Age of Terror (this one newer thrash album that has become one of my all time favorites.)

18. Sodom -Code Red
19. Death Angel-Frolic Through the Park
20. TIE:
Overkill - Under the Influence
Vio-lence - Eternal Night

Hard one... 1 per band in no order:

Metallica - Master of Puppets
Slayer - Seasons in the Abyss
Sepultura - Arise
Cyclone Temple - I Hate Therefore I Am
Forbidden - Twisted into Form
Heathen - Victims of Deception
Testament - The New Order
Kreator - Violent Revolution
Artillery - By Inheritance
Paradox - Heresy
Anthrax - Among the Living
Overkill - Taking Over
Megadeth - Rust in Peace
Razor - Violent Restitution
Exodus - Bonded by Blood
Dark Angel - Time Does Not Heal
Pantera - Cowboys from Hell

etc.

in no particular order:


1-WARGASM- "Why Play Around?"
2-TEMPLE OF BLOOD- "Prepare For The Judgement Of Mankind"
3-MEGADETH- "Peace Sells...But Who's Buying?"
4-ANTHRAX- "Among The Living"
5-BELIEVER- "Extraction From Mortality"
6-THE CRUCIFIED- "Pillars Of Humanity"
7-ULTIMATUM- "Mechanics Of Perilous Times"
8-FLOTSAM & JETSAM- "Doomsday For The Deciever"
9-EXODUS- "Bonded By Blood"
10-LIVING SACRIFICE- s/t
11-OVERKILL- "Under The Influence"
12-SACRIFICE- "Soldiers Of Misfortune"
13-SABBAT- "Mourning Has Broken"
14-THOUGHT INDUSTRY- "Songs For Insects"
15-TOURNIQUET- "Pathgenic Occular Dissonance"
16-WRATHCHILD AMERICA- "Climbin' The Walls"
17-POWERMAD-"Absolute Power"
18-HELSTAR- "A Distant Thunder"
19-HEATHEN-"Victims Of Deception"
20-LAAZ ROCKIT- "Annihilation Princple"

alternates: DEATH ANGEL- "Frolic Through The Park"
HIRAX- "Not Dead Yet"

Geez, I know I couldn't name 20... I like thrash, but I really haven't ventured out into it much besides the bands I first got into. Some metal (bands) just scares me. Anyway, from my personal collection, here's what I love, in no particular order:

Suicidal Tendencies - How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today

Metallica - Master of Puppets, Ride the Lightning

Anthrax - Persistence of Time, Among the Living

Megadeth - Peace Sells...

No order, albums that I Like

Overkill - Under The Influnce
Overkill- Feel the fire
Overkill- Taking Over
Megadeth - Killing is my Business
Megadeth- Peace Sells
Megadeth- Rust In Peace
Metallica - Kill em All
Metallica - Master of puppets
Metallica - Ride the lightning
Anthrax - Spreading the disease
Anthrax - Among The living
Slayer- Show no Mercy
Slayer - Reign In Blood
Testament - The legacy
Testament - The New Order
Testament - Practice What you preach
Nuclear Assault - Handle with care
Kreator - Terrible Certainty

Anthrax - Among the Living
Metallica - Master Of Puppets
Pantera - Vulgar Display Of Power
Megadeth - Peace Sells But Whos Buying?
Slayer - Reign In Blood
Exodus - Bonded By Blood
Forbidden - Forbidden Evil
Rigor Mortis - Rigor Mortis
Sepultura - Beneath The Remains
Suicidal Tendencies - Join The Army

I like Thrash alot. I was not aloud to listen to metal when I was young. So most of the stuff from the 80s I have never heard. I would love to get it, but gave up because of the cost of that stuff. So I just did my 10

Slayer - Reign in Blood
Sepultura - Beneath the Remains
Megadeth - Rust in Peace
Kreator - Pleasure to Kill
Dark Angel - Darkness Descends
Exodus - Bonded by Blood
Metallica - Ride the Lightning
Devastation - Idolatry
Megadeth - Peace Sells...But Who's Buying?
Slayer - South of Heaven
Testament - The Legacy
Exodus - Pleasures of the Flesh
Sacrifice - Forward to Termination
Overkill - Under the Influence
Kreator - Coma of Souls
Vio-Lence - Eternal Nightmare
Heathen - Breaking the Silence
Anthrax - Among the Living
Sepultura - Schizophrenia
Demolition Hammer - Tortured Existence

In no specific order (only one per band):
Dark Angel-Darkness Descends
Vio-Lence-Eternal Nightmare
Overkill-The Years of Decay
Megadeth-Peace Sells
Sodom-Agent Orange
Slaughter-Strappado
Kreator-Coma of Souls
Nuclear Assault-Game Over
Exodus-Bonded By Blood
Morbid Saint-Spectrum of Death
Demolition Hammer-Epidemic of Violence
Slayer-Hell Awaits
Sepultura-Beneath The Remains
Mekong Delta-Dances of Death
Watchtower-Control and Resistance
Artillery-By Inheritance
Heathen-Breaking The Silence
Laaz Rockit-Know Your Enemy
Sacrifice-Forward To Termination
Razor-Violent Restitution

1.) Megadeth - Rust In Peace
2.) Slayer - Reign In Blood
3.) Metallica - Ride The Lightening
4.) Seputura - Arise
5.) Kreator - Extreme Aggression
6.) Holy Moses - Finished With The Dogs
7.) Overkill - W.F.O.
8.) Demolition Hammer - Epidemic Of Violence
9.) Testament - The Gathering
10.) Suicidal Tendencies - How Will I Laugh Tomorrow, When I Can't Even Smile Today?
11.) Slaughter - Strappado
12.) Sarcofago - The Laws Of Scourge
13.) Sodom - Persecution Mania
14.) Onslaught - The Force
15.) Anthrax - Persistence Of Time
16.) Destruction - Infernal Overkill
17.) Dark Angel - Darkness Descends
18.) Possessed - Seven Churches
19.) Nuclear Assault - Survive
20.) The Crown - Hell Is Here

i have never considered Celtic Frost, Bathory or Venom strictly "thrash". they mixed proto death & black metal with raw thrash. therefore i left them out of my list. however, they are faves of mine regardless.

special mention to Realm - Endless War & Despair - Beyond All Reason. they might be considered speed metal rather than thrash.

1) Slayer - Reign In Blood
2) Kreator - Extreme Aggression
3) Hypnosia - Extreme Hatred
4) Sodom - Agent Orange
5) Rigor Mortis - Rigor Mortis
6) Razor - Evil Invaders
7) SOD - Speak English or Die
Vio-lence Eternal Nightmare
9) Hobbs' Angel Of Death - Hobbs' Angel Of Death
10) Sodom - Code Red
11) Avenger of Blood - Complete Annihilation
12) Slayer - Hell Awaits
13) Whiplash - Power and Pain
14) Slayer - Show No Mercy
15) Sacrifice - Soldiers of Misfortune
16) Dekapitator - We Will Destroy..._You Will Obey
17) Violent Force - Malevolent Assault of Tomorrow
18) Nuclear Assault - Survive
19) Forbidden - Forbidden Evil
20) Deathrow - Riders Of Doom

props to Lurideath for having Slayer 3 times

Only 1 per band:

1. Metallica - Master of Puppets
2. Testament - The Legacy
3. Vengeance Rising - Human Sacrifice
4. Believer - Extraction From Mortality
5. Deliverance - s/t
6. Anthrax - Among The Living
7. Exodus - Bonded By Blood
8. Equinox - Auf Wiedersehen
9. Sepultura - Arise
10. Megadeth - Countdown To Extinction
11. Dark Angel - Leave Scars
12. Slayer - Reign In Blood
13. Coroner - Punishment For Decadence
14. Sodom - Agent Orange
15. Kreator - Extreme Aggression
16. Destruction - Release From Agony
17. Annihilator - Alice In Hell
18. Overkill - Horrorscope
19. Tourniquet - Stop The Bleeding (is this thrash?)
20. Sabbat - History Of A Time To Come

In no order:

Megadeth - Countdown to Extinction

Tourniquet - Stop the Bleeding (have the same question as KMORG)

Deliverance - Weapons of Our Warfare

Kreator - Coma of Souls

Metallica - Ride The Lightning

Mortification - Post Momentary Affliction (Scrolls was almost pure death
to me)

Mortification - S/T (is this thrash or death or is it deathy thrash?)

Vengeance Rising - Once Dead

Vengeance Rising - Human Sacrifice

Vengeance Rising - Released Upon The Earth (Although to me this has
a lot of death elements..HIGHLY underrated!!)

Tourniquet - Pathogenic Ocular Dissonence

Deliverance - Stay of Execution (at least the thrashier parts?!?!)

Deliverance - S/T

Seventh Angel - The Torment

Pantera - Cowboys From Hell

Tourniquet - Psycho Surgery

Mortification - Erasing The Goblin (a new classic!!!)

Metallica - Master Of Puppets (great, but overrated...IMO)

Mortification - Blood World

Pantera - Vulgar Display of Power

Is it just me, or did Christian bands kind of hit the nail dead-on in the thrash realm? It only just occured to me making this post how many
of my favorites in thrash are Christian bands....

In no particular order.

Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?
Devastation - Idolatry
Annihilator - Alice In Hell
Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss
Testament - The New Order
Stone - No Anaesthesia!
Dark Angel - Darkness Descends
Sodom - M-16
Kreator - Extreme Aggression
Sepultura - Arise
Forbidden - Twisted into Form
Xentrix - For Whose Advantage?
Razor - Violent Restitution
Heathen - Breaking The Silence
Overkill - The Years Of Decay
Realm - Suiciety
Coroner - No More Color
Exodus - Pleasures Of The Flesh
Metallica - Ride The Lightning
Lääz Rockit - Annihilation Principle

Okay. I love way too many thrash albums to pick a top 20. So here's my top 20 thrash bands and my fave album by them.

1. Megadeth - Rust In Peace
2. Metallica - Master Of Puppets
3. Deliverance - s/t
4. Vengeance Rising - Human Sacrifice
5. Tourniquet - Psycho Surgery
6. Believer - Extraction From Mortality
7. Testament - The Legacy
8. Dark Angel - Time Does Not Heal
9. Overkill - The Years Of Decay
10. Exodus - Fabulous Disaster
11. Kreator - Extreme Aggression
12. Slayer - Reign In Blood
13. Nuclear Assault - Survive
14. Anthrax - Fistful Of Metal
15. Ultimatum - Mechanics Of Perilous Times
16. Sacrament - Haunts Of Violence
17. Annihilator - Alice In Hell
18. Forbidden - Twisted Into Form
19. Laaz Rockit - Annihilation Principle
20. Sodom - Persecution Mania

This is in no particular order just what comes to mind first.

Coroner - Mental Vortex
Sacred Reich - The American Way
Testament - Souls of Black
Flotsam - No Place For Disgrace
Metallica - Master of Puppets
Overkill - The Years of Decay
The Crucified - Pillars of Humanity
Pantera - Cowboys from Hell
Megadeth - Peace Sells
Suicidal tendencies - How will i laugh tomorrow...
Tourniquet - Psycho Surgery
Sepultura - Arise
Sepultura - Beneath the remains
Forced Entry - As above so below
Prong - Beg to Differ
Slayer - Seaons in the abyss
Dark Angel - Leave Scars
Sacrament - Haunts of Violence
Vengeance Rising - Once Dead
Anthrax - Persistence of Time

(in no particular order)

MEGADETH - "Peace Sells but who's Buying"
ARTILLERY - "Terror Squad"
DARK ANGEL - "Time Does Not Heal"
TESTAMENT - "The Legacy"
TOXIK - "World Circus"
ANNIHILATOR - "NeverNeverland"
MEGADETH - "Killing is my Business"
ANTHRAX - "Spreading the Disease"
FORBIDDEN - "Forbidden Evil"
MEGADETH - "So Far, So Good, So What?"
METALLICA - "Kill Em All"
METALLICA - "Ride the Lightning"
SLAYER - "Show No Mercy"
OVERKILL - "Taking Over"
METALLICA - "Master of Puppets"
METALLICA - "And Justice for All"
ARTILLERY - "By Inheritance"
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM - "No Place for Disgrace"
EXODUS - "Fabulous Disaster"
SEPULTURA - "Beneath the Remains"

Some of my fave:
In no particular order:
1.NUCLEAR ASSAULT:GAME OVER 1986
2.METALLICA:KILL´EM ALL 1983
3.TESTAMENT:THE LEGACY 1987
4.DARKNESS:DEATH SQUAD 1987
5.DARK ANGEL:DARKNESS DESCENDS 1986
6.WHIPLASH:POWER AND PAIN 1985
7.VIOLENT FORCE:MALEVOLENT ASSAULT OF TOMORROW 1987
8.VIO-LENCE:ETERNAL NIGHTMARE 1988
9.EXODUS:BONDED BY BLOOD 1986
10.SLAYER:SHOW NO MERCY 1983
11.EXUMER:POSSESSED BY FIRE 1986
12.DEFIANCE:PRODUCT OF SOCIETY 1989
13.OVERKILL:THE YEAR OF DECAY 1989
14.VENDETTA:GO AND LIVE..STAY AND DIE 1987
15.TANKARD:ZOMBIE ATTACK 1986
16.SODOM:PERSECUTION MANIA 1987
17.SLAUGHTER:STRAPPADO 1987
18.DESTRUCTION:INFERNAL OVERKILL 1985
19.KREATOR:ENDLESS PAIN 1985
20.NECRONOMICON:NECRONOMICON 1986
FIVE more that i dont want to forget:
1.MUTILATOR:IMMORTAL FORCE 1987
2.NECRODEATH:INTO THE MACABRE 1987
3.PRESTIGE:ATTACK AGAINST THE GNOMES 1989
4.ATTOMICA:LIMITS OF INSANITY 1989
5.MEGADETH:PEACE SELLS....1986

kmorg wrote:

Only 1 per band:

19. Tourniquet - Stop The Bleeding (is this thrash?)

I would say so. 'Arc of Suffering' simply kills!! More technical in more aspects than most thrash releases, but I believe it falls into the this category.
Not every thrash album had balls to the wall power chords. Death Angel - 'Bored' is a classic example. or hit the speed metal Metallica - 'Call of the Ktulu' from "Ride the Lightening" another example or heck 'Sanitarium'.

I mean if we're gonna put 'Spreading the Disease' by Anthrax on here. Only one 'speed' tune 'Gung Ho'......

forgot to post my list !!! no real order

Vengeance - Human Sacrifice
Believer - Extraction from Mortality
Deliverance - s/t
Testament - First Strike is Deadly
Metal Church - s/t (beyond the black !!!!!!)
Sacrament - Testimony of Apocalypse
Metallica - Master of Puppets
Metalllca - Kill 'Em All --got it new in '83... SEEK & DESTROY
Metalllica - Ride the Lightening -- creeping death....
Deliverance - Weapons...
Anthrax - Among the Living
Antrax - Spreading the Disease
Anthrax - Armed & Dangerous EP
Megadeth - Peace Sells....
Slayer - Reign In Blood --heaviest thrash disc ever....
Testament - the Legacy
Testament - New Order
Forbidden - Forbidden Evil
Slayer - South of Heaven

eh.. that works I think.... Not my favorite style these days, but I still enjoy it when the 'mood' strikes...

Celtic Frost, Lazz Rockit and Voivod are thrash?

in no particular order.....

Testament: The Gathering
Kreator: Violent Revolution
Slayer: Hell Awaits
Metallica: Ride the Lightening
Metallica: ...and Justice for All
Anthrax: Spreading the Disease
Pantera: Cowboys from Hell
Machine Head: Burn my Eyes
Kreator: Coma of Souls
Dark Angel: Time Does Not Heal
Megadeth - Rust in Peace
Megadeth - so far, so good, so what?
Testament - practice what you preach
Death Angel-Frolic Through the Park
Overkill : horrorscope
Overkill: The years of Decay
Overkill: Taking Over
Forbidden - Forbidden Evil
Sodom - M16
Sodom: Agent Orange