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80's: Anthrax vs Megadeth vs Metallica vs Slayer



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Posted by Xtreme Jax, 17.05.2006 - 15:38
So i wanted to know whos your favourite out of these four massive 80s thrash metal bands based ONLY on their material from that decade. Helps if you would explain on your choice.

The albums (not inclueding EP's) that are inclued from this decade are:

Anthrax:
Fistful of Metal
Spreading The Disease
Among The Living
State of Euphoria

Megadeth:
Killing Is My Business
Peace Sells... But Who's Buying
So Far, So Good... So What

Metallica:
Kill 'Em All
Ride The Lightning
Master Of Puppets
...And Justice For All

Slayer:
Show No Mercy
Hell Awaits
Reign In Blood
South Of Heaven

My favourite out of the list would be Slayer. They are my favourite thrash metal band and all their albums that came out in the 80s are my favourite albums and get played on a regular basis. Jeff's and Kerry's guitar work is amazing with the riffs that the two come up with... plus "Reign In Blood" is one of my favourite metal albums created.

Poll

Your favourite American thrash metal on their material from the 80s

Metallica
272
Slayer
165
Megadeth
118
Anthrax
35

Total votes: 590
18.10.2011 - 09:17
Troy Killjoy
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This will just get way off-topic.

Uhh... SLAYER FTW
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21.10.2011 - 23:46
Berserk

80's? Metallica. Megadeth was good too, and Anthrax was... somewhat decent.
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27.10.2011 - 02:56
ToMegaTherion

All are good in their own right. I must say
1. Slayer
2. Metallica (if we are talking 80s only)
3. Megadeth
4. Anthrax (I've never been a huge fan, the solos i've always found to be really weak even in their 80s stuff)
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30.12.2012 - 20:09
SuicidalCyco
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Really there is only a couple of Metallica's songs from the 80's that are overrated. But they weren't that way in the 80's. As soon as Guitar Hero came out and "One" was on it. Tons of kids seemed to be huge Metallica fans, but only knew that one song. Its not even that good of a song if you as me. The second would probably be the song "Master of Puppets". It seems like almost every person you ask that knows a bit more about Metallica than "One" or "Enter Sandman" will say "Master of Puppets" is their best song. Which I don't so either.

But to stay on topic, I'm going with Slayer on this one.
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30.12.2012 - 23:19
CobiWan1993
Secundum Filium
Metallica for me, I really like their instrumentals and their longer songs, they looked to be going in a more relatively "proggy" direction with their albums than the other bands did.
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02.01.2013 - 13:22
Metalandy92

Personally I find metallicas stuff very overrated.
And I think Slayer and Megadeth are better

Metallicas best album is ride the lightening.
Metallica just sucks these days.
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02.01.2013 - 13:27
Marcel Hubregtse
Grumpy Old Fuck
Written by Metalandy92 on 02.01.2013 at 13:22

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Metallica just sucks these days.



what has that to do who was the best in the EIGHTIES?
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02.01.2013 - 13:28
Metalandy92

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 02.01.2013 at 13:27

Written by Metalandy92 on 02.01.2013 at 13:22

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Metallica just sucks these days.



what has that to do who was the best in the EIGHTIES?


I said my opinion about the eighties.
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02.01.2013 - 22:24
Moonloop

Megadeth, I guess. I barely listen to any of them anymore, though.
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