25 Albums That Define THRASH METAL - PART2

In Part 1 I polled 50 metal musicians and metal fans and came up with a list of 22 albums that define thrash metal. That video received hundreds of people commenting and supplying their one album that defines thrash metal. This list is 25 albums chosen from those comments.
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[@ColmilloRoquero]

List on this video: Atrophy - "Atrophy" At War - "Ordered to Kill" Exciter - "Heavy Metal Maniac" Vicius Rumors - "Soldier Of The Night" Vicius Rumors - "Digitar Dictator" Celtic Frost - "Morbid Tales" Metal Church - "Metal Church" Living Sacrifice - "Living Sacrifice" Cyclontemple - "I hate therefore I am" Corrosion Of Conformity - "Animosity" Possessed - "Beyond the Gates" Sacrament - "Testimony of the Apocalypse" Sabbath - "History Of A Time to Come" Accusser - Who Dominates Who? Sepultura - "Schizophrenia" Hirax - "Raging Violence" Hirax - "The New Age of Terror" Laaz Rockit - "Know Your Enemy" Believer - "Extraction From Mortality" Blood Feast - "Kill For Pleasure" Destruction - "Sentence Of Death" Coroner "R.I.P." Sacred Reich - "The American Way" Voivoid - "Killing Technology" Flotsam And Jetsam - "Doomsfay For The Deceiver" Anihilator - "Alice In Hell" Nuclear Assault - "Survive" Nuclear Assault - "Game Over" Dark Angel - "Darkness Descends" Dark Angel - "Leave Scars" Kreator - "Pleasure To Kill"

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Thank you.

[@mknewlan67]

Just curious…. How many of you have bought a album knowing absolutely nothing about the band simply because the album art was killer? Rage Perfect Man was one I discovered this way. Really liked that album.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

I’ve done that many times.

[@mknewlan67]

@@nolifetilmetal1 I bought a few Molly Hatchet albums that way lol. Showing my age now.

[@jackbill8991]

Anyone remember Viking?? Do or Die and Man of Straw great thrash/speed metal

[@aaronazagoth6373]

Man of Straw is a great record.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

All three Viking are great.

[@seagullpoet]

Yes !

[@siddharthakakati949]

Another awesome video, Scott! Cheers from India.

[@thomasday3294]

Scott thx for these GREAT work on these THRASH Lists also LOVE your THRASH A-Z videos! Keep up the great work 🤘

[@matthewfeduzi4751]

Another great show. Always packed with great information and a bunch of bands I’ve never heard of.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Haha! Thank you. Not hearing of a band is great because it's new music to discover.

[@glenb1189]

So glad I found this site. Love the Hard and Heavy videos. Lot of albums on them that I have. Keep up the good work. Glen. From the UK.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Thank you. Appreciate the kind words. Cheers.

[@thomasfarmer1730]

Celtic Frost’s ‘Vanity/Nemesis’ is a thrashy album.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

I LOVE Vanity/Nemesis! Great album. They definitely have "thrash-y" moments. They just don't "define thrash metal" IMO.

[@prunepurple]

Thanks for all your good selections

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Thanks for watching. Cheers.

[@DS-yo4uw]

Nice work. It would be very cool if you could do a similar survey for other genres of metal - speed, power, etc. I always pick up new stuff from these videos. Thank you.

[@aaronmuthaalamare4165]

Killer video! I don’t like to get hung up so much on labels, but all of those are cool choices! 👍🤘🤘

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Not worth getting hung up on but definitely fun discussing.

[@brutalplanet7BoonesOverstock]

Loved this one!

[@RobertWeingher]

Hi scott, the part 2 is closer to my heart and closer to albums that define thrash metal, thanks for including metal church, viscious rumors, sepultura, laaz rockit, flotsam and jetsam and kreator, as you said some bands are not pure thrash metal bands, so was the case with the debut album of anthrax and metal church, it was some kind of agressive metal, it contained heavy metal, speed metal and thrash metal elements, while anthrax turned to thrash metal since their second album metal church continued to play on the edge of heavy metal and thrash metal, and of course, the debut album of annihilator is certainly better than refresh the demon, thanks, take care and god bless.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Yeah man. Appreciate your opinions and choices. Also appreciate our discussion. Your post generated some interesting comments.

[@RobertWeingher]

@@nolifetilmetal1 My pleasure, i forgot to mention nuclear assault among the other bands that i mentioned in my first comment to video part 2, keep metal alive and thanks again.

[@metaldownunder666]

Such an amazing collection of Thrash there. I was going to pickup that Laz Rockit on reissued vinyl but its super pricey to get over to NZ. I used to think Sepultura were more death metal inspired especially on the first two releases. Beneath The Remains and the followups are deffinatley more thrashy. I need to get some Dark Angel and Believer in my collection. I am hoping to see Sacred Reich and Violence live in october. Great video mate and love all your thoughts. Have a great weekend😀🤘

[@nolifetilmetal1]

I hope you get to see that show. I’d you do we look forward to seeing a review on your channel. I’ve been told that the two Metal Blade Believer albums are going to get a vinyl reissue. Hope that happens.

[@theflipside-vinylcommunity]

fantastic video brother

[@TheTigerQuoll]

Like to give DRI, 4 of a Kind an honorable mention,great cross over album.Kreator Extreme Aggression for the win.Thanks for the follow up Scott.

[@mikewilliams5473]

Dealing with it was the best

[@forrestdump320]

ThrashZone was one of the first big dissappointments that i bought as a kid but 4of A Kind and Dealing With It are defo their best.

[@mariyangeorgiev692]

Great shirt dude !

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Thanks.

[@TimothyWing]

For me its always been Forbidden Twisted Into Form!

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Great choice!

[@robertholmes7467]

I am old enough to remember the very start of Thrash and I had few good mates at our local rock club. All the usual pioneers of the time have been mentioned in both of your videos and please correct me if I am wrong. There has been an omission.... "Venom" fronted by Cronos. (Check out Teachers Pet from Black Metal (1982). Not serious contenders for one of the definatives but they gave us a bloody great laugh pissed up on Newkie Brown Ale. Even though Thrash is not my go-to, i have always wondered why they never seem to get any credit.... hay-ho. i always enjoy your vids Scott and I never fail to check out something new from your lists. These old ears have just discovered the pleasures of Doom and some Death Metal. Perhaps I am open now to go all the way back and give Thrash a go....

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Yes. Venom were mentioned in the comments of the first video and while they definitely had a hand in the evolution of thrash I put them in the same camo as Celtic Frost. They had some thrash elements but no one album “defines thrash metal.” May consider them to be the first black metal band too. Cheers.

[@themightydecibel-heavymeta7130]

Nice episode!

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Cheers!

[@neillbickerstaff8003]

Got the book! Thanks for the card and sticker

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Welcome. Enjoy.

[@travprice3979]

Awesome vids, new subscriber here. I have a suggestion Mortal Sin- Face of Despair If you haven't heard it or them, you're missing out big time!! Track one is one of the best thrash tracks ever written. Home grown legends. R.I.P. Mick Burke Cheers from Australia 🤘🤘

[@Northertba]

You were totally right about vicious rumors!

[@phantomlord6606]

I would say Dark Angel's 'Time Does Not Heal' as the album that defines thrash. You know thrash metal is about guitar riffs and that album has 246 riffs. 246 riffs in one album. I think that album could easily get in the list.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Yes yes and yes! Love it. Perfect choice.

[@cristianosorio2517]

Hi Scott!! thanks for doing this video and responding to many "pseudo thrash fan" who can take other peoples opinions.... but anyway i do agree that some bands like Exciter, Metal Church and Celtic Frost are not thrash!!!! I really think there're plenty of bands who define thrash, for example i can't recall snybody picking UK bands?? like Acid Reign, Xentrix, maybe in part III of this series, i'm looking forward for it. Cheers and be well

[@stevenvalenti3722]

I've always considered CELTIC FROST as a black Metal band. I agree with you about METAL CHURCH also. I've never really considered Metal Church a thrash band close but more of a Heavy Metal group. I've always loved both of these groups. Also love C.O.C. verygood video \m/

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Celtic Frost definitely had a hand in what became known as black metal but again when they were around in the early 80's there were not all these sub-genres of heavy metal yet. They were heavy metal. Venom were heavy metal. Armored Saint were heavy metal. Judas Priest and Iron Maiden were heavy metal. The differences in all these bands sounds can attribute to all the sub-classifications that came down the road IMO.

[@niklaseriksson3343]

I saw Kreator live at the Sweden Rock Festival a few years ago. Its one of the best concerts I have ever been to! They played extremely loud and extremely fast, and they used more fire than anyone else. Just how a metal show is supposed to be! |m| |m|

[@UziSuicide666]

Coroner - the be all, end all

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Great choice.

[@HPTFan]

Scott Albert is Klayton's old name. You probably got mixed with his name. I haven't listen to Sacrament in a long time. Believer's Extraction from Mortality is my favorite Technical Thrash album. Living Sacrifice's Self-Titled is one of my favorites. Can't wait to see LS this September at Furnace Fest. Praying it goes well.

[@kmikmi1311]

Another great list! Always thought Extreme Aggression was thrashier than Pleasure to Kill though.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Can't really go wrong with any of those early Kreator albums IMO. Cheers!

[@Godflesh88v2]

Glad to see Sacred Reich/ Flotsam/ Nuclear Assault/ Kreator getting some love finally! To me, those bands expanded the thrash genre into a fuller universe

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Agreed! Cheers

[@kevinw8688]

Enjoyed this list. Good points about Exciter. Agree with your take on Celtic Frost and Metal Church, neither are really definitive to thrash. Great albums I'd say. Glad to see Atrophy, Sacred Reich, COC, Possessed, Dark Angel, Nuclear Assault etc on there. Though as much as I love Nuclear Assault I don't like Game Over, way too much emphases on cutesy hardcore. The Plague (EP after that), Survive and Handle With Care I'd put way above Game Over.

[@christophergase1468]

A new album from Dark Angel is exactly what the world needs now!

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Right?!

[@glenb1189]

Mortal Sin’s “Mayhemic Destruction “ is well worth a listen.

[@daryltorrey8396]

I can't believe nobody picked Onslaught- power from hell or the force?

[@mknewlan67]

What do you consider the difference between speed Metal and thrash? There’s so many genres of metal it’s kind of hard to separate them all. I’ve always considered Metal Church to be thrash, but regardless what they are they’re fantastic. I saw them open for Metallica in Frankfurt West Germany at the time. Was just after Cliffs accident. They gave Metallica a run for their money.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

To me it's a very fine line. Speed metal is basically fast heavy metal, usually with clean vocals. Most people would point to Agent Steel as an example of speed metal. Thrash tends to not be just speed but be a little more punk influenced and have harsher vocals, even if just like Zetro, Hetfield or Araya. Sometimes thrash isn't fast at all and is more midpace, but still violent and heavy. Some people point to a difference in guitar/riff style as well and would point to palm-muting. I'm not a guitarist so I can't speak much to that. Again, to me it's a pretty fine line but I stick to speed metal as being traditional heavy metal played fast. Exciter and Raven were kings of that scene IMO.

[@asiankaos5882]

I love that Cyclon Temple album. I cannot tell you how many times I listened to that album.

[@neillbickerstaff6671]

You should do a video of top whatever number albums that define speed metal

[@timosnorthshore]

Atrophy! I wish I didn't sell that cd so many years ago! And At War? Off to a good start.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Two killers for sure! Cheers!

[@niklaseriksson3343]

"Onslaught - The Force" is also a killer album.

[@668_neighbor_of_the_beast6]

How about some love for technical thrash. Watchtower - Control and Resistance. Or maybe Toxik as well.

[@thatedguy333]

I witnessed the doors blowing wide open on the Thrash Metal 'movement' in real time, starting with Motorhead, Venom, etc; and at the end of the day, what it culminated into and what ended up defining it for me, was Eternal Nightmare by Vio-lence. Once that album became the standard of excellence in the genre, nothing else that came before, or after it could touch it. If I had to argue against myself, though. Mind Wars by Holy Terror, Endless War by Realm, and I Hate Therefore I Am by Cyclone Temple would vie for the crown.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

All good choices! I'd say that Dark Angel would put up a fight against Vio-lence for thrash domination. Haha! Regradless, Vio-lence made Part 1, Cyclone Temple made Part 2. Most people would consider Realm to be speed metal but like you, I've always called the thrash. Endless War is brilliant! I'd also agree that Motorhead and Venom, along with Raven, Tank, Exciter, Anvil and others were the roots of what became thrash metal. Cheers!

[@headbangingzuluuk5058]

I would not count the first metal church as a Thrash album either . I was wondering when the Nuclear Assault would come out great Vid Bro.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Haha. You know I cannot leave Nuclear Assault out of any thrash list.

[@headbangingzuluuk5058]

@@nolifetilmetal1 They would have been no 1 on my list LOL LOL

[@relicreapers571]

Destruction brought alot of double kicks. And the roboticly sharp riffs. Don't firget to support and give a thumbs up guys 👍

[@worgothcgd]

I love Living Sacrifice and Possessed

[@nolifetilmetal1]

I like the first Living Sacrifice a lot. After that it’s more hit and miss for me.

[@anthraxrocks2003]

Definitely not mainstream sellouts Thanks for the videos

[@j.l.h.2650]

How can Forced Entry be snubbed again ??? kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6mofXRqo9h_h6M

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Love Forced Entry. Just not a band most people picked in the comments section of Part 1. I got a TON of great choices.

[@bvdaussiemetalhead9338]

Awesome list. Metal Church deserves a spot but Vicious Rumours I don’t think so. At War is a killer record 🤘

[@micahnewby3482]

For straight ahead thrash > Havok - Unnatural Selection If you want a bit more proggy vibe > Tourniquet - Pathogenic

[@nolifetilmetal1]

I like both choices. Cheers.

[@rovol1168]

Flotsam and Jetsam \m/ ... That was my youth and the beginning of a passion.

[@scottoz7891]

Yeahhhh. Stand up AND Fight. Love Exciters first 3 albums. Cheers...

[@smokerise]

I want that Exciter vinyl! 🤘

[@nolifetilmetal1]

It’s a classic.

[@smokerise]

@@nolifetilmetal1 that one and violence and force! Side heavy Side metal 🤘

[@scottoz7891]

METAL Church. Rarely brought up. Ultimate classic..✌

[@nolifetilmetal1]

It is a classic! Cheers!

[@scottoz7891]

Remember when I bought Laaz Rockit. Another band that is kind of looked over AND was never recognized ENOUGH with the thrash scene.... Nuclear Assault Game Over. What a Great album...

[@worgothcgd]

What category does Running Wild fall in ?

[@nolifetilmetal1]

European power metal/speed metal. Great band.

[@smokerise]

Exciter's first two started it for me. Heavy metal maniac Violence and force 🤘

[@joshalan5125]

IMO, I see Speed Metal as more of an "add on" rather than its own sub-genre. Its kind of like a Mustang GT or a 3000 GT. Both are GT's but different vehicles. I believe speed metal can be in thrash, power metal and straight up heavy metal. For example, I would label Anthrax's AIR, Iron Maiden's Be Quick or Be Dead, and Hammerfall's Where the Dragon Lies Bleeding all as speed metal even though they are different sub-genres. Hope that makes sense.

[@classicsound85]

Laaz Rockit has always been difficult to classify... Power Metal with "thrashy" vibes ?... Early albums sounds Heavy Metal, later more speed/thrash...

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Agreed! Of their catalog, Know Your Enemy is easily the most direct thrash album.

[@mikewilliams5473]

Slayer reign in blood, hell awaits

[@nolifetilmetal1]

See Parr 1.

[@scottoz7891]

Hell Awaits. 🖤🖤

[@davidmichaelsen9805]

How many(approximately) Lp’s,tapes and cd’s do you have?D🤘O.

[@johnstephenson5977]

i am late on it. but if i could i would say. SLAYER_-Live undead re mix. and there will always be others that will always say things in the wrong way. but i do like your vid. rock on bro. p.s there all awesome in there own right. no matter when they rank. that is just my one opinion. \m/

[@ColmilloRoquero]

List on this video: Atrophy - "Atrophy" At War - "Ordered to Kill" Exciter - "Heavy Metal Maniac" Vicius Rumors - "Soldier Of The Night" Vicius Rumors - "Digitar Dictator" Celtic Frost - "Morbid Tales" Metal Church - "Metal Church" Living Sacrifice - "Living Sacrifice" Cyclontemple - "I hate therefore I am" Corrosion Of Conformity - "Animosity" Possessed - "Beyond the Gates" Sacrament - "Testimony of the Apocalypse" Sabbath - "History Of A Time to Come" Accusser - Who Dominates Who? Sepultura - "Schizophrenia" Hirax - "Raging Violence" Hirax - "The New Age of Terror" Laaz Rockit - "Know Your Enemy" Believer - "Extraction From Mortality" Blood Feast - "Kill For Pleasure" Destruction - "Sentence Of Death" Coroner "R.I.P." Sacred Reich - "The American Way" Voivoid - "Killing Technology" Flotsam And Jetsam - "Doomsfay For The Deceiver" Anihilator - "Alice In Hell" Nuclear Assault - "Survive" Nuclear Assault - "Game Over" Dark Angel - "Darkness Descends" Dark Angel - "Leave Scars" Kreator - "Pleasure To Kill"

[@smokerise]

Exciter 🤘

[@Metaldog38sHomeOfMetal]

Not all thrash bands play straight thrash throughout their albums or stay the course album for album. I think its great for bands to play fast or slow things down a bit and still be considered as a thrash band or having a thrash album. I appreciate bands like Celtic Frost, Exciter and Metal Church who all had speed and aggression on their albums but were never really a straight-up thrash unit. They may not be pure thrash on every track but they can still be considered as a contender since the style is involved in their albums and sound, even though they tackled other forms of metal on the same album. Many thrash bands cite them as influences or forerunners of the scene. I love the speed and aggression thrash metal has but at the same time it's nice to see a band branch out on an album and include a variety of metal influences to keep the album interesting. There were no wrong choices in any album you showed. There are just different opinions of what album should be labelled as a defining thrash release which makes for a good debate when so many people are influenced by so many different releases. At least no one picked a band like Limp Bizkit, that would have been means for an ugly fight.

[@Talldude1980]

The Crucified-Pillars Of Humanity Megadeth-Dystopia Freakings-Rise Of Violence

[@williampagan4529]

I think Retroactive or Roxx Records should do remasters of Believer's first 3 albums.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

They would love to if it were possible to license them.

[@roncase1600]

Is that because of the band or their label?

[@markneil7597]

fully agree with you that the first albums you showed up until metal church are not even thrash metal, no chance they can be classed as defining thrash metal AT ALL

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Celtic Frost and Exciter definitely had a hand in influencing the genre early on but to day they “define thrash metal” is a stretch. Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers.

[@Gregbaltzer]

I agree with your opinions on a lot of what defines thrash metal. I would never consider Celtic Frost thrash metal, okay maybe Vanity/Nemesis. Celtic Frost were pretty much first wave Black Metal. I don't consider Exciter thrash metal...they are speed metal. I don't consider Metal Church Thrash Metal, but they do come close especially on their first album. Mike Howe's band Heretic was more Thrash Metal. Honestly when I go back and listen to the first Metallica and Anthrax albums those are almost more speed metal than thrash. I don't even regard Death Angel's Act 3 as a thrash metal album. Probably the closest song on that album to thrash is Seemingly Endless Time.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Excellent points. There is a very fine line between speed metal and thrash metal.

[@Gregbaltzer]

@@nolifetilmetal1 I think for me the biggest difference is aggression. Thrash metal just has more aggression and angst than Speed Metal. Speed Metal has more melody and it's really a lot more light hearted. Thrash has more of that Hardcore Punk influenced anger.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

@@Gregbaltzer Right! You know a good comparison is the first two Abattoir records. The first record from them is clearly THRASH but the follow-up was more clean, polished speed metal.

[@orlandodeverdad7516]

D. R. I. Crosdover

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Great choice!

[@neillbickerstaff8003]

Slayer show no mercy

[@scottoz7891]

Classic. Metal storm/Face the slayer..

[@nolifetilmetal1]

See Part 1. Cheers

[@axelfeiss1130]

Right time, right place is correct, growing up with Kreator, Slayer and other bands like Living Death, Necronomicon, Darkness, Exhumer, Paradox, Holy Moses, Assassin, Death Angel, Angel Dust, Forbidden, Tankard...priceless....trying to keep track on Metal Genres and Subgenres or understand what album belongs into which box....not so much in my opinion. I have an easy system, music I like and music I do not like. Probably only works for me so. But I enjoy watching a good trash talk about people arguing seriously about genres.

[@sloth4787]

I have that same system for my music as well, seems quite an obvious and easy system to subscribe to , 😎....same system works for people . People I like and people who are aholes.😂😁 true facts.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Nothing wrong with that system. I use it too but it is darn fun to discuss.

[@ColmilloRoquero]

All the albums on this video: Atrophy - "Atrophy" At War - "Ordered to Kill" Exciter - "Heavy Metal Maniac" Vicius Rumors - "Soldier Of The Night" Vicius Rumors - "Digitar Dictator" Celtic Frost - "Morbid Tales" Metal Church - "Metal Church" Living Sacrifice - "Living Sacrifice" Cyclontemple - "I hate therefore I am" Corrosion Of Conformity - "Animosity" Possessed - "Beyond the Gates" Sacrament - "Testimony of the Apocalypse" Sabbath - "History Of A Time to Come" Accuser - Who Dominates Who? Sepultura - "Schizophrenia" Hirax - "Raging Violence" Hirax - "The New Age of Terror" Laaz Rockit - "Know Your Enemy" Believer - "Extraction From Mortality" Blood Feast - "Kill For Pleasure" Destruction - "Sentence Of Death" Coroner "R.I.P." Sacred Reich - "The American Way" Voivod - "Killing Technology" Flotsam And Jetsam - "Doomsday For The Deceiver" Annihilator - "Alice In Hell" Nuclear Assault - "Survive" Nuclear Assault - "Game Over" Dark Angel - "Darkness Descends" Dark Angel - "Leave Scars" Kreator - "Pleasure To Kill"

[@Flannelsurfer]

You could poll 100,000 thrash lifers and come up with the most exhaustive list of “best” albums ever, but you’ll still have half the herd pissing and moaning saying it’s “wrong” because their own personal taste isn’t reflected perfectly in it. Subjective vs objective is an easy concept to understand. It takes away from the fun and it’s ridiculous that you have to give so many disclaimers continually explaining such a basic concept to those people.

[@unveiler10]

It seems like that is more about including as much bands as possible in the list. IIf it is really about the definition of thrash I, personally, just don't see the point of including such bands as Cyclone Temple. it's not even that we can take any of the hundreds of good bands of that time and put it in but that the a lot of albums defining the genre were released much earlier than 1991. Just my imho.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

I can absolutely respect your opinion. If this had been my personal list I don't know that Cyclone Temple would have made it. Despite that, I still would have included Vengeance - Human Sacrifice (1988) as an album that defines thrash metal for me. That album had a huge impact on me, and many other bands for that matter, despite it not being a mainstream album. However, this list was compiled from those who commented on the Part 1 video. Oddly enough, the comment posted on the top of that video complained that the "typical" answers were "products of the media" as opposed to real examples of "defining the trash sound." Also, it doesn't matter what year an album was recorded. Frankly, I think that Hirax - New Age of Terror is a GREAT example of an album that defines the genre and that wasn't recorded till the 2000's.

[@unveiler10]

@@nolifetilmetal1 Well, I did not want to say in any way that defining albums or bands should be "mainstream". Of course not. In general.and especially personally. It may well be a demo from some obscure band. or , of course, Vengeance or anything. But nobody can claim that big and famous bands are "media product" by default. That's nonsense. It may be sometimes but as a rule. I lived in the USSR where there wasn't any musical media at all but everyone knew Metallica or Iron Maiden or Deep Purple or Depeche Mode. Also one can't put his personal opinions above everyone's else. At any case and always, I mean. Personally, for instance, I don't like Exodus much but I'llI always say that they one of the biggest and defining bands in thrash. In the same way I cannot put , some less known bands, say, Cyclone or Deathwish or Apocalypse (this is all just for example) higher than anything just because I love them. As for year of records, no any disrespect for Hirax or anybody. Yeah, a brand new band may record an album in 2020, taking all the best from the genre and it really can be perfect and defining. I don't mean to say that would be worse than classical works of 80s, it may be even better technically , lyrically and so on. But my point is that works reflect the zeitgeist, they're original and later works are not, no matter how good they are. That's all I wanted to say. Just my opinion, of course)

[@vincenteverett6883]

Ok. What is wrong with these people. No Exhorder. Slaughter in the Vatican. One of the best thrash albums of all time.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Good choice.

[@MetalTheologian]

Man, where is Living Sacrifice taking pre-orders? Do you think it's actually going to happen?

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Yes. They did it nearly a year ago. I’m still waiting. Roxx had 40 copies. Sold out unfortunately. Those who orders from Roxx already received theirs. I ordered from the band. Still waiting. Everyone else is sold out too.

[@MetalTheologian]

@@nolifetilmetal1 Wow, that's really shady. Bummer.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Sacrifice - Forward to Termination is a real thrashy record, no hints of any other genre on that one. Otherwise I wouls say Exodus - Bonded By Blood is the obvious choice.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Both bands made Part 1 of the video. Bonded by Blood tied for #1.

[@potatofry1237]

Metal Rules

[@romanwalczak7748]

Scott you think Celtic Frost was mot thrash,I always put them with thrash.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

No. They had speed metal and thrash metal moments but to say Celtic Frost “define the thrash metal sound?” No. They were a heavy metal band. .

[@worgothcgd]

CELTIC FROST was more Doom/early Black Metal.

[@markusforsberg6741]

WHERE THE HELL IS ONSLAUGHT POWER FROM HELL OR THE FORCE.!!!!!!!

[@bradleyleacock3381]

Kreator pleasure to kill sick album

[@jensbaumann6945]

Ppl doesnt seem to understand the term "to define" exiter metal church? No way, as you said... even celtic Frost, which i love, defining thrash? Nope Always seems as if everyone who really doesnt know that much tries to bring on some band they tvink is heavy as hell and obscure somehow... funny i ternet ppl

[@aaronazagoth6373]

SADUS: Chemical Exposure!!! METAL CHURCH: Metal Church!!!

[@DrKnow323]

100% disagree with CELTIC FROST specifically "MORBID TALES" not falling in thrash metal.... come on bro, intro+into the crypts of rays, visions of mortality, morbid tales... suicidal winds! Punk riffs right there my friend... fast pace heavy punkish influenced songs mentioned above... other CELTIC FROST albums later definitely not thrash metal but if you disagree with MORBID TALES & To Mega thereon.... for being an old school dude, shame on you! Punk and Oi!... support to Thrash metal

[@nolifetilmetal1]

I disagree that any Celtic Frost album “defines thrash metal.” Never would deny that they had thrash elements, thrash songs and were a huge influence to thrash metal, just like they were to black metal. For me Celtic Frost defied those genre boxes, aka way stepping outside the box.

[@Slyness64209]

To me, Exodus - Bonded By Blood will always be the purest form of Thrash Metal ever, it is the album that I would give to anyone that would want to understand what Thrash is, it's pure and raw Thrash and nothing else with no stopping signs and not one single bad song. If I had to pick unsung gems here, bands or albums that were not included in both of these (great) lists, it would be Artillery - By Inheritance, Vio-Lence - Oppressing The Masses, Slammer - The Work Of Idle Hands, Rigor Mortis - Rigor Mortis, Dyoxen - First Among Equals, Megadeth - Killing Is My Business, Exodus - Fabulous Disaster and Shah - Beware, most of these are criminally underrated imo

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Good choice. It was tied for #1 in Part 1 of the video with Slayer 1 Reign in Blood. Good second choices as well.

[@Slyness64209]

@@nolifetilmetal1 Yeah I saw the 1st video too and was pretty happy with the choices tbh!

[@richardperrine6351]

Midas touch presage of disaster

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Good choice.