Underrated, nearly unknown thrash metal albums

I was listening to DEAD & BLOATED this morning and really enjoying it.

Name a few thrash metal CDs from bands that you think are worthwhile from bands that most thrash/metal fans aren't familiar with.

DEAD & BLOATED - You Don't
AFTERMATH - Don't Cheer Me Up

and one I regularly list
THE MOSHKETEERS - The Downward Spiral

Alot of people know about it, but overlook it:

Devastation - Signs of Life

It's like a crossover/Dark Angel vibe on that one, before they went almost tech thrash on the excellent Idolatry. I prefer Signs of Life actually.

Yes, good one! All three Devastation CDs are actually pretty good.


MANDATOR - Perfect Progeny

WOW! I have never heard of those bands.......except for Moshkiteers but that is just because Ult has mentioned them before.

Rosicrucian-Silence
Suiciety-Strategy of Hate
Ancestral-The Ancient Curse

BRAINICIDE - Brutal Mentality demo
INTRUDER - Psycho Savant
DESTRUCTION - Cracked Brain

DELIVERANCE - THE EXECUTIONER
Not the US DELIVERANCE, but a very good Italian Thrash band.

spectrefate wrote:

Alot of people know about it, but overlook it:

Devastation - Signs of Life

It's like a crossover/Dark Angel vibe on that one, before they went almost tech thrash on the excellent Idolatry. I prefer Signs of Life actually.

I love that album. I was actually listening to it yesterday afternoon.

Anyways, Overthrow - Within Suffering deserves mention.

A true lost gem

Grinder - Dawn for the living

Listening to this yesterday, great album

In before sideshowdisaster takes over the thread...

first two that came to mind


crionic - different
sounds like late 80s sepultura. really underrated

deathblow - meanless propaganda
sounds like testament, but with more headbanging riffs and a fun singer.
great stuff

Living Sacrifice-S/T. Great thrash album, I just wish the solos were better but still they're not bad.

Eviction--the world is hours...away!

like crossover but not the traditional whiney punk/thrash vocals....seriously the guy can not be imitated one of my fav thrash discs I own.

Dead head--the feast begins at dawn

oldschool first album by dutch death/thrashers,

Thresher--totally possesed

unknown christian thrash from 89, really classic metal sounding thrash.

I always find these "unknown whatever" threads too funny because no band is unknown to us members of heart of metal because of the crazy amount of knowledge found here!

Living death - Metal revolution

another good one

Immortal Dead & Buried
Consecrator Image of Deception
Atrophy Violent by Nature

zoetrope - mind over splatter, maybe more crossover but it's got that thrash vibe to it.

Dead Brain cells--universe/DBC
Hydra Vein--Rather death then false of faith/after the dream
Sacrilege--Behind the realms of madness
Detente--recognize no authority
Fear of god--that one album I cant remember the name of.
Scatterbrain--Here comes trouble
Attitude--The good, the bad, the obnoxious
Broken bones--trader of death

The Crucified - Pillars of Humanity

Just a few here for you amongst a list a mile long:

Gehennah - King of the Sidewalk
Gehennah - Decibel Rebel
Gehennah - Hardrocker
King's Evil - Deletion of Humanoise
Witchburner - Witchburner
Witchburner - German Thrashing War
Darkness - Defenders of Justice
Shah - Terror Collection
Skullbreaker - Total Thrash Terror
Necronomicon - Apocalyptic Nightmare

I guess I'm compelled to toss a few out there...


Carbide - Spiral Termination
A lot like Nosferatu era Helstar, though there are more full-throttle moments here. A big power/speed/thrash fest to be found!

Gladiator - Designation
If like Beneath The Remains from Sepultura, meet that albums twin brother. This band from Slovakia sound FREAKISHLY like Sepultura.

Caustic - Caustic
These guys have an early Slayer vibe, though they are more varied in the tempo department than early Slayer EVER was.

Genetic Wisom - The Fear Dimension
This band was a continuation of the band Sacrosanct. Progressive thrash metal is the name of the game. Quite good, with lots of tempo changes. The vocals can occasionally be.....off, though. (second album was pure groove/half-thrash)

Dimentia - Affliction
A lot like Testament. Mostly mid-paced thrash (a few full-throttled tunes, though). For the time of it's release, this is actually quite surprising.

Crash - Endless Supply Of Pain
Mix equal parts Sepultura and Kreator. Really good pounding thrash from Korea.

I could keep going...

Another one:

Steel Reign-Change to Insane
This release was great Thrash similar to Practice era Testament.After this the band moved into a more modern Alice in Chains sound.

This is the kind of thread my music budget can't handle. So I'll try (and fail) to not look into some of these albums.

Tyrant's Reign

thrasher73 wrote:

Another one:

Steel Reign-Change to Insane
This release was great Thrash similar to Practice era Testament.After this the band moved into a more modern Alice in Chains sound.

I was thinking of this band myself, they are pretty dang good in my opinion.

Antagonist - Antagonist
Technical aggressive speed/thrash. All the intensity of Bonded By Blood, Ritually Abused, with some pretty intricate riff work to make it unique.

Aspid - Extravasation
Technical Pestilence-influenced thrash/death with snarling Russian vocals and the greatest guitar tone ever given to thrash metal.

Have Mercy - Armageddon Descends
If these guys were located on the West Coast they could have easily been more popular. They would have been a pioneering Metallica worship band had the material on this EP not been written prior to even the 1985 Master of Puppets demo.

Tension - Breaking Point
The neglected younger brother of early Overkill and Metal Church. Classic poser-killing speed/thrash.