Which of these longtime thrash bands perceived weakest efforts do you like best?

In the discographies of these well known thrash bands, you can find what are often considered by many metal connoisseurs to be weak outputs (particularly during the 90's and early 00's). I've put examples of each band listed here in brackets as indicators. Who's weak output do you like best? Just a bit of fun, ... and I could not find a poll anywhere else like it on the Web.

Load

If it wasn't for St. Anger, I'd pick Metallica. But I voted Testament.

Metallica

Slayer. Diablous in musica is actually one of my favorite slayer albums.

Im gonna have to cast my vote for Metallica, because Load is my Fav Metallica album and I do like it better than Risk even though Megadeth is my fav band of those listed

Load, Risk, Diablous and Volume 8 are all decent records. I haven't heard some of the rest so not going to vote just for the sake of.

I hate Load, Reload & Risk. Other than that I pretty much like all the rest listed to varying degrees. I went with Slayer.

mc666 wrote:

I hate Load, Reload & Risk. Other than that I pretty much like all the rest listed to varying degrees. I went with Slayer.

Another vote for slayer! Rock the vote!!

That was a tough one. It was between Slayer, Overkill, and Exodus. Chose Overkill in the end because all Overkill is good Overkill (except WFO because of the bloody mix). I still enjoy I Hear Black and From the Underground & Below way more than most of the internet .

Went with Testament. The Ritual is fantastic (and pushed my vote to the top) and Demonic is just ok (ruined by the vocals). Most of the others that I've heard are ok as well but don't measure up to the Ritual.

I went with Out Of Order since I truly love that album. But I also dig those listed for Anthrax, Overkill, Kreator, Exodus, and Testament. Never felt those were weak IMO. Hell I even find the Slayer, Megadeth, and Metallica ones to be listenable to some degree. Although I will say with St. Anger I've never had the balls to go back to give that one a spin. Someday I should just suck it up and see how it goes.

Diabolus In Musica. I dig this album; dark, heavy and a little more experimental than the Slayer norm...yet still sounding 100% like Slayer. This album is primarily Hanneman's creation who wrote all the songs (except In The Name Of God by Kerry). I think this is one of their best post-Seasons albums, definitely not the weakest.

I was tempted to vote for "Diabolas" but went with "Force with Habit" because I listen to it a lot more. "Architect of Pain" and "Thorn in my Side" are great songs.

I am between Exodus and Slayer

Gonna go spin e and will get back at ya later

Testament. The Ritual isn't weak at all.

Dark Horseman wrote:

Testament. The Ritual isn't weak at all.

Neither was Demonic. It just didn't sound like classic Testament & was shunned by fans. I think it's an awesome album though.

True, though I rarely listen to it, I usually go to The Gathering for that sound by them.

I like a lot of those releases. Voted Anthrax.

The weakest of those IMO is St. Anger and Risk.

Force Of Habit was the best for me, though I like all the others to some extent except for St. Anger.

If I could pick two, it would be Overkill and Testament, but I can't so I picked Overkill.

Force of Habit for me.

Second choice would be Kreator

I went with Testament.

James B. wrote:

I am between Exodus and Slayer

Gonna go spin e and will get back at ya later

Went with Slayer

I'm surprised Metallica's up there over Kreator and Megadeth.