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Top 45 Thrash Metal Albums

Thrash was one of the first metal genres I got into around 2005. I discovered Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, etc through Kerrang! magazine and their albums quickly became my favourites at the time. Now, I've discovered many more such as Vektor, Testament and Nevermore thanks to MS.

So here are my favourites of the genre with my rating, its sub-genre and release year:

(Score is an average of each album's song ratings, full list located here)

If you discovered any new albums or like the same sort of thrash metal, be sure to give this list a thumbs-up and leave a comment so more people can find these amazing bands!

My other lists:
Top 500 Albums (ordered & rated)
Top 25 EPs (also ordered & rated)
Top 200 Overlooked Albums (with genres)
Top 200 Overrated Albums (trigger warning)
So I Heard You Like Wintersun... (Time II find new bands)

1.Metallica - Master Of Puppets
2.Metallica - Ride The Lightning
3.Metallica - ...And Justice For All
4.Death - The Sound Of Perseverance
5.Slayer - Reign In Blood

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Created by nonZero on 04.03.2024



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The Top Prog Albums Of Ch'ti

My top prog albums. The list will be regularly updated.

1.Opeth - Ghost Reveries
2.Opeth - Blackwater Park
3.Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory
4.An Abstract Illusion - Woe
5.Gojira - Magma

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Created by Ch'ti on 02.03.2024



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The Top Albums Of Ch'ti

This is my top albums (only with those where I gave 8 or more). I will update the list now and then

1.Slipknot - Iowa
2.Megadeth - Rust In Peace
3.Opeth - Ghost Reveries
4.Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja
5.Slipknot - Slipknot

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Created by Ch'ti on 06.02.2024



Albums To Check Out

1.Disembowelment - Transcendence Into The Peripheral
2.Weakling - Dead As Dreams
3.Greylotus - Dawnfall
4.John Petrucci - An Evening With John Petrucci & Jordan Rudess [Collaboration]
5.John Petrucci - Suspended Animation

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Created by em6568 on 05.06.2023



My Top 100 Best Metal Albums Of All Time (Unfinished)

1.Judas Priest - Painkiller
2.Metallica - Ride The Lightning
3.Iced Earth - The Glorious Burden
4.Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
5.Bruce Dickinson - The Chemical Wedding

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Created by Alban JP on 24.04.2023



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Making My Way Through The MS Top 200

The MS top 200 is supposed to represent the absolute peak of metal music, the timeless classics. I have been listening to metal for about 6 years now and would consider myself fairly knowledgeable about the genre. Yet, I have barely heard half of what the top 200 has to offer. I am now on a quest to listen to it all and give an honest opinion on what I thought of it.
This list will show every album of the top 200 and if I've listened to it whether it's an all-time favourite of mine (+++), I really like it (++), I like it (+), it’s good (*), it’s not great (-), I really dislike it (--) or I hate it from the bottom of my heart (---). The same symbols will be used to characterize what I think my opinion of the albums I haven't heard yet will be, based on my knowledge of the bands and of the genre they play. (?) signifies that I have no idea of whether I'll enjoy it or not and (/) means that my opinion of the album is probably obsolete, and I need to listen to it again. A ★ means the album is in my own top 200.
Edit: The bottom of the top 200 has been changing a lot, with some stuff formerly in the list now closer to 240th, so this is now a top 250. I’m not sure I want to expand the list further down, but I’ll see whenever it’s completed if I feel like going for a top 300 or something like that.
Best discoveries so far: Wildhoney, Nightfall, Out Of Myself, Portal Of I, Autumn Aurora, Nemesis Divina, Abigail, V: Hävitetty, Sounds Of Pain.

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3.W.A.S.P. - The Crimson Idol
4.Saturnus - Veronika Decides To Die
5.Ensiferum - Ensiferum

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Created by Roman Doez on 13.04.2023



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Best Album Closers

A lot has already been said about the best album openers in metal. Not that much do we talk about abum closers though.
I guess for me the ending of an album is at least as important as its start.
I have put here my favourite album closers in all metal of all time, in descending order of my preference. And I am looking forward to your comments on it.

1.Iron Maiden - Powerslave
2.Iced Earth - Burnt Offerings
3.Mercyful Fate - Melissa
4.Opeth - Morningrise
5.Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss

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Created by Redel on 23.01.2023



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My Top 100 Albums According To Last.fm

This list is my top 100 played albums ordered by the number of "scrobbles" since 2013 according to last.fm, if you also have a last.fm account, don't hesitate to follow me.
My last.fm user: daniloescolin

1.Slayer - Reign In Blood
2.W.A.S.P. - W.A.S.P.
3.W.A.S.P. - The Headless Children
4.Kreator - Enemy Of God
5.Iced Earth - The Dark Saga

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Created by IDieForMetal on 17.01.2023



2005 (An Exploration)

1.Bolt Thrower - Those Once Loyal
2.Moonsorrow - Verisäkeet
3.Demon Hunter - The Triptych
4.Primordial - The Gathering Wilderness
5.Dark Tranquillity - Character

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Created by Artorix Carlsson on 10.01.2023



Artwork: Progressive Metal Albums

This is a list of progressive metal albums (in alphabetical order) based on their artwork. It includes iconic cover art from classic albums as well as fascinating work from more recent releases.
There is a saying that "you should not judge a book by its cover", which is of course also true in the case of music albums. However, the artwork can complement the production and give a visual introduction to the musical theme and atmosphere. More than for any other kind of music, this may be true for metal.

(Updated 30.01.2023)

1.Amorphis - Under The Red Cloud
2.Deadsoul Tribe - The January Tree
3.Death - Symbolic
4.Disillusion - Ayam
5.Dordeduh - Har

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Created by Plattner on 27.12.2022



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Top Metal Albums Each Year I Have Been Alive, 2005

A little list series where I list my top 20 favorite metal albums every year starting from the year I was born in.

2005 was a fantastic year, especially for Progressive metal one of the best in my opinion, a lot of classics came out that year and power metal also had an amazing year the 2000's was the golden age of power metal.

1.Bolt Thrower - Those Once Loyal
2.Opeth - Ghost Reveries
3.Kamelot - The Black Halo
4.System Of A Down - Mezmerize
5.Gojira - From Mars To Sirius

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Created by Handala on 07.10.2022



My Top 50 Albums Of 2000-2009

1.Opeth - Ghost Reveries
2.Riverside - Second Life Syndrome
3.Pain Of Salvation - Remedy Lane
4.Moonsorrow - Verisäkeet
5.Opeth - Blackwater Park

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Created by JHK on 01.10.2022



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Top 50 Of 2005-2009

1.System Of A Down - Mezmerize
2.Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor
3.Firewind - Allegiance
4.Nightwish - Dark Passion Play
5.Paradise Lost - In Requiem

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Created by Alex Avagianos on 04.08.2022



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Nevermore Best To Worst

1.Nevermore - Dreaming Neon Black
2.Nevermore - Dead Heart In A Dead World
3.Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor
4.Nevermore - The Obsidian Conspiracy
5.Nevermore - Enemies Of Reality

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Created by Alex Avagianos on 08.06.2022



My Top 30 Albums Of 2005

1.Opeth - Ghost Reveries
2.Riverside - Second Life Syndrome
3.Moonsorrow - Verisäkeet
4.Dark Tranquillity - Character
5.The Mars Volta - Frances The Mute

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Created by JHK on 03.06.2022