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The Metal Art Of Thrashing (Ordered By Years)
**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…
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 List Of Great Debut Albums
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…
| 1. | Aarni - Bathos |
| 2. | Arcturus - Aspera Hiems Symfonia |
| 3. | Diablo Swing Orchestra - The Butcher's Ballroom |
| 4. | Sadness - Ames De Marbre |
| 5. | Solefald - The Linear Scaffold |
| + 360 more |
Top 200 Metal Masterpieces Of All Time
RANKING CRITERIA :
- Originality [ 35% of the rating ]
- Songwriting [ 35% of the rating ]
- Performance [ 30% of the rating ]
- Originality [ 35% of the rating ]
- Songwriting [ 35% of the rating ]
- Performance [ 30% of the rating ]
| 1. | Metallica - Ride The Lightning |
| 2. | Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast |
| 3. | Metallica - Master Of Puppets |
| 4. | Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality |
| 5. | Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind |
| + 195 more |
Top 500 Albums of All Time
I've been listening to Metal since 2005 and it has become my biggest passion in life. Rarely a day goes by where I don't listen to it in one form or another. The bands I listened to in my teens…
| 1. | Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral |
| 2. | Opeth - Blackwater Park |
| 3. | Metallica - Master Of Puppets |
| 4. | Edge Of Sanity - Crimson |
| 5. | Opeth - Still Life |
| + 495 more |
Now That's What I Call Range: Highest Highs And Lowest Lows
A list of bands ordered by the biggest difference between their highest rated album on MS and their lowest rated album on MS. Finally my Excel skills paid off. Some ratings may be a bit outdated. Open…
| 1. | Metallica - Master Of Puppets |
| 2. | Metallica - Lulu [Collaboration] |
| 3. | Iced Earth - Night Of The Stormrider |
| 4. | Iced Earth - A Narrative Soundscape |
| 5. | Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime |
| + 99 more |
Thrash Metal Old School Top 50
The Best album of Thrash Metal Old School (1980-1991)
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| 1. | Metallica - Ride The Lightning |
| 2. | Slayer - Reign In Blood |
| 3. | Sodom - Agent Orange |
| 4. | Exodus - Bonded By Blood |
| 5. | Anthrax - Fistful Of Metal |
| + 45 more |
The "Must Have" And The "Could Have" Metal Albums Of The 80's
These are the 211 essential hard rock/metal albums of the 80's, as were selected by the Greek Magazine "Metal Hammer" (August 2001 issue).
The albums followed by a star are the "must…
The albums followed by a star are the "must…
| 1. | Angel Witch - Angel Witch |
| 2. | AC/DC - Back In Black |
| 3. | Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell |
| 4. | Diamond Head - Lightning To The Nations |
| 5. | Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden |
| + 206 more |
The Timeless
1.All time & genre (including Non-Metal on MS)
2.Only studio albums & EPs
3.I DON'T modify this list. So, this list is THE FINAL edition and based on my selection on 1 April 2017. (Modified…
2.Only studio albums & EPs
3.I DON'T modify this list. So, this list is THE FINAL edition and based on my selection on 1 April 2017. (Modified…
| 1. | Opeth - Blackwater Park |
| 2. | Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk |
| 3. | Krallice - Diotima |
| 4. | Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane |
| 5. | Deathspell Omega - Kénôse |
| + 166 more |
My Top 25 Thrash Albums (of All Time)
These are just what I consider to be the 25 BEST thrash metal albums ever produced. These are all studio albums. In no particular order
| 1. | Megadeth - Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good! |
| 2. | Metal Church - The Dark |
| 3. | Anthrax - Among The Living |
| 4. | Evildead - Annihilation Of Civilization |
| 5. | Sacred Reich - Ignorance |
| + 20 more |
Top 400 Metal Albums Ranked Mathematically (2026 Update)
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…
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 |
1001 Metal Albums to Hear Before You Die
An ongoing list for personal use as well as for reference for beginners (& veterans alike). This is solely my personal opinion and taste (Death & Prog mostly but do give every genre a try). Basically…
| 1. | Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin |
| 2. | King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King |
| 3. | Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III |
| 4. | Black Sabbath - Paranoid |
| 5. | Uriah Heep - Look At Yourself |
| + 350 more |
Metal Mascots
Mascots are an established and popular part of metal fan culture. In contrast to sports team mascots, they are no cute talismans, but are regarded as personification of the band and its music (or even…
| 1. | Alestorm - Captain Morgan's Revenge |
| 2. | Annihilator - Alice In Hell |
| 3. | Anthrax - Inside Out |
| 4. | Artillery - B.A.C.K. |
| 5. | Avenged Sevenfold - Waking The Fallen |
| + 94 more |
Thrash Effect
Like my other genre-based lists, this exists purely for my own organizational purposes and not to provide a definitive statement about or guidebook to the thrash genre. I've folded some speed metal…
| 1. | Slayer - Reign In Blood |
| 2. | Gama Bomb - Citizen Brain |
| 3. | Cross Examination - Menace II Sobriety |
| 4. | Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss |
| 5. | Metallica - Ride The Lightning |
| + 516 more |