This list of the best thrash albums of all time, plain and simple, no hipster crap.

1. Metallica - Ride The Lightning

2. Artillery - By Inheritance

3. Megadeth - Rust In Peace

4. Slayer - Reign In Blood

5. Anacrusis - Screams And Whispers

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One album per band.

1. Slayer - Reign In Blood

2. Metallica - Ride The Lightning

3. Megadeth - Rust In Peace

4. Overkill - Horrorscope

5. Testament - The New Order

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I will try to be as subjective as I can and it won't include only my favorite genres as I will try to include albums from all Metal sub-genres because I think it's important to get exposed to all kinds of metal so that a person may create a good taste in Metal music. (Might include more than 1 album per band).

1. King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King

2. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV

3. Deep Purple - Machine Head

4. Judas Priest - Stained Class

5. Scorpions - Taken By Force

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Long hair, tight jeans, tons of chicks. Thrash metal at it's finest.

1. Megadeth - Rust In Peace

2. Metallica - Ride The Lightning

3. Slayer - Reign In Blood

4. Pantera - Cowboys From Hell

5. Artillery - By Inheritance

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A lot of bands have great debut albums. Obviously this list is just a fraction of all the great debut albums out there, but it's a start. I'll keep expanding this list continuously, so all suggestions are welcome. My favourite genres are Doom, Black and Gothic Metal, but I also like Progressive, Thrash and Death Metal. All albums on this list are at least worth an 8/10 rating. I included genres of each album as well.

1. 40 Watt Sun - The Inside Room

2. Ablaze In Hatred - Deceptive Awareness

3. A Forest Of Stars - The Corpse Of Rebirth

4. After Forever - Prison Of Desire

5. Agalloch - Pale Folklore

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Just for my favorite
2012.11.25 update

1. Megadeth - Rust In Peace

2. Metallica - Master Of Puppets

3. Testament - The Legacy

4. Anthrax - Among The Living

5. Sacred Reich - The American Way

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1. Acid Reign - The Fear

2. Anacrusis - Suffering Hour

3. Annihilator - Alice In Hell

4. Anthrax - Spreading The Disease

5. Artillery - Terror Squad

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1. Sepultura - Beneath The Remains

2. Kreator - Extreme Aggression

3. Annihilator - Alice In Hell

4. Candlemass - Tales Of Creation

5. Faith No More - The Real Thing

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Well, the title says it all...

1. Vision Divine - Stream Of Consciousness

2. In Flames - The Jester Race

3. Dream Theater - Images And Words

4. Wintersun - Wintersun

5. In Flames - Whoracle

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1. Accept - Breaker

2. Annihilator - Alice In Hell

3. Anthrax - Among The Living

4. Anthrax - Fistful Of Metal

5. Anthrax - We've Come For You All

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RANKING CRITERIA :

1. Originality

2. Songwriting

3. Historical value

4. Performance

1. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath

2. Black Sabbath - Paranoid

3. Deep Purple - In Rock

4. Metallica - Ride The Lightning

5. Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast

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my best to worst list.

1. Annihilator - Never, Neverland

2. Annihilator - Alice In Hell

3. Annihilator - King Of The Kill

4. Annihilator - Waking The Fury

5. Annihilator - Refresh The Demon

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1. Razor - Evil Invaders

2. Annihilator - Alice In Hell

3. Exciter - Heavy Metal Maniac

4. Voivod - War and Pain

5. Anvil - Metal On Metal

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My favourite thrash records... sorry for not including famous bands like Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth etc.
But these albums are some brilliant thrash gems.

1. Kreator - Pleasure To Kill

2. Overkill - Horrorscope

3. Flotsam & Jetsam - Doomsday For The Deceiver

4. Annihilator - Alice In Hell

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This list is half-assed. So half-assed that I do not care to update it.

1. Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain

2. Ahab - The Call Of The Wretched Sea

3. Alchemist - Spiritech

4. Alcest - Souvenirs D'Un Autre Monde

5. Alestorm - Black Sails At Midnight

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