80's & 90's THRASH METAL Sophomore Albums RANKED (Metallica, Sepultura, & More!)

[@MetalTrenches]

Check out DEBUT albums here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5vScn6ghJWAb7s Or MORE Thrash Metal rankings by band: kzbin.info/aero/PLGt4fzX5jyuf1wkcx8EYXi_saIIPjdKCj EDIT: Join The Army was produced by LESTER Claypool. Different guy. My mistake.

[@Leatherface123.]

Darkness descends is a literal masterpiece I added it to my playlist without listening to it It comes on randomly and I was in pure shock

[@jakobthonen9411]

Ride the Lightning and Peace Sells are my top 2 favorite albums of all time. And that's for any genre. Both massively important to me and my metal journey. I don't think Peace Sells gets credit for how dark it is. Everyone hears the title track and thinks the entire album is just politics, but it's actually the opposite. Lyrics about murder, death, black magic, spells and hexes, cheating, and Russian roulette. Lyrically it's almost as dark as an album as Show no Mercy and Hell Awaits but just not quite as explicit and not going for the shock value that Slayer was obviously going for. Lots of great riffs and jazzy groovy moments like on Bad Omen. To me it's perfection in my opinion. Also just wanna shoutout Sacred Reich just saw them a couple nights ago and they put on a great show! The American Way is a classic🤘 love these videos keep it up!

[@jimmym3352]

Definitely deserves to be higher. Aside from the cover (song) which is okay, but out of place, it's a solid album. And fantastic album art.

[@taomahNEGEV]

Ride the Lightning is eternal. I agree that it is absolute perfection.

[@doomguyrox1156]

Ride The lightning is amazing, I love it more than master of puppets, i prefer New Order, but it may beat out kreators album some days

[@jewel_throne2950]

Hell Awaits is better.

[@doomguyrox1156]

@@jewel_throne2950 I think I like Ride The Lightning more, but hell awaits is a fantastic album

[@taomahNEGEV]

@@jewel_throne2950 Not for me though. I even prefer South of Heaven to Hell Awaits.

[@jewel_throne2950]

@@taomahNEGEV South of Heaven is great but the vocal performance is questionable. Hell Awaits is Tom’s vocals and the instrumentation is more Death metaly than others which pertains to my taste.

[@MorbidMindedManiac]

A great thrash band I’d recommend is Demolition Hammer, they only have 3 albums, but their second one, Epidemic of Violence is one of the heaviest thrash albums i’ve ever heard Great list

[@MetalTrenches]

Thanks

[@fredlaroche6969]

Demolition Hammer is killer. It still holds up incredibly well today. I love this band.

[@faultier3215]

Demolition Hammers "Epidemic of Violence" is the best Death-/Thrash Crossover album in existence.

[@Chicky_Lumps]

My one peeve about that album is the so-so vocals. The instrumentals and production are absolutely on point.

[@jewel_throne2950]

@@Chicky_Lumpsthe vocals are great. What kind of vocals do you think would work better with this heavy ass album? Heavy instrumentation need menacing vocals.

[@cthulhuferrigno6547]

Survive and Oppressing the Masses are Perfection-level in my opinion; two of my favorite albums that helped broaden my metal horizons beyond just the Big 4 back in high school.

[@christianrenner945]

I’m a self professed thrash connoisseur and if you want to hear one of the very best thrash bands going today, check out Angelus Apatrida out of Spain. These guys worship at the altar of the almighty riff.

[@riz040]

Dark Angel perfection!

[@MrRoundthetwist]

Damn straight

[@Unleashedraider1985]

100% correct. Lars ripped off the drum riff from the title song & Deicide ripped off the riff for Sacrificial Suicide from black prophecies

[@tyleragnew]

Absolutely

[@jordp1987]

It's been great seeing more thrash on the channel recently.

[@MetalTrenches]

People wanted more, happy to give more

[@JohnWayne-vf5bs]

More nu metal

[@MetalTrenches]

Whenever I can John. There just hasn't been as much to do for it this year so far. BUT, we have Sevendust and Static-X coming later in the year.

[@JohnWayne-vf5bs]

@@MetalTrenches true you have a point man and by the way do you know how to play guitar

[@MetalTrenches]

I do, but I rarely play these days

[@MURZBO]

landmark albums Dark Angel darkness descends Kreator pleasure to kill Sodom persecution mania

[@Imthrashsfu]

These tier list videos are always great fun, but so much of it is subjective. You have a great attitude about it all. Well done.

[@fredlaroche6969]

Excellent video. Again, not seeing eye to eye on some of your rankings but you make pretty fair comments about why you rank them the way you do! Excellent job!

[@FoxoDelToro]

I’m a 50yo dude, but full disclosure, I impulse fist-pumped when you put Spreading The Disease at Perfection. Among The Living was my first thrash album purchase, and I followed that by working backwards to that previous album, I was locked in as a fan for life. Good take on Coroner as well. I have a soft spot for DRI and Death Angel, and even now come back to “War Inside My Head” on Join The Army. But I would pretty much have to agree with your choices here….nice job Flight. And thank you!

[@MetalTrenches]

Thank YOU

[@juan666q]

Ahhh this was a cool refresh on the great ones from my formative years when I first really was getting into music. It was certainly a great time in the mid to late 80s for this stuff. Funny is that I do hold dear a couple of the ones you put in bottom tier but likely for different reasons as I was also big into punk and hardcore at the same time and skateboarding and all that good stuff. Cheers, please keep these going!

[@markgreene1162]

Great job once again. Can't wait for classic third albums because there's some huge ones.

[@NavarroSkyrim]

Finally someone that likes Pleasures Of The Flesh. I love this album, imo it's Exodus' most underrated album. Seeds Of Hate, the title track and Chemi-Kill are 10/10

[@sadboi7537]

It is, without a doubt, the most underrated Exodus album.

[@benedictdonald4338]

Pleasures is outstanding. A masterpiece and Chemi-Kill is their best song, IMO.

[@troydonwainwright6375]

It is my favourite Exodus album and totally agree it is underrated.

[@etgohome1343]

I think the songs are pretty good whenever I've heard them live but I actually hate the production of that record personally.

[@jimmym3352]

Definitely my favorite Exodus album, and also happens to be my first which might influence my opinion of them. Had a low quality cassette copy back in the 80's, and at that point I didn't have a lot of thrash to listen to aside from the big 4, so this one got a lot of listens.

[@eenpersoon2881]

Just recently getting more into thrash and these videos are a great way to discover more! If you like aggressive thrash, I highly recommend Solstice! Their s/t debut and sophomore album Pray are death thrash masterpieces!

[@MetalTrenches]

Thanks

[@eenpersoon2881]

​@@MetalTrenches Keep it up my man! I forgot to add they have ties with Malevolent Creation and Cannibal Corpse, to give you a little taste of what they're like (still very much thrash though 😇)

[@Duality_of_Man]

Hey man Testament, Exodus, and Flotsam and Jetsam are some of my favorite Thrash bands! Testament has zero bad albums as well (aside maybe Demonic, everybody has one). Lol

[@Metalton95]

Yes, Solstice is probably my 2nd favourite death/thrash album, and Cleansed Of Impurity with the grooves, double bass and INSTANT hook just kicks too much ass! Depending on how much you've dug into the genre, check out these death/thrash albums: -Opprobrium - Beyond The Unknown (#1 death/thrash album imo) -Devastation - Idolatry (tied with Solstice for #2. SO much Slayer/Sepultura gone death metal vibes) -Invocator - Excursion Demise (death/thrash mixed with technical thrash, a top 10 thrash album imo, with crazy intricate riffing while still kicking ass!!) -Demolition Hammer - Epidemic of Violence, and Tortured Existence (probably the best-known death/thrash band, and they DESTROY live!) -Merciless - The Awakening (fastest death/thrash album, arguably) -Morbid Saint - Spectrum of Death (the more famous "fastest" death/thrash album)

[@eenpersoon2881]

​@@Metalton95 I appreciate the recommendations my man! I love both Demolition Hammer and Morbid Saint, their albums are in heavy rotation between my grind for new thrash (along with Sodoms Tapping the Vein which surprised the hell out of me). However I'm new to the other ones, I'll def check those!

[@Jacobmovietalk]

I’m a huge can of Taking over. It’s not my favorite Overkill album but it’s up there. They mix thrash and the New Wave of British Heavy Metal perfectly, and tracks like Deny the Cross, Wrecking Crew, Fatal if Swallowed, and Electro- violence are all Killer. Also u got some slower ones like Fear His Name and Use your head are also good as well.

[@benedictdonald4338]

Classic, to be sure. Bettered only by “Years Of Decay”.

[@timroth5166]

Nice list.... The only band missing was Atrophy violent by nature imho 🤘🤘

[@kingderp1186]

Baby face is the best and most original way I've heard Mike's earlier vocals be described. And my God does it fit perfectly

[@mindful2864]

Here would be my ranking of all these thrash metal sophomore albums: S - Sadus - Swallowed in Black, Annihilator - Never Neverland, Kreator - Pleasure to Kill, Dark Angel - Darkness Descends, Destruction - Eternal Devastation, Toxik - Think This, Heathen - Victims of Deception, Slayer - Hell Awaits, Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion, Testament - The New Order, Coroner - Punishment for Decadence, Metallica - Ride the Lightning A - Razor - Evil Invaders, Artillery - Terror Squad, Exodus - Pleasures of the Flesh, Sodom - Persecution Mania, Overkill - Taking Over, Anthrax - Spreading the Disease, Nuclear Assault - Survive, Venom - Black Metal, Forbidden - Twisted into Form, Flotsam & Jetsam - No Place for Disgrace, Megadeth - Peace Sells… but Who’s Buying?, Vio-Lence - Oppressing the Masses B - Sacred Reich - The American Way, Sepultura - Schizophrenia, D.R.I. - Dealing with It!, Suicidal Tendencies - Join the Army, Voivod - Rrroooaaarrr, Possessed - Beyond the Gates, Death Angel - Frolic Through the Park C - Tankard - Chemical Invasion

[@zacharyseibert4526]

Definitely some bangers right there.

[@SlicedHackedAndGrinded]

I was disappointed at your Overkill comparison to Dio there. In Union We Stand I can see why, but most of the songs rage many times harder. I would not be putting Deny the Cross, Overkill II: The Nightmare Continues, Wrecking Crew, or Electro-Violence anywhere close to Dio. Not saying you have to like the album, but that was a massive disservice to the album's intensity and thrash leaning.

[@kLoPpEpÑZxñzzsk]

For me 1) .AJFA / Peace sells/MOP/RIP/RTL/Cowboys from hell/ vulgar display 2) Hell awaits, RBlood, south of heaven, SAbys

[@Snowkiller720]

Pleasure to Kill is my all time favorite album

[@stevecarnovale9186]

Awesome list. Wish Sacrifice was included. Arguably the most prolific Canadian Thrash band ever. "Forward To Termination" would rank high on my list of sophomore efforts.

[@Jacobmovietalk]

Agreed, love sacrifice, there first 3 albums are amazing.

[@HeavyRaiden]

I'm so happy you said you feel mixed about Peace Sells, it seems it's one of those albums that everyone loves, but i just don't feel it, outside of a few songs. I feel like most Megadeth albums are better than Peace Sells, yet a lot of people say it's their best and even compare it to Ride The Lightning, which makes sense because both are their second albums but it's just not on the level of RTL. If RTL is a complete masterpiece, Peace is like a 7 to me. Also, good video to discover some bands i didn't knew

[@Top10Dylan]

Pleasures of the flesh is definitely my favorite Exodus album, too bad it doesn't get much love. It's in my top 3 favorite albums ever, brain dead is one of the greatest songs of all time.

[@0DethronedEmperor0]

So many great, memorable riffs on it. It's right along with Bonded By Blood

[@alexj9056]

As usual, another amazing video review. Great job

[@winterunterseher8937]

The New Order all the way. He'll Awaits slams too of course. As Above So Below by Forced Entry is one of my faves, love the big production, riffs, vocals, everything about it. They always remind for some reason if Jason Newsted was lead vocalist (especially with their loud bass tone which I also love). Too underrated band \m/

[@cctkid86]

Subjective being subjective, personally Persecution Mania is Fantastic for me and Hell Awaits is frankly just 'okay'. Of the early Slayer stuff from Show No Mercy to Seasons Hell Awaits is by far the worst and I rate it below a lot of their later stuff too. Just feels like its missing something. Love seeing Sadus get love, I love their discography and DiGeorgio is an absolute animal. And New Order is my favorite Testament album, true perfection.

[@zschokks5583]

Completely agree with all your takes!

[@jewel_throne2950]

Hell Awaits is the best slayer album and one of the greatest thrash albums of all time. It’s their most progressive effort with lots of technical flair, but what really makes it stand out is the atmosphere. It has more death metal leanings than thrash when it comes to the instrumentation and it served as a template for future extreme metal acts. Its a pivotal release which you just don’t understand the significance of. A noob thrasher you are.

[@jefferys9593]

Great and thorough list. You were spot on in the order of the rankings MT

[@hank35682]

Devils island is my favorite song off Peace Sells besides the title track, very underrated song

[@nemesis8626]

Now I'm not saying that this is my favourite 2nd album from a thrash band but Anthrax absolutely peaked for me with Spreading the disease, a really fun album and I like the dynamics there, Joey's vocals here give it abit of a classic rock/classic heavy metal edge to the thrash, I'm not sure I could say it's as good as peace sells or Ride the lightning, but sometimes if I'm in the right mood I can get as much enjoyment out of it, and Frank bello's bass on lone justice Is probably my favourite bass line on a thrash album.

[@MetalTrenches]

I have a feeling this will be the only time they make a chart this high for me... but who knows. Maybe they'll surprise me

[@itsalwayssomething7490]

Personally, Among the Living and POT is my favorite of that era, and the last two albums are my favorite overall. I think their latest two is the best of old and new Anthrax and the strongest two albums from any of the latest Big 4's last two albums.

[@halfcirclehranch6877]

I just find it funny that people get upset about someone expressing their opinion. If you don't want to hear someone disagree with you, don't ask their opinion. If you want to hear someone agree with what you think, ask yourself. I don't agree with everything you say, but I really like your breakdown of the reasons why.

[@MetalTrenches]

THANK you. Seems like it should be simple.

[@jewel_throne2950]

and it can be my opinion that your opinion sucks. That’s how the world works sir.

[@halfcirclehranch6877]

@@jewel_throne2950 Well, not to nitpick, but "sir" is how you address a knight, and I am a baron, so that term is below my station. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@leespeakman]

You missed off English thrashers Xentrix ... again! Otherwise great videos, really enjoy them, and agree with 90% of your opinions, love the dark thrash, like early Kreator and early Sepultura

[@MetalNeverDieswithMarkA]

I disagree with Annihilator, it’s good album. It’s Alice in hell part 2 but the singing is better. It’s a hard one between neverland n Alice. But I do lean more to Neverland. Also Peace Sells is a perfect album except the cover song. Why? Great job mask guy!!

[@MrRoundthetwist]

Excellent! One of your best series ever I hope to see a #3 I’d rank Peace Sells, Never Neverland and No Place for Disgrace higher but I know it’s all subjective I was a wee teenager in the mid/late 80s listening to most of these bands

[@MetalTrenches]

All depends on audience response.

[@James-hh1lq]

TESTAMENT the new order🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@gregoryvigneault1824]

Interesting choices. Never Neverland, Peace Sells, Persecution Mania, and Victims of Deception are perfection for me with The New Order, Megatherion and Ride the Lightning in fantastic, soo many great albums though also Dreamweaver by Sabbat is pretty monstrous

[@DrewskiTheBassist]

I love Frolic Through The Park One of my favorite Thrash Hood Classics

[@CliveBarnesMusic]

You confused producer Lester Claypool, with Les Claypool of Primus. He didn't produce Suicidal Tendencies Join the Army. Lester did. Two different people. Common mistake.

[@MetalTrenches]

Doh

[@erikdead8290]

Lol, quite funny that in Lester's Bio in Metallum there is a Trivia note specifically saying "not to be confused with Les Claypool". However, Les was actually part of the scene back then with the band Blind Illusion in parallel with the first Primus' signs of life. He played the bass for the Blind Illusion's record The Sane Asylum which is a hidden gem and a masterpiece in the very congested late 80s thrash scene.

[@dekapitatorr]

After writing and composing 95% of the material for Schizophrenia, lead guitarist Jairo Guedz decided to leave the band before finishing it. Kissers proper debut was Beneath the Remains.

[@annaleebliss4618]

A flashback into my childhood a ton of great albums. Junior album ranking video please.😎

[@jokinandsmokin423]

Think This by Toxik has always been one my favorites so it might make perfection for me. I'd put Persecution Mania and Twisted Into Form much higher but other than that great list man!

[@zschokks5583]

I wanted to write this exact same comment concerning Forbidden and Sodom!

[@maxa.molinar6751]

I'm curious to see a tier list of Exodus albums from you. Especially when it comes to their 2000s era.

[@susragejr477]

Thrash metal is fun

[@MetalTrenches]

Indeed

[@lordslothrop365]

Great video. I'm embarrassed by how many of these I've never heard before. Or heard of...

[@MetalTrenches]

Just gives you more stuff to check out. I wasn't familiar with a bunch of these either.

[@permafrost2064]

Aside from the cover song, Peace Sells is an all timer for me. I think the riffs on that record are incredible, The Conjuring being one of my all time favorites. Overall It seems like most ppl only listen to the title track and Good Mourning / Black Friday and ignore the rest which is a shame imo.

[@lens_hunter]

"Albums just don't get much better than Ride the Lightning." -me, probably

[@deadinsidemcgee411]

Agreed, Razor got absolutely feral on evil invaders.

[@misfitwookiee3177]

For me, I dug John Connelly's vocals. They were, to me, if Sam Kinison fronted a speed metal band. Breaks my heart to see so many of my faves (Suicidal, Nuclear Assault, Forbidden) so low! But still love your content!

[@MetalTrenches]

Sam Kinison! 😂

[@faultier3215]

Oh boy, we are fans of the same genre of metal, but still have such a different taste, its hilarious! I wanted to watch the video until the end before complaining, but Nuclear Assault in the lowest tier??? John Connellys Vocals are freakin amazing, to me it sounds like two guys in white cloaks could show up at any minute, put him in a strayjacket and tear him down the stage while he continues to shout into the mic. Absolutely loving it. Also Darkness Descends was 1986, not 1988, and is an obvious S-Tier. Enough with the complaints, I still highly enjoy this video and try to be tolerate to different opinions :D (...even though I am already scared about what you will say about "Opressing the Masses")

[@troydonwainwright6375]

Over it is a good list, although I'd put Annihilator's Never, Never Land a lot higher. Songs like The Fun Palace, Stone Wall, In Command, Imperilled Eyes are awesome. Also the guitar work is just incredible.

[@stgm]

You're goddamn right Spreading The Disease is perfection.

[@proggydoggie]

First of all, thanks for continuing down the thrash alley. I have a ton of disagreements, but needless to say I appreciate To Mega Therion a lot more than you. A lot! Same goes for Persecution Mania. And Never, Neverland. Hell Awaits is criminally slept on and is easily perfection in my book. I could go on but what's the point? LOL. Thanks again for your contribution!

[@michaelmacvittie6977]

You’re good at what you do, I now have the bug to visit/revisit a lot of this stuff.

[@MetalTrenches]

\m/

[@henrywalton5967]

Top 5 for me: 1. Ride The Lightning 2. Punishment For Decadence 3. Peace Sells 4. Never, Neverland 5. Think This

[@dtltmtgt]

Great ranking!! I can see how tough this must have been. Glad to see Exodus' second so high! Underappreciated IMO, I love that one. Again, the only band missing is Whiplash.

[@MetalTrenches]

This was a really fun one. If this does anywhere as well as the last one, I'll go on to third albums

[@dtltmtgt]

@@MetalTrenches Hopefully! It's a lot of work, but you can't beat classic thrash!

[@doomguyrox1156]

This was a really cool list. I will say I never realized just how much you disliked heavy metal style vocals till this tier list lol. I have some albums near the bottom of your list near the top of mine. This was a really fun list to do. Plus a lot of the albums were big growers on me, like some I just completely ignored until going through all these albums and some really were great to me. I had Death Angel low too, but I like it more than my initial listen, i appreciate the experimentation even if it didn't work that well. Sacred Reich was another grower on me, I used to dislike the first 2 (haven't relistened to the debut yet, will soon) but after relistening to the sophomore album, it really grew on me, its slower yeah, but I thought it was still a great album. Anyway great list and thanks for sharing it and plus the link too, I really did have a fun time relistening to all the albums and even listening to some for the first time. But I gotta know though, is diabolical better than eternal devastation lol. I'm not sure if it is or isn't, I like both a lot. I think with more convincing I prefer diabolical because that album is just so fun. Eternal devastation has an atmosphere I like that I wish would appear more on destructions albums, but i think if im feeling destruction, ill put on diabolical probably.

[@kranberryjones1449]

Gotta give Death angel credit for trying. They hit a much more "normal" sound in the 2000+ albums. The 3rd album was the borderline theater performance style album if I remember right. I really love their 2009 and 2019 albums though

[@doomguyrox1156]

@@kranberryjones1449 yeah act 3 was the next one, not a big fan of it, but I did like it, was interesting, just that there's way more records i enjoyed more than it. One day wanna go through their discog because last time i checked them out I was on their 5th album

[@markfoley1458]

I agree with your overall #1 choice Ride the Lightning!

[@ryanforsythe]

Darkness Descends actually came out in 86’ but this list is solid

[@rememberbeginning]

Megadeth Holy moses Holy Terror Sepultura Overkill Kreator Sacrifice Razor Flotsam and Jetsam Nuclear Assault A few bands that put out great Sophomore albums 👌

[@Jacobmovietalk]

Slayer? Testament?

[@rf4665]

Schizophrenia is an absolute masterpiece

[@stevenbaksh5545]

I agree with all of the rankings except Victims of Deception and Twisted Into Form which I think are fantastic albums but to me The New Order I don't know something feels missing it's not as strong as The Legacy when I first heard I was like this is fantastic but after a few more listens it kinda feels weak maybe I need to listen to it more

[@zacharyseibert4526]

Forced Entry - As Above, So Below, needs to be in more peoples ear holes. Wicked album!

[@PolkCountyWIProgressive]

I think the only one of your rankings I have a problem with is Sodom, but I see the case for the ones you did. Nice take. I wanted to note “There Stood the Fence” by Toxik is possibly one of the most emotionally engaging power ballads by a Thrash Band.

[@shaynewest8757]

Second albums by Sacrifice, Mortal Sin and Englands Sabbat are all brilliant.

[@johnh7458]

Honestly, despite your lower placement of the album, this video has sparked my curiosity about Tankard (whom I'd never heard before)

[@MetalTrenches]

They're fun

[@AndDeathForAll82]

Metallica is tough to fuck with in this category

[@rcengineer]

3 that I think should be mentioned: Demolition Hammer - Epidemic of Violence (though that's technically 90's) Onslaught - The Force: It *does* have some more heavy metal stylings on tracks like Metal Forces and Contract in Blood, but Let There Be Death, Fight With The Beast, Flame of the Antichrist, and Thrash 'Till the Death absolutely rip. Sabbat - Dreamweaver: It's got wyrdist shamans, pagan acid trips, two eight-minute tracks (that manage to never get boring), and absolutely nutty tech thrash riffs. What more could one want?

[@darksideinferno3454]

Great ranking! All the big ones on the top! I would rank Sodom and Destruction at fantastic! Love the German Thrash Metal Bands!! Hope for a third Album ranking round to come!! 💀🤘💀🤘💀🤘

[@bloodlorde4994]

Inquisition Symphony one of the best thrash instrumentals

[@hank35682]

Agree hands down there’s nothing that comes close to RTL, just a perfect album 🤘

[@Metallicafan.kirkhammet]

MOP?

[@Jacobmovietalk]

RTL>>>>MOP

[@hank35682]

@@Metallicafan.kirkhammet I meant when it comes to the rest of the albums on this list, but yeah RTL & AJFA > MOP

[@hank35682]

@@Metallicafan.kirkhammet nothing against MOP, I love that album, But those two are just better overall to me

[@vadiknetsko8504]

Xentrix - Shattered Existence (1989) Onslaught - Power from Hell (1985) Sabbat - History of a Time to Come(1988) Hydra Vein -Rather Death than False of Faith (1988) Anihilated - Created in Hate (1988) Decimator -Carnage City State Mosh Patrol (1989) Virus - Force Recon (1988) Acid Reign - The Fear (1989)

[@AngusMacThrasherMetalReviews]

Great list. I reckon anyone complaining needs to appreciate that reviewing 32 albums in one video is quite a lot of work

[@MetalTrenches]

Thanks and CORRECT

[@4eyemustsin]

You’ve shocked me with Overkill & Nuclear Assault barely beating out that unlistenable DRI tub of shit but hey…do what ya gotta do.

[@MetalTrenches]

Different strokes...

[@hank35682]

Glad to see anthrax get some respect, they are so underrated 🤘

[@JohnWayne-vf5bs]

So true are you into death metal

[@hank35682]

@@JohnWayne-vf5bs I like some death metal not huge fan, I’m in a band and our bassist that’s his favorite sub genre so I’ve gotten to know more stuff and I’m starting to open up more to it, I use to think all death metal was the same but it’s definitely not haha

[@JohnWayne-vf5bs]

@@hank35682 so well what was the band that got you into thrash metal

[@papabillydeth4723]

Third albums is going to have some great ones. Puppets, Reign in Blood, Among, Beneath. Testament is my favorite band of all time but Practice what you Preach is my least favorite album by them funny enough. Not sure why but I zone out every time I listen to it. Love the artwork though

[@MetalTrenches]

Already digging in. Lots of great stuff.

[@chunguschungus]

I agree with To Mega Therion I think both Cold Lake (really really) and Vanity/Nemesis are better. Hellhammer's Satanic Rites (first half of Demon Entrails) does the early Celtic Frost style way better than even Morbid Tales.

[@NoahD0419]

There's a belgian thrash metal band called evil invaders, named after the razor album, maybe a band you could check out, they got 80s 90s style thrash metal

[@donaldcampbell9483]

Metallica opened with Orion on the first night and then Ktulu on the 2nd. I hope they keep those on the set list for the US

[@pairofjeansreviews2034]

Schizophrenia is SOOOO fast I always forget until I relisten to it

[@ohgoditsjames94]

Awesome selection, here's some more thrash bands (more on the death thrash/extreme side) to check out: Demolition Hammer, Protector (these 2 I highly recommend), Schizo, Solstice, Blood Feast, Devastation, Revenant, Num Skull, Merciless, Torture, Violent Force, Slaughter, Hell Witch, Pentagram, Assorted Heap, Forced Entry

[@kranberryjones1449]

I JUST found out abt Protector. They have a newer album that slays so I checked out their other stuff. Odd schedule of releases

[@ohgoditsjames94]

@@kranberryjones1449 They're awesome, 'A Shedding of skin' is probably my favourite album of theirs

[@MetalTrenches]

If you had one addition for 3rd albums, what would it be?

[@ohgoditsjames94]

@@MetalTrenches 'A Shedding of Skin' is Protectors third album, and probably their best. 'Idolatry' by Devastation is also their third and also their best. Check both of them out, they're worth your time!

[@MetalTrenches]

@@ohgoditsjames94 Been listening to that Devastation album and holy shit it slays

[@Cfh69420]

I want to get into thrash metal outside of the big four, any album suggestions??

[@MetalTrenches]

I actually just did a list on that recently

[@Cfh69420]

@@MetalTrenches I'll be sure to check it out

[@KaliforniaKurupted]

Awesome video. really contributed to my good day :) ty

[@VIGLounge]

I see it isn't listed, but have you heard Forward to Termination by Sacrifice?

[@rick9977015]

Like your list, but I'm on the opposite of the vocals. I tend to lean more to the Metal style. I do have to disagree with ya on Oppressing the Masses album. Not saying it's better than the first. I think they stepped their game up on this album.

[@nickcrazedstaber2592]

This List Is Really good, But i have a Soft spot for Annihilator and Suicidal Tendencies. Both albums has their bad Moments, But Godamn, those album slaps. Join the Army is when we got Rocky George On Guitar, And God did he Do a Fucking Amazing Job On The Albums. Good List

[@itzpoizonn1177]

Think this, twisted into form, oppressing the masses, peace sells and lightning are my favorites

[@itzpoizonn1177]

And survive

[@EZMETAL]

Top 2 totally agree

[@kevanbeazer1913]

Never Neverland is perfection and superior to their debut imo. Also Darkness Descends is perfection, other then thay go listen to demolition hammer and atrophy now. Both very underrated D.H. has 3 albums, i believe atrophy only has 2.

[@Goldie1977]

Some amazing albums on here but missing the second albums by all top 5 UK thrash bands? (Onslaught/Sabbat/Xentrix/Slammer/Acid Reign) Comon! 🤘

[@baldyhead]

Yeah, I agree, but British thrash is never on the list of many Americans on KZbin, I don't know why, though maybe they weren't marketed well in the US?

[@Goldie1977]

@@baldyhead quite probably. I play drums in the reformed Slammer and from what I understand WEA wanted us to be the next tallica and put us on tour with Yingwie Malmsteen and other such bands that we didn’t match up to. Didn’t even bother to get us on any US tours. It’s a very strange one dude. As a fan - I just don’t get why they were never promoted stateside much.

[@billybarbier8275]

I always find the opinions of younger Metal fans interesting. You seem to look at the music in a different way, obviously comparing it to newer music out today. What you have to understand is when these releases came out the sound was different from anything else. Thrash Metal was an infant in music terms. Brand new, aggressive and far more exciting than any other genre at the time. Bands were still trying to develop the sounds that would define the genre. Which is why we had so many variations in sound. Nowadays there are so many cookie cutter bands it’s ridiculous. (I know there are some great modern bands that kick ass!) I’m talking in general, it’s not like the 80’s. Those were the days of METAL.🤘🏼

[@MetalTrenches]

I get that and frankly I’m 37 so I’m not THAT young, but obviously I wasn’t right there listening to this stuff when it came out. I can only speak from my own perspective. I deeply respect most music but I still feel like in many ways some albums become dated while others don’t. And yes there are plenty of cookie cutter bands out there, but if you know where to look metal is more wild and fresh than ever.

[@jaymzstrader1945]

I was just wondering what your opinion of bands like Texas hippie coalition and Jorn was?

[@ericochoa4271]

Nah overkill's taking over is a perfection. All killer no filler.

[@Milton_Andrew]

Bang on with Punishment for Decadence.

[@brandocalrissian3294]

Finally you appreciate Anthrax!!!

[@Jacobmovietalk]

S-1-Megadeth,Peace Sells But Who’s Buying, 2-Kreator,Pleasure To Kill 3-Metallica,Ride The Lightning 4-Testament,The New Order 5-Slayer,Hell Awaits 6-Sacrifice,Forward To Termination (Not On List) A-7-Overkill, Taking Over 8-Punishment For Decadence 9-Annihilator, Never Neverland 10-Sepultura, Schizophrenia, 11-Sadus, Swallowed in Black 12-Heathen, Victims of Deception 13-Sodom, Persecution Mania -A-14-Voivod-Rrooooaaaaaarrr 15-Dark Angel, Darkness Descends 16-Celtic Frost-To Mega Therion 17-Anthrax, Spreading the Disease 18-Flotsam And Jetsam, No Place For Disgrace 19-Artillery, Terror Squad 20-Destruction, Eternal Devastation- 21-Possessed, Beyond the Gates 22-Pleasures of the Flesh B- 23-Frolic Through the Park 24-Venom, Black Metal 25-Toxik, Think This 26-Forbidden, Twisted Into Form 27-Nuclear Assault, Survive 28-Razor, Evil Invaders 29-Violence, Oppress the Masses 30-Tankard, Chemical Invasion C-30-DRI, Dealing With It 31-Sacred Reiche, The American Way 32-Suicidal Tendencies, Join the Army

[@UrbanAnimism]

Stone (Finland) released a monster of a sophomore album with No Anesthesia.

[@ac130kz]

"Never, Neverland" is just so fun and underrated, I can't help myself, but disagree. Jeff did an awesome job writing the bluesy melodies, the bass lines, the techy riffs and especially the solos, and then there's Coburn's punchy voice. The lyrics aren't bad either. He packed everything so well and with great intricate details and variety, yet within the same style. Hands down Annihilator's best album.