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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…

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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It is not uncommon that album titles are chosen after the band`s name. However, song titles that include or are identical to the band`s name are relatively seldom found.
This is an alphabetical list…

1.(hed) p.e. - Broke

2.71TONMAN - 71TONMAN

3.Ænigmatum - ÆNIGMATUM

4.Æther Realm - One Chosen By The Gods

5.A Feast For Lampreys - Graveyard Abyss

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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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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…

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

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Albums that share their name with a song usually have only one title track. However, there are also examples of albums where several songs contribute to the album name.

Please feel free to suggest more…

1.Alpinist - Lichtlærm

2.Anathema - Eternity

3.Ayreon - The Theory Of Everything

4.Black Flag - Damaged

5.Blindead - Absence

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1.Slayer - Reign In Blood

2.Megadeth - Rust In Peace

3.Metallica - Master Of Puppets

4.Anthrax - Among The Living

5.Exodus - Bonded By Blood

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1.Sepultura - Beneath The Remains

2.Death - Leprosy

3.Possessed - Seven Churches

4.Atheist - Piece Of Time

5.Nocturnus - The Key

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Aiming towards building a list of the best of straightforward, analog, murky Death Metal…

1.Possessed - Seven Churches

2.Death Strike - Fuckin' Death

3.Death - Scream Bloody Gore

4.Entombed - Nihilist (1987-1989)

5.Sadus - Illusions / Chemical Exposure

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