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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 forums aimlessly, only…

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

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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

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1.Slayer - Reign In Blood

2.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

3.Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?

4.Exodus - Bonded By Blood

5.Overkill - The Years Of Decay

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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

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1.Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain

2.Amorphis - Tales From The Thousand Lakes

3.Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors

4.Asphyx - The Rack

5.Beherit - Drawing Down The Moon

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This is a list of my favourite debut albums.
I'm sure there are some years that will have multiple great debut albums but I'm limiting to only putting one band per year.
The ones that I put in the list…

1.Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath

2.AC/DC - T.N.T.

3.Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden

4.Venom - Welcome To Hell

5.Witchfinder General - Death Penalty

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1.Metallica - Master Of Puppets

2.Megadeth - Rust In Peace

3.Demolition Hammer - Epidemic Of Violence

4.Sepultura - Arise

5.Kreator - Coma Of Souls

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It is very hard to understate how much Scott Burns' talents have given to the world of metal music. He might disagree about the following statements, but his work defined one of the most admired and revered…

1.Agent Steel - Unstoppable Force

2.Whiplash - Ticket To Mayhem

3.Crimson Glory - Transcendence

4.Death - Leprosy

5.Terrorizer - World Downfall

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Overall year rating:
4,5/5…

1.Judas Priest - Painkiller

2.Megadeth - Rust In Peace

3.Bathory - Hammerheart

4.Death - Spiritual Healing

5.Artillery - By Inheritance

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1.Nasty Savage - Indulgence

2.Suicidal Tendencies - How Will I Laugh Tomorrow... When I Can't Even Smile Today

3.Uncle Slam - Say Uncle

4.Annihilator - Alice In Hell

5.Tankard - Zombie Attack

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Full Lengths Only…

1.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

2.Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?

3.Vio-lence - Eternal Nightmare

4.Slayer - Reign In Blood

5.Exodus - Bonded By Blood

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1.Demolition Hammer - Epidemic Of Violence

2.Nuclear Assault - Survive

3.Sodom - Better Off Dead

4.Voivod - Killing Technology

5.Coroner - Mental Vortex

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1.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

2.Vio-lence - Eternal Nightmare

3.Megadeth - Rust In Peace

4.Iron Maiden - Powerslave

5.Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?

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