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The Metal Art Of Thrashing (Ordered By Years)

A list by
Guib
Created
May 24, 2011
Entries
520
Endorsements
165
**WARNING: Mega-list ahead**

So you're seeking some good ol' (or new) Thrash Metal and you don't know where to look? Recommendations are running low and you're tired of wandering…
1. Discharge - Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing
2. Metallica - Kill 'Em All
3. Suicidal Tendencies - Suicidal Tendencies
4. Slayer - Show No Mercy
5. Dr. Know - Plug-In Jesus
+ 515 more

A Quick Guide For Thrash Metal, Sex, And Tacos!

A list by
Daggon
Created
August 12, 2011
Entries
100
Endorsements
48
Thrash Metal is, and will always be my favorite type of music. No matter how many sub-genres or idiotic names some bands give to their music style, they'll never reach the complex "simplicity"…
1. Venom - Welcome To Hell
2. Discharge - Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing
3. Suicidal Tendencies - Suicidal Tendencies
4. Metal Church - Metal Church
5. Metallica - Ride The Lightning
+ 95 more

Best Of Thrash Metal

A list by
R'Vannith
Created
December 30, 2010
Entries
49
Endorsements
31
Currently being updated as of 5 September 2012
1. Annihilator - Never, Neverland
2. Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?
3. Artillery - By Inheritance
4. Satan - Blaze Of Obscurity
5. Toxik - World Circus
+ 44 more

Guib's Essentials (Alphabetical Order)

A list by
Guib
Created
May 02, 2015
Entries
157
Endorsements
21
Wanna know what I headbang to on the regular? The releases that have seen countless re-spins... Well, this is a very simple list and something you've probably seen a lot of other MS users do in the…
1. Absu - The Third Storm Of Cythrául
2. AC/DC - High Voltage
3. Alestorm - Black Sails At Midnight
4. Alien Weaponry - Tū
5. Amon Amarth - Fate Of Norns
+ 152 more

Best of US THRASH [ without The Big Four ]

A list by
Vasil de Shumen
Created
July 29, 2012
Entries
207
Endorsements
20
RANKING CRITERIA :

1. Originality

2. Songwriting

3. Vigorous performance
1. Anacrusis - Screams And Whispers
2. Overkill - Feel The Fire
3. Nuclear Assault - Game Over
4. Wrathchild America - 3-D
5. Toxik - World Circus
+ 202 more

My Favorite 40 Metal Albums Ever (+5...)

A list by
strade
Created
February 15, 2011
Entries
46
Endorsements
16
Overhauled as of May 10th, 2012! Top 5 favorite non-metal albums featured at the bottom.

This is a much improved (and more recently accurate) reworking of my previous favorite albums list, with a few…
1. Crimson Glory - Transcendence
2. Anubis Gate - The Detached
3. Artillery - By Inheritance
4. Crimson Glory - Crimson Glory
5. Metal Church - Hanging In The Balance
+ 41 more

109 All-Time Favorite Songs

A list by
Death To Posers
Created
January 10, 2011
Entries
109
Endorsements
14
My Favorite Metal Songs. I tried to limit myself to one song per album, so this list also doubles as my favorite song off of each of these albums also. Probably stop the list at 666 if I ever get there.
1. Metallica - Ride The Lightning
2. Iron Maiden - Rock In Rio
3. Testament - The Legacy
4. Exodus - Bonded By Blood
5. Wolf (UK) - Edge Of The World
+ 104 more

A Thrash List But Not Exactly From A Thrasher

A list by
John_Doe
Created
April 03, 2020
Entries
104
Endorsements
10
Thrash may not be my favorite metal subgenre but it's one of them. There have always been thrash albums I always get back to with great pleasure and I am usually happy when thrash veterans get back…
1. Kreator - Terrible Certainty
2. Metallica - Master Of Puppets
3. Slayer - South Of Heaven
4. Annihilator - Never, Neverland
5. Death Angel - Act III
+ 99 more

Top 25 Albums of 1990

A list by
Dangerboner
Created
March 02, 2010
Entries
25
Endorsements
10
Updated 11/14/18
1. Megadeth - Rust In Peace
2. Morbid Saint - Spectrum Of Death
3. Obituary - Cause Of Death
4. Nocturnus AD - The Key
5. Atheist - Piece Of Time
+ 20 more

Best Metal Albums of Decade 90s

A list by
Vasil de Shumen
Created
February 03, 2012
Entries
262
Endorsements
9
1. Anacrusis - Screams And Whispers
2. Megadeth - Rust In Peace
3. Death - The Sound Of Perseverance
4. Pantera - Cowboys From Hell
5. Death - Symbolic
+ 257 more

My Favorite 25 Albums Of The 1990's

A list by
strade
Created
May 29, 2011
Entries
25
Endorsements
9
From my generation (well, sorta). In order of preference but subject to change.
Please excuse Concrete Blonde and King's X; neither is really metal, but I love them both!
1. Artillery - By Inheritance
2. Metal Church - Hanging In The Balance
3. Running Wild - Black Hand Inn
4. Edge Of Sanity - Crimson
5. Control Denied - The Fragile Art Of Existence
+ 20 more

My Top 30 Favorite Albums Ever!

A list by
DrunkenFuck
Created
March 07, 2010
Entries
30
Endorsements
9
This is a top 30 of my favorite albums of all time. You'll probably notice that I'm quite a big fan of thrash metal, as it's pretty dominated by that genre. A lot of the albums though, are…
1. Metallica - Master Of Puppets
2. Artillery - By Inheritance
3. Michael Jackson - Bad
4. Judas Priest - Painkiller
5. Metallica - Kill 'Em All
+ 25 more

Top 400 Metal Albums Ranked Mathematically (2026 Update)

A list by
gckator
Created
July 12, 2025
Entries
400
Endorsements
9
RESTRICTIONS
Each album had to meet all the following conditions in order to be eligible:
1) 10+ years old
2) Metalstorm: 200+ votes, average user score 8.0+
3) Rateyourmusic: 1000+ ratings, average…
1. Death - Symbolic
2. Black Sabbath - Paranoid
3. Megadeth - Rust In Peace
4. Judas Priest - Painkiller
5. Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality
+ 395 more

The Best Metal Albums* From A To # (F)

A list by
Uxküll
Created
November 13, 2020
Entries
117
Endorsements
5
This list is meant to be an extensive, but by no means exhaustive, collection of the greatest (modern) metal albums and eps. Running the gamut from avant-garde to trve norweigan black metal. *As someone…
1. Faal - The Clouds Are Burning
2. Façade - The Eternal Dance
3. Facínora - Hell Is Here
4. The Faceless - Autotheism
5. Faceless Burial - Speciation
+ 112 more

Top 100 Thrash Metal Albums: Ranked Mathematically

A list by
gckator
Created
June 26, 2025
Entries
100
Endorsements
4
RESTRICTIONS
Each album had to meet all the following conditions in order to be eligible:
1) At least 10 years old
2) At least 100 votes on metalstorm with an average user score of at least 8.0
3)…
1. Megadeth - Rust In Peace
2. Metallica - Ride The Lightning
3. Artillery - By Inheritance
4. Sepultura - Beneath The Remains
5. Metallica - Master Of Puppets
+ 95 more