the big four and so many more
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
importance albums in thrash metal oh
yeah
for this list for only limiting our
entries to the thrash metal genre so
death metal and heavy metal are out we
will also be limiting our scope to one
entry per artist
number 10 the years of decay overkill
it’s time to overkill the band’s fourth
album out of 18 full-length releases so
far the years of decay helped build this
band’s popularity in the thrash metal
genre with tracks like time to kill and
the album’s title track experimenting
with a longer songwriting style
and epic speed riffs the record is
widely accepted as the New Jersey
rockers best release considered by
experts as one of the first flash metal
bands on the scene the years of decay
will have you riffing like never before
number nine Alice in Hell Annihilator
but you scared
these rockers from our great white north
sure do know how to annihilate the
thrash on serving as the band’s debut
album Alison help pushes the genre to
the next level by mixing and progressive
thrash and death metal while crafting a
truly unique blend company
thanks to the technical skills of
guitars Jeff waters Allison hell shreds
from beginning to end
lyrically the band also plays around
with different themes across the album
from intellectual tracks such as Allison
hell to the thrillingly violence welcome
to your death grooving these Canadian
rockers are as fast thinking as they are
fast riffing
you
number eight the new order Testament
hailing from Berkeley California
testament released their second album
the new order in 1988 and it is a
consummate blend of head-banging guitars
and gut wrenching vocal work
from the chaos that is into the pit or
the thrashed up version of Aerosmith’s
nobody’s fault the new order is
considered by both fans and critics
alike as a perfect follow-up album
Oh
the record eventually reached
Billboard’s Hot 200 charts reaching 136
and is still the band’s longest charting
album while many songs from them are
still played live today by fan to man
number seven symbolic death
my
welcome to the extreme side of thrash
metal released as the Florida metalhead
sixth album symbolic pushes the already
thin limit of thrash metal with a
fearful visceral force
beginning with the pain and chaos filled
vocals and ending with the death metal
riffs emitted by guitarist and vocalist
Chuck Sheldon er symbolic was a major
step forward in the arts of extreme
metal
while the ban later disbanded as a
result of chucks passing his vocal
talents earned this record its spot as
one of the greatest extreme metal albums
to date
number six beneath the remains Sepultura
it’s time to take a journey to the
beautiful country Brazil and cause some
complete chaos widely considered a major
advancement in comparison to sepulchers
two previous releases but need remains
takes on painful subject matter and
tells listeners of the difficulties of
growing up in Brazil
don’t worry there are plenty of speed
guitar solos and ripping to keep you
entertained here as subculture developed
a unique style of their own in the gray
area between brash and extreme metal
finally cementing a unique sound on
their third try beneath remains is where
thrash and death metal officially
collage
number five bonded by blood Exodus
these guys are considered one of the
founding fathers of California thrash
bouncing back from Kirk Hammett
transferred to Metallica Exodus debuted
with this album filled with punishment
and mayhem
with quick expert riffing and violent
vocals bonded by blood presents thrash
classics such as and then there were
none and strike of the beast
while their reputation was hindered by
delays of the album’s release Exodus
ever expanded their influence as one of
the prominent Crashers of California’s
Bay Area with bonded by blood which
continues to be a primary influence in
crash and death metal today
number four among the living anthrax the
first of the big four to appear on
today’s list anthrax is among the living
made a spot for a different attempt at
the thrash metal staple while the album
was panned by critics upon its release
strong writing and remarkable guitar
work is remarked by metal fans worldwide
unlike many of the other albums on our
list among the living focuses on the
lighter side of life expressing lyrical
themes around movies and grim free
topics
if you just want to have fun and thrash
around this is the album for you
number three piece sells but who’s
buying Megadeth
led by the twig guitar attack of Dave
Mustaine and Chris Poland Megadeth
second album outsold piece by a wide
margin politically charged and
self-aware the band gave us one of the
most recognized metal albums of all time
from the title tracks opening baseline
to the extreme metal that is the
conjuring
Megadeath grabs ahold of you by the horn
and doesn’t let go until the final track
closes
while it is debatable whether P sells or
rust in peace is Megadeth’s masterpiece
both are necessary staples of the thrash
metal genre
number two kill them all Metallica
rarely has a debut album been done so
well blending the speed and lyrical
themes of thrash metal with the riffs of
hardrock kilomole is the poster boy for
the genre
by far the most versatile of the big
four
Metallica has had a long career spanning
decades making picking just one album
from their extensive catalogue difficult
especially with Master of Puppets
lurking in the shadows armed with tracks
like seek and destroy and jump in the
fire
Metallica really was poised to kill them
all
before we riff along to our top pick
here are a few honorable mentions
gotta gotta take
number one rain in blood Slayer
let’s the BloodRayne known as Slayers
crown jewel rain and blood is a thrash
metal staple with a proper mix of both
thrash and speed metal
lyrically rain and blood tackles many
dark themes including anti-religion
human experimentation and insanity
the album is also the band’s first
billboard charting release carving a
solid spot at number 94 while later
being certified gold in the United
States
introducing slayer fan favorites such as
raining blood and Angel of Death this
album is a must listen for any metal fan
let the leader of the big four of thrash
metal reign supreme
so do you agree with our list what is
your favorite thrash metal album for
more riffing top 10 published daily be
sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
importance albums in thrash metal oh
yeah
for this list for only limiting our
entries to the thrash metal genre so
death metal and heavy metal are out we
will also be limiting our scope to one
entry per artist
number 10 the years of decay overkill
it’s time to overkill the band’s fourth
album out of 18 full-length releases so
far the years of decay helped build this
band’s popularity in the thrash metal
genre with tracks like time to kill and
the album’s title track experimenting
with a longer songwriting style
and epic speed riffs the record is
widely accepted as the New Jersey
rockers best release considered by
experts as one of the first flash metal
bands on the scene the years of decay
will have you riffing like never before
number nine Alice in Hell Annihilator
but you scared
these rockers from our great white north
sure do know how to annihilate the
thrash on serving as the band’s debut
album Alison help pushes the genre to
the next level by mixing and progressive
thrash and death metal while crafting a
truly unique blend company
thanks to the technical skills of
guitars Jeff waters Allison hell shreds
from beginning to end
lyrically the band also plays around
with different themes across the album
from intellectual tracks such as Allison
hell to the thrillingly violence welcome
to your death grooving these Canadian
rockers are as fast thinking as they are
fast riffing
you
number eight the new order Testament
hailing from Berkeley California
testament released their second album
the new order in 1988 and it is a
consummate blend of head-banging guitars
and gut wrenching vocal work
from the chaos that is into the pit or
the thrashed up version of Aerosmith’s
nobody’s fault the new order is
considered by both fans and critics
alike as a perfect follow-up album
Oh
the record eventually reached
Billboard’s Hot 200 charts reaching 136
and is still the band’s longest charting
album while many songs from them are
still played live today by fan to man
number seven symbolic death
my
welcome to the extreme side of thrash
metal released as the Florida metalhead
sixth album symbolic pushes the already
thin limit of thrash metal with a
fearful visceral force
beginning with the pain and chaos filled
vocals and ending with the death metal
riffs emitted by guitarist and vocalist
Chuck Sheldon er symbolic was a major
step forward in the arts of extreme
metal
while the ban later disbanded as a
result of chucks passing his vocal
talents earned this record its spot as
one of the greatest extreme metal albums
to date
number six beneath the remains Sepultura
it’s time to take a journey to the
beautiful country Brazil and cause some
complete chaos widely considered a major
advancement in comparison to sepulchers
two previous releases but need remains
takes on painful subject matter and
tells listeners of the difficulties of
growing up in Brazil
don’t worry there are plenty of speed
guitar solos and ripping to keep you
entertained here as subculture developed
a unique style of their own in the gray
area between brash and extreme metal
finally cementing a unique sound on
their third try beneath remains is where
thrash and death metal officially
collage
number five bonded by blood Exodus
these guys are considered one of the
founding fathers of California thrash
bouncing back from Kirk Hammett
transferred to Metallica Exodus debuted
with this album filled with punishment
and mayhem
with quick expert riffing and violent
vocals bonded by blood presents thrash
classics such as and then there were
none and strike of the beast
while their reputation was hindered by
delays of the album’s release Exodus
ever expanded their influence as one of
the prominent Crashers of California’s
Bay Area with bonded by blood which
continues to be a primary influence in
crash and death metal today
number four among the living anthrax the
first of the big four to appear on
today’s list anthrax is among the living
made a spot for a different attempt at
the thrash metal staple while the album
was panned by critics upon its release
strong writing and remarkable guitar
work is remarked by metal fans worldwide
unlike many of the other albums on our
list among the living focuses on the
lighter side of life expressing lyrical
themes around movies and grim free
topics
if you just want to have fun and thrash
around this is the album for you
number three piece sells but who’s
buying Megadeth
led by the twig guitar attack of Dave
Mustaine and Chris Poland Megadeth
second album outsold piece by a wide
margin politically charged and
self-aware the band gave us one of the
most recognized metal albums of all time
from the title tracks opening baseline
to the extreme metal that is the
conjuring
Megadeath grabs ahold of you by the horn
and doesn’t let go until the final track
closes
while it is debatable whether P sells or
rust in peace is Megadeth’s masterpiece
both are necessary staples of the thrash
metal genre
number two kill them all Metallica
rarely has a debut album been done so
well blending the speed and lyrical
themes of thrash metal with the riffs of
hardrock kilomole is the poster boy for
the genre
by far the most versatile of the big
four
Metallica has had a long career spanning
decades making picking just one album
from their extensive catalogue difficult
especially with Master of Puppets
lurking in the shadows armed with tracks
like seek and destroy and jump in the
fire
Metallica really was poised to kill them
all
before we riff along to our top pick
here are a few honorable mentions
gotta gotta take
number one rain in blood Slayer
let’s the BloodRayne known as Slayers
crown jewel rain and blood is a thrash
metal staple with a proper mix of both
thrash and speed metal
lyrically rain and blood tackles many
dark themes including anti-religion
human experimentation and insanity
the album is also the band’s first
billboard charting release carving a
solid spot at number 94 while later
being certified gold in the United
States
introducing slayer fan favorites such as
raining blood and Angel of Death this
album is a must listen for any metal fan
let the leader of the big four of thrash
metal reign supreme
so do you agree with our list what is
your favorite thrash metal album for
more riffing top 10 published daily be
sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
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