Minor thrash bands classics

As the title suggest, what bands/albums from fairly unknown thrash metal bands do you consider classics? No big names, please. Also I did not included bands that were more speed than thrash. These are my top in no particular order:

Agony-The First Defiance
Anihilated-The Ultimate Desecration
Anthares-No Limite da Força
Atrophy-Socialized Hate
Blind Illusion-The Sane Asylum
Chakal-Abominable Anno Domini
Deathrow-Raging Steel
Demolition Hammer-Torture Existence
Devastation-Idolatry
Exhorder-Slaughter In Vatican
Exumer-Possessed By Fire
Gammacide-Victims Of Science
Hobb's Angel Of Death-s/t
Holy Moses-Finished With The Dogs
Infernal Majesty -None Shall Defy
Korzus-Sonho Maníaco
Living Death-Vengeance Of Hell
Morbid Saint-Spectrum Of Death
Num Skull-Ritually Abused
Recipients of Death-Recipients of Death
Rigor Mortis-Rigor Mortis
Shah -Beware
Taurus-Signo Do Taurus
Vendetta-Go And Live… Stay And Die
Violent Force-Malevolent Assault Of…
Wargasm-Why Play Around
Whiplash-Power And Pain
Xentrix-Shattered Existance

I'll add more to this list when I have time, but the first ones that came to mind are:

The Moshketeers - Downward Spiral
Thresher - Totally Possessed
Living Sacrifice - s/t
Powermad - The Madness Begins...
At War - Retaliatory Strike
At War - Ordered to Kill
Devastation - Idolatry

ultmetal wrote:

I'll add more to this list when I have time, but the first ones that came to mind are:

The Moshketeers - Downward Spiral
Thresher - Totally Possessed
Living Sacrifice - s/t
Powermad - The Madness Begins...
At War - Retaliatory Strike
At War - Ordered to Kill
Devastation - Idolatry

Yes, At War kicks serious ass!

Xentrix-For Whose Advantage?
Artillery-Terror Squad
Defiance-Product of Society
Believer-Extraction from Mortality
Dark Angel-Time does not Heal
Antithesis-Dying for Life

Love At War!


Hellbastard--Natural Order
Eviction--The World is hours..away!
Deathrow--riders of doom/satans gift
Vio-lence--oppressing the masses
Vengeance Rising--Human sacrifice
Stone--s/t
Paradox--Product of imagination
Virus(UK)--Pray For War
Drinking Skull--our faith..our life..our death
Mottek--Fatal violence
Morfeus--Disbelieved world

thrasher73 wrote:

Xentrix-For Whose Advantage?
Artillery-Terror Squad
Defiance-Product of Society
Believer-Extraction from Mortality
Dark Angel-Time does not Heal
Antithesis-Dying for Life

I love Artillery and Dark Angel but I did not mentioned them as they were very well known back in the 80's specially Dark Angel. I always thought Antithesis were prog metal, I had their debut and was pure prog/power metal as far as I remember, but that was quite long.

I'd add these (of course, this is quite subjective):

Airdash - Both Ends Of The Path
Channel Zero - Channel Zero
Cyclone - Inferior To None
Dorsal Atlantica - Musical Guide From Stellium
Equinox - Auf Wiedersehen
Fallen Angel - Faith Fails
Holy Terror - Mind Wars
Incubus - Serpent Temptation
Sacrificial - Forever Entangled
Sacrosanct - Recessess For The Depraved
Su Ta Gar - Hortzak Estuturik
The Mist - The Hangman Tree
Usurper - Divine Spiritual And Intellectual Development
Vulture - Easier To Lie

SideShowDisaSter wrote:

I'd add these (of course, this is quite subjective):

Airdash - Both Ends Of The Path
Channel Zero - Channel Zero
Cyclone - Inferior To None
Dorsal Atlantica - Musical Guide From Stellium
Equinox - Auf Wiedersehen
Fallen Angel - Faith Fails
Holy Terror - Mind Wars
Incubus - Serpent Temptation
Sacrificial - Forever Entangled
Sacrosanct - Recessess For The Depraved
Su Ta Gar - Hortzak Estuturik
The Mist - The Hangman Tree
Usurper - Divine Spiritual And Intellectual Development
Vulture - Easier To Lie

Damn, how could I forget about:

Cyclone - Inferior To None
Holy Terror - Mind Wars
Incubus - Serpent Temptation

?? Awesome stuff

steel warrior wrote:

thrasher73 wrote:

Xentrix-For Whose Advantage?
Artillery-Terror Squad
Defiance-Product of Society
Believer-Extraction from Mortality
Dark Angel-Time does not Heal
Antithesis-Dying for Life

I love Artillery and Dark Angel but I did not mentioned them as they were very well known back in the 80's specially Dark Angel. I always thought Antithesis were prog metal, I had their debut and was pure prog/power metal as far as I remember, but that was quite long.

Antithesis are a little on the progressive side but still firmly on the Thrash side.Nothing like Anacrusis' Screams and Whispers

Abattoir - Vicious Attack
Abattoir - The Only Safe Place
Accuser - Who Dominates Who?
Accuser - Repent
Accuser - Reflections
Acrophet-Faded Glory
Acrophet-Corrupt Minds
Aftermath - Eyes of Tomorrow
Agent Steel - Unstoppable Force
Agony - The First Defiance
Anacrusis - Manic Impressions
Anacrusis - Screams & Whispers
Asphyxia - Exit:Reality
At War - Ordered to Kill
At War - Retaliatory Strike
Atrophy - Socialized Hate
Atrophy -V iolent By Nature
Believer - Extraction from Mortality
Believer - Sanity Obscure
the Crucified - s/t
the Crucified - Pillars of Humanity
Detritus - Perpetual Destiny
Devastation - Idolatry
Exciter - Heavy Metal Maniac
Exciter - Violence & Force
Equinox - Auf Weidersehen
Equinox - Xerox Success
EvilDead - Annihilation of Civilization
EvilDead - The Underworld
Gothic Slam - Just Another Face in the Crowd
Hallows Eve - Death & Insanity
Heretic - Breaking Point
Jesus Freaks - Socially Unacceptable
The Moshketeers - The Downward Spiral
Nasty Savage - Nasty Savage
Nasty Savage - Indulgence
Nasty Savage - Abstract Reality
Paradox - Product of Imagination
Paradox - Heresy
Powermad - The Madness Begins (EP)
Powermad - Absolute Power
Reverend - Reverend (EP)
Sacrament - Testimony of the Apocalypse
Sacrament - Haunts of Violence
Seventh Angel - The Torment
Seventh Angel - Lament for the Weary
Thresher - Totally Possessed
Tourniquet - Stop the Bleeding
Tourniquet - Psycho Surgery
United - Bloodied but Unbowed
United - Human Zoo
Vengeance Rising - Human Sacrifice (one of my all time favorites!)
Vengeance Rising - Once Dead
Vio-lence - Eternal Nightmare
Vulture - Easier to Lie
Wargasm - Why Play Around?
Whiplash-Insult to Injury (most fans hate this one. I love it!)


a few I thought about adding to the list but wasn't sure if they would fit as "classics":
Blackend - Mental. Game. Messiah.
Cryptic Slaughter-Convicted
Faith or Fear - Punishment Area
Mandator - Initial Velocity
Mandator - Perfect Progeny
Slaughter House - Face Reality
\speed/kill\hate/ - Acts of Insanity
Stone - s/t
Xentrix-Shattered Existence
Xentrix-For Whose Advantage
Znowhite - Act of God

thrasher73 wrote:

steel warrior wrote:

thrasher73 wrote:

Xentrix-For Whose Advantage?
Artillery-Terror Squad
Defiance-Product of Society
Believer-Extraction from Mortality
Dark Angel-Time does not Heal
Antithesis-Dying for Life

I love Artillery and Dark Angel but I did not mentioned them as they were very well known back in the 80's specially Dark Angel. I always thought Antithesis were prog metal, I had their debut and was pure prog/power metal as far as I remember, but that was quite long.

Antithesis are a little on the progressive side but still firmly on the Thrash side.Nothing like Anacrusis' Screams and Whispers

I will have to give a listen to them again, all I remember they were a heavy prog metal band not so far from Symphony X with modern power metal like Nevermore.

I also missed the thrash with Antithesis. Their first I can say with confidence is not close to thrash, but I have to pull out that 2nd one and listen to it again.

spectrefate wrote:

I also missed the thrash with Antithesis. Their first I can say with confidence is not close to thrash, but I have to pull out that 2nd one and listen to it again.

Do Not Argue with me!

Witchhammer - 1487

kmorg wrote:

Witchhammer - 1487

I thought about adding that one too, as well as "The Lost Tapes".

Dissenter, Blood Under Heaven. It's on Metal Massacre 9 Heretic, Impulse on MM 7 (I think)
Viking, Hellbound from Do or Die lp

Checkout the Get Thrashed dvd...

Toxik - World City

Glenn Rogers wrote:

Dissenter, Blood Under Heaven. It's on Metal Massacre 9 Heretic, Impulse on MM 7 (I think)
Viking, Hellbound from Do or Die lp

Checkout the Get Thrashed dvd...

Viking! Yes. "Man of Straw".

ultmetal wrote:

kmorg wrote:

Witchhammer - 1487

I thought about adding that one too, as well as "The Lost Tapes".

Never heard from this Witchhammer before, but I looked for info and found out they were from Norway. Interesting.

Pontus wrote:

Toxik - World City

you meant World Circus

REALM - Endless War

Gehennah - King of the Sidewalk
Gehennah - Decibel Rebel
Gehennah - Hardrocker
Abattoir - The Only Safe Place
Assorted Heap - The Experience Of Horror
Assorted Heap - Mindwaves
At War - Ordered to Kill
At War - Retaliatory Strike
Angel Dust - The Dark Past
Avenger - Prayers of Steel
Bewitched - Diabolical Desecration
Bewitched - Pentagram Prayer
Blood Feast - Kill for Pleasure
Blind Illusion - The Sane Asylum
Darkness - Defenders of Justice
Darkness - Conclusion and Revival
Deathrow - Riders Of Doom
Deathrow - Raging Steel
Debustrol - Neuropatolog
Demolition Hammer - Epidemic Of Violence
Demolition Hammer - Tortured Existence
Denata - Art of the insane
Despair - Decay of Humanity
Despair - Beyond All Reason
Detente - Reconize No Authority
Devastation - Idolatry
Drover Trench - Exhibition of Speed
Faith Or Fear - Punishment Area
Forced Entry - As Above, So Below
Gammacide - Victims of Science
Guillotine - Under The Guillotine
Heir Apparent - Graceful Inheritance
Hobbs' Angel Of Death - Hobbs' Angel Of Death
Hypnosia - Extreme Hatred
Infernal Majesty - None Shall Defy
Invocator - Excursion Demise
Invocator - Weave The Apocalypse
Iron Angel - Hellish Crossfire
Iron Angel - Winds Of War
King's Evil - Deletion of Humanoise
Kublai Khan - Annihilation
Living Death - Metal Revolution
Living Death - Protected from Reality
Living Death - Killing in Action
Loudblast - Licensed To Thrash
Mandator - Perfect Progeny
Mandator - Initial Velocity
Minotaur - Power Of Darkness
Morbid Saint - Spectrum of Death
Mortal Sin - Face of Despair
Mortal Sin - Mayhemic Destruction
Moshquito - Secrets
Paradox - Heresy
Protector - Golem
Protector - Leviathan's Desire
Protector - Misanthropy
Piledriver - Metal Inquisition
Recipients of Death - Recipients of Death
Sentinel Beast - Depths Of Death
Violent Force - Malevolent Assault of Tomorrow
Vulcano - Bloody Vengeance
Viking - Man of Straw
Viking - Do Or Die
Vicious Circle - Cryptic Void
Warrant - The Enforcer
Warning SF - Aftermath
Xentrix - For Whose Advantage
Zoetrope - A Life of Crime
Znowhite - Act of God

Bloodfeast and Living Death! Good additions.

Sentinel Beast is good too. I guess I always had them in my mind as a "power metal" band similar to Metal Church and Vicious Rumors. Not sure why. Have it on vinyl.

Also, Blessed Death--Destined for extinction

steel warrior wrote:

As the title suggest, what bands/albums from fairly unknown thrash metal bands do you consider classics? No big names, please. Also I did not included bands that were more speed than thrash. These are my top in no particular order:

Agony-The First Defiance
Anihilated-The Ultimate Desecration
Anthares-No Limite da Força
Atrophy-Socialized Hate
Blind Illusion-The Sane Asylum
Chakal-Abominable Anno Domini
Deathrow-Raging Steel
Demolition Hammer-Torture Existence
Devastation-Idolatry
Exhorder-Slaughter In Vatican
Exumer-Possessed By Fire
Gammacide-Victims Of Science
Hobb's Angel Of Death-s/t
Holy Moses-Finished With The Dogs
Infernal Majesty -None Shall Defy
Korzus-Sonho Maníaco
Living Death-Vengeance Of Hell
Morbid Saint-Spectrum Of Death
Num Skull-Ritually Abused
Recipients of Death-Recipients of Death
Rigor Mortis-Rigor Mortis
Shah -Beware
Taurus-Signo Do Taurus
Vendetta-Go And Live… Stay And Die
Violent Force-Malevolent Assault Of…
Wargasm-Why Play Around
Whiplash-Power And Pain
Xentrix-Shattered Existance

So these are all your tradelist, right Juan? Pm me...

I don't know what constitutes a "classic", but alot of you guys just named unknown bands. Can they ALL really be "classics", or just enjoyable albums? I find "RATTAIL GRENADIER - TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING" an awesome album, but a classic? Far from it.