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@janihamalainen76243 жыл бұрын
Do rank em all on band RAZOR next!!
@sidthejovian51053 жыл бұрын
Yes, Infernal Overkill definitely takes the spot as #1 because that album is a childhood classic and it's just awesome in general 🤘
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@Isacjacobmaleh3 жыл бұрын
Destruction will never be the same without Mike... He was one of the best thrash metal guitar players!!!
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@larseckardt_nl3 жыл бұрын
Man his riffs rule
@thedjentleman16623 жыл бұрын
Release from Agony is so good, I love the technical approach to it, makes it stand out a lot in a year where many bands were just trying to outthrash each other. Easily my favourite Destruction album.
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@jermaineguillory26943 жыл бұрын
Infernal Overkill, Eternal Devastation and Release from Agony are definitely my favorites. Even their later albums (All Hell Breaks Loose and so forth) are awesome as well
@donaldcady38393 жыл бұрын
First 3 are best. Lost interest after that.
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@thedjentleman16623 жыл бұрын
@@donaldcady3839 the Antichrist is great
@JimmyPage92083 жыл бұрын
For me, there is no song like Bestial Invasion. It speaks to me on a primal level, unlike any other. The biggest reason for it is, I think, the main riff. The almost clock-like drum beat that is reserved only for this part and the extremely catchy guitar riff create this atmosphere that can remind of a 'bestial invasion'. Especially the version featured on Live Without Sense. Just, *chef's kiss*. "Hell storms, rush over the earth. Bestial invasion" *face melting riff* If Destruction wrote only this song and nothing else I would still hold them in the same regard. Completely agree with the list, especially number 1. Bra jobbat, fortsätt så!
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
Yeah I love that song too. amazing. Cheers!
@zodiac69682 жыл бұрын
Death Trap is better.
@krisu1013 жыл бұрын
I'm more of the old school Destruction fan. Release From Agony, Infernal Overkill, Eternal Devastation and Cracked Brain are my favorites as well! Also Mad Butcher EP is one of my favorites! Solid list!
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
same here. Cheers!
@jamesborge77573 жыл бұрын
I love the Mad Butcher EP
@mysteriousoul3 жыл бұрын
Yep, totally agree. Still remember how excited I was buying the Mad Butcher EP, it was an extremely rare import and cost a bundle for shipping from Europe (a big deal for an Aussie kid in the 1980’s) played that record a million times all weekend! Then same with Release From Agony when it came out. Good times!
@tiborpurzsas21363 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much ! I love you for loving Bestial Invasion as much as I do ! The first time I heard that album was in communist Hungary in 85 ! It was a smuggled album , and we lived and died for it ! I still hadbang if I hear that album , and Im 53 now!
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
damn, that's cool that you were able to get it. :) Cheers!
@kenfrederick62233 жыл бұрын
I'd pick "Eternal Devastation" over "Infernal Overkill", but other than that your rating is spot-on. I find their past several albums to be very bland and interchangeable. They need to completely rethink the way they record and produce their albums IMO.
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@attenh86503 жыл бұрын
Holy crap. Gotta admit I had never ever listened to Destruction before. You weren't kidding about this dude being a riff lord. Really fun to discover 35 years of awesome riffage. Thanks for opening my eyes.
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
Oh, you've missed out. Mike puts out more great riffs in one minute than most bands do in their whole career. 🤘
@attenh86503 жыл бұрын
@@RuthlessMetalYT so explain to me why these guys are completely absent from all thrash playlists on for example Spotify. Criminal. I’ve been listening to mostly Inventor of Evil and Antichrist nonstop since this video aired. My favorite in the catalog is IoE
@avelinosilvadias3 жыл бұрын
All i gotta say is 'bestial invasion' track maims-kills-destroys and annialates everything in its path 🤜🤘🤘🤛 great album.
@axilleaskazuya5370 Жыл бұрын
Yeap, exactly right , is a kiiilleeerr , I always liked the first album more than the second
@Antonio-sc4ri6 күн бұрын
@@axilleaskazuya5370 Me too. Damn. I like the 2nd too, but their debut, bruuuuh! Is way better!
@axilleaskazuya53706 күн бұрын
@@Antonio-sc4ri great profile pic man, legendary dead, yes their second is good, but wasnt mindblowing for me riff after riff like the debut
@Antonio-sc4ri6 күн бұрын
@@axilleaskazuya5370 thx, bro. He is my fav black metal singer of all times
@axilleaskazuya53706 күн бұрын
@@Antonio-sc4ri live in leipzig his best vocals
@thalesvasconcellos20863 жыл бұрын
Release From Agony is my favorite. I just love that album. Great list! Thrash 'till death!
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@malakasquad22143 жыл бұрын
No surprise here! Infernal Overkill is one of the best Thash albums ever made. The solo on The Ritual is overwhelming, must be one of the best things I ever heard. I also appreciate the way Eternal Devastation sounds, it fits perfectly and gives the album a unique atmosphere. And I'll have to check out Cracked Brain once again, it's been a long time ... Cheers! 🤘🤘🤘
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@prorail11963 жыл бұрын
Internal Overkill is the only Destruction album I still play on a regular basis. Super riffs, Bestial Invasion used to be on repeat. What a banger!
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@deadliestassassin30923 жыл бұрын
I'm more into 80's Destruction but The Antichrist from 2001 is my favorite.
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@melvinfz03013 жыл бұрын
Mine too! Infernal & Eternal might be their best but Antichrist my favourite
@abraham.68013 жыл бұрын
Excellent ranking 🤘, just missing Tankard
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@michaellazor56672 жыл бұрын
Just heard the new album diabolical. I don't know if it's that they have young blood in the band, but this album freaking kicks ass. I'm going to see them tomorrow in Houston Texas USA
@RuthlessMetalYT2 жыл бұрын
Yes Ive only heard it once but it sounded better than some of their more recent albums
@TheNothing63 жыл бұрын
Release From Agony is my favorite Destruction album! Eternal Devastation is a close second! Rock on!
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
good stuff! Cheers!
@Chekanchik3 жыл бұрын
'Release from Agony' and 'Eternal Devastation' are unbeatable!
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@thedddemon3 жыл бұрын
Pretty much spot on! Even though I’ve listened to Eternal Devastation a million times on the original cassette, I feel it’s a huge letdown compared to the debut. The Antichrist is a stronger album imo. And I know you don’t do EPs but I would rate Sentence to Death as their best release. Cheers
@alvinn.56593 жыл бұрын
My personal list: 1 Cracked Brain 2 Eternal Devastation 3 Release from Agony 4 Infernal Overkill 5 Sentence of Death (EP) 6 Mad Butcher (EP) Rest of the albums are good but I dont listen them regularly. Pd: Die a day before you're born is the best Destruction track of all time in my opinion.
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
good stuff! Cheers!
@andresmarmolejodiaz88643 жыл бұрын
I like that you do Sodom, Kreator and Destruction. Next could be Tankard
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
maybe some day.
@Cheddar_Wizard2 жыл бұрын
@@RuthlessMetalYT They've got a massive discography lmao. Would certainly be interesting to see how you rank them. Cheers
@twikirobot68973 жыл бұрын
1. Eternal Devastation [that guitar sound was never captured again - by anyone] 2. Infernal Overkill 3. Sentence of Death 4. Release from Agony
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@Opposeddrummer3 жыл бұрын
Your ranking is pretty spot on here, only thing I would rank a bit higher is Spiritual Genocide. But that is just me , the drumming on that one is one of their best imo.
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@nudge26263 жыл бұрын
Excellent list. My favourite has to be the EP Sentence of Death.
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
one of my faves too. Cheers!
@Huwclarkey873 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this video!!!! I have recently got into German Thrash, Destruction especially. My fav album so far is 'The Antichrist'. The energy does not let go!!!
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
yeah it's a great album overall.
@refractorhead Жыл бұрын
Your top 5 was Fn Spot On!!!! 🤘🖤🖤🖤 I really don't think I disagree about much of anything. Those top 5 are my favorites and you had them in order.
@RuthlessMetalYT Жыл бұрын
Nice, cheers man! 🤘
@meme56563 жыл бұрын
The first three full-length albums and the EP that was released before them are for me what Thrash is all about! I see them as equally brilliant! Destruction is the best Thrash metal band of all time!
@tiborpurzsas21363 жыл бұрын
I also love how Curse the gods starts with the saw like guitar ! The talented Mr Shifringer is a genius
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@sfioreful3 жыл бұрын
Infernal Overkill 1st? The Eternal Devastation is the best Thrash Metal in history. I bought this Album in 1987. It was a real shock at the time. People who haven't lived in those days don't know. Eternal Devastation must be number one. Infernal is great album. but third or fourth place is the right choice.
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
Yes Infernal Overkill is better. Eternal Devastation is good but the songs are more to the point, and the riffs on Infernal Overkill is amazing.
@PesterFester19662 жыл бұрын
Eternal is just a more polished version of Infernal so really nothing special about it.
@PesterFester19662 жыл бұрын
Love the rawness of Infernal Overkill and will always be my fav from them... Everything afterwards just started to become more clean and regurgitating the same ideas.
@RuthlessMetalYT2 жыл бұрын
Cheers and say hi to Bad Santa from me!
@davemcclelland31643 жыл бұрын
Great rankings. I had Infernal Overkill when released and learned to play all that stuff and none of my friends could keep up with me any longer HAHA. Still loving DESTRUCTION today, cheers!
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@arturoalmazan52623 жыл бұрын
Mad Butcher , Infernal overkill , antichrist are my favorite Destruction albums. hopefully you'll do a Death Album rankings
@michaeldavis29073 жыл бұрын
Hey RUTHLESS METAL I want to THANK YOU for for what you do your channel is awesome keep up the good work
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
thanks boss! I'll try!
@michaeldavis29073 жыл бұрын
@@RuthlessMetalYT I have no worries about you im sure you'll deliver the rank em all videos are brilliant spot on Im very stoked to see what you come up with next. Thrash on! 👊
@esehn69723 жыл бұрын
Life Without Sense (and Curse The Gods) from Eternal Devastation still gets regular play for me. Still wicked 🤘💀🤘 Cool story about the Ritual, btw 👍
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@sendnukes78103 жыл бұрын
I was waiting for this video🙏🏼 Make annihilator next, it's very very underrated band💔💔
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
I think Annihilator is heavily overrated. Since they have like 2 good records out of what is it 15?
@sendnukes78103 жыл бұрын
@@RuthlessMetalYTthey have three amazing albums in 90s and schizu deluxe, metal, feast was good albums and after 2000s when other 90s bands was pretty bad
@metalhead73196 ай бұрын
Eternal Devastation is a beast of an album, the intro riff in Curse the Gods is so good that can drill a hole through the wall.
@RuthlessMetalYT6 ай бұрын
indeed! classic stuff!
@pleasuretokill3 жыл бұрын
I will agree, Metal Discharge didn't have very good production, but I would put it above a few of the newest albums just because the songs are more memorable to me. Also saw them live on this tour and The Antichrist tour. Had beers with them and Sodom after one of the shows. They are cool peoples.
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@ItsSuffBiatch3 жыл бұрын
Agree with you 100% here. Destruction is my favorite thrash band along with Razor. You just can't beat those 80's records and you could put any of those on top and I wouldn't argue with you, but Infernal Overkill really is perfect. When I think of the best thrash song of all time there is only one possible answer and to me that is Bestial Invasion, it has the most memorable riff I can think of and I often find myself singing it haha. But when it comes to Destuction there is one more album besides the debut EP that has to be mentioned and that is Live Without Sense, when It comes to metal live albums there aren't many that I would consider essential, but Live Without Sense definitely is! A band coming off their strongest records and performing them live to perfection. I often prefer the live album over the studio albums because it really has the best of all of those. Schmier was the most evil sounding metal singer back in those days, a true inspiration. It's really a shame that they have fallen into mediocrity in the modern days, I struggle to understand why they keep going for the same uninspired stuff record after another and I'm not even gonna go into the production of those albums... However they still deliver it live and it's always amazing to see them around. Really wish to see Mike back in the band sooner or later.
@scottricci50633 жыл бұрын
My fav is Infernal Overkill. Bought it when it first came out. It was my introduction into Destruction's discography. Bestial Invasion is a monster thrash track. Their brief tour with Death, the Death & Destruction tour, was a highlight show of the late 80s. Scream Bloody Gore!
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@asdqwe44273 жыл бұрын
Would be cool to see a rank em all of Deaths albums
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
It's coming...
@codeling25523 жыл бұрын
i haven't even listened to a single destruction song but i just love your rankings
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
get the top album then. ;)
@kyleisreal_tv3 жыл бұрын
Oh hell yeah!!! My favorite is Release From Agony and The Mad Butcher EP is worth checking out as well
@craigamorosi68805 ай бұрын
I realize I'm two years late to the party commenting on this video but...as with most of your lists, my Destruction ranking couldn't be more different. 😅 You seem to always rank bands' earliest albums as their best by default and I don't think that's always the case, particularly when it comes to Destruction (and Testament as well, but that's another post for another day). I realize I'm in the minority, but I think their three best, most inventive albums are 1) Inventor of Evil, 2) The Antchrist, and 3) Cracked Brain. I also *really* like Metal Discharge, despite the crappy production. Nevertheless, it's always interesting to see your perspective. Keep up the great work.
@RuthlessMetalYT5 ай бұрын
yeah I think most bands starts out great and then they fall from grace by each release. haha Yeah I rarely listen to anything Destruction past Cracked Brain. I'm not that big fan of the more modern Destruction tbh. The Antichrist was cool though.
@googlesucks24493 жыл бұрын
Candlemass is overdue for a Rank 'Em All.
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
Always!
@martinvo73693 жыл бұрын
I think, you deserve much more subscriber!
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
I just started like 5-6 months ago. :) Cheers!
@jaimegomez84503 жыл бұрын
Infernal Overkill all the way! Spot on! I pretty much agree with you on this video. The first time I saw Destruction was with the Cromags in 1988... been a long time! I must've been 12 years of age.
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@bestiadeldesierto3 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed this, thanks. Are you ranking Tankard?
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
Not any time soon. :) Cheers!
@GenuinelyCurious1204 ай бұрын
I just discovered german thrash and I'm really getting into it, I'm really gonna love Destruction if your ranking Spiritual Genocide on the bottom of the list, I really enjoyed that album this morning.
@RuthlessMetalYT3 ай бұрын
nice, it's great! modern destruction is kinda lame if you ask me. cheers! 🤘
@dofuramingo22103 жыл бұрын
good work
@sadusattack26283 жыл бұрын
Glad to see Cracked Brain getting some love at #4!
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
yes, I dig it! Cheers!
@TinaTaemHeavyMetalFan Жыл бұрын
My Destruction Albums are Cracked Brain and Release from Agony and Diabolical got this in Glow In The Dark Vinyl and CD With Patch. 🤘🏻🤘🏻
@RuthlessMetalYT Жыл бұрын
good stuff! 🤘🏻
@TinaTaemHeavyMetalFan Жыл бұрын
@@RuthlessMetalYT Hell Yeah! 🤘🏻🤘🏻
@PolkCountyWIProgressive3 жыл бұрын
Perfect list. Do I smell Sepultura’s list coming soon?
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
maybe some day when I can force myself to listen to those 90s albums.
@dantelombardi3 жыл бұрын
🤘🤘Awesome Destruction list🤘🤘
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@thedeschannel31693 жыл бұрын
I only have listened to release from agony. I'm gonna definitely listen to your number one pick and see if I like it better. Great video
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
thanks boss! Cheers!
@fredlaroche69693 жыл бұрын
Exactly the same order as you, except for Metal Discharge, which I'd bump at 8 and keep everything else in the same order. I'd actually rank Cracked Brain higher but the production has aged so damn badly on that one... I still love it though. It has great songs and the guitars are just crazy here. Still haven't had enough of this series! Thanks
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@triumphtinltcomicdg3 жыл бұрын
what you don't like in that production? the sound is selective but also very atmospheric, and correlates with the album cover.... that album has one drawback, it's this cover "My Sharona", don't know what they thought when they put it on this record
@fredlaroche69693 жыл бұрын
@@triumphtinltcomicdg I liked it at the time, but I just feel like it didn't age all that well. Everything sounds so far away and muted. But you brought up an interesting thought... I guess it does sound a bit atmospheric. I'll give it a listen with that in mind!
@Anderson_Araujo666 Жыл бұрын
Agreed! Infernal Overkill is their best, closely followed by Eternal Devastation.
@RuthlessMetalYT Жыл бұрын
yes sir! Cheers!
@michaellazor56673 жыл бұрын
I don't know what it is about Infernal Overkill. The album is just pure authentic honest and powerful gold.
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
Yes, it's by far their best album in my opinion.
@Jayagebee3 жыл бұрын
Again we have the same top four! \m/ Cracked Brain is imo one of the best albums with a different singer out there!
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
Yes, it's underrated!
@luiszapata68643 жыл бұрын
Curious to see your list, was waiting for this video, tusen tack!
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@anthonyw52613 жыл бұрын
Keator and Destruction at the same show?!?! You lucky f***🤘. Happy for ya bro
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
and Sodom. :) Those were the days. There were almost no people there at all since it was 2002 and nobody cared for thrash back then. Cheers!
@vondeckbar723 жыл бұрын
No complaints here R.M. Thanks for another great list.🤘
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
thanks boss!
@alnikur873 жыл бұрын
Confused Mind and Eternal Ban are one of my favorites. Top notch thrash! B-) \m/
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@nicholasfisher25953 жыл бұрын
Can't wait for the suicidal tendencies album ranking!🤘🤘
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
maybe some day, we'll see. Cheers!
@fjuczer667 Жыл бұрын
1. Infernal Overkill 2. Eternal Devastation 3. Release From Agony 4. Cracked Brain 5. The Antichrist 6. Diabolical 7. Inventor of Evil 8. Day of Reckoning 9. All Hell Breaks Loose 10. Under Attack 11. D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N. 12. Spiritual Genocide 13. Born To Perish 14. Metal Discharge 15. The Least Successfull Human Cannonball
@RuthlessMetalYT Жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@portuguesebeer50693 жыл бұрын
I love the first albuns, but Realense, Live Without Sense and Cracked Brain are my favourites! Rank fuckin' King Diamond, if you dare!!! Cheers from Portugal 🍺🤘🇵🇹
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
I will!
@exterminio81973 жыл бұрын
Another great upload🤟🤟
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@noiselabproject96593 ай бұрын
I agree with the top 2 here, even though I had a problem for a while with the tinny production on Eternal Devastation but my number 3 is defo the Antichrist that also included a `hidden` track re-recording of Curse the Gods which was just great \m/
@RuthlessMetalYT2 ай бұрын
cheers
@georgecolby74883 жыл бұрын
I agree with all your picks. The Antichrist is the only modern album I own, and the 80's albums are all bangers. German thrash has a sinister undertone that you can't get anywhere else, I hear it in Destruction, Kreator, and Sodom's 80's albums. Cheers and thrash on!
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@leonardogaribay70304 ай бұрын
Completely agree with you Infernal overkill is their best my favorite song Antichrist really good riff.
@RuthlessMetalYT4 ай бұрын
Cheers! 🤘
@lagrasta6663 жыл бұрын
Thank you brother for ranking Destruction. They remain one of my fav thrash bands. Cracked brain remains my all time fav. Can you rank Sepultura next time? I would love to hear your opinión on the Derek Green era.
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
maybe some day, I'm not a fan of their modern period. Cheers!
@lagrasta6663 жыл бұрын
@@RuthlessMetalYT LOL and I am a fan of their modern day era especially from the Dante XI álbum onwards.
@atranfanatic2 жыл бұрын
Never been the biggest fan of Destruction. But with that said Eternal Devastation is a masterpiece and the one album I know pretty well. And Curse The Gods is a fun track to headbang to.
@RuthlessMetalYT2 жыл бұрын
Yes pre-cracked brain they were really fantastic. Cheers!
@pauleaxe94073 жыл бұрын
If you do Tankard next I will drink a beer in honor of you
@jermaineguillory26943 жыл бұрын
TANKARD are definitely one of my favorite Thrash Metal bands
@pauleaxe94073 жыл бұрын
They are underapreciated
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@MarkWitchhammer Жыл бұрын
My top: 15. 98 14. Spiritual Genocide 13. D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N. 12. Day Of Reckoning 11. Metal Discharge 10. Inventor Of Evil 9. Diabolical 8. Under Attack 7. All Hell Breaks Loose 6. Born to Perish 5. Antichrist 4. Eternal Devastation 3. Release From Agony 2. Cracked Brain 1. Infernal Overkill
@RuthlessMetalYT Жыл бұрын
Cheerios!
@ggellis33713 жыл бұрын
The Antichrist its my top 3 pick. Good video.
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@remusvisan2 жыл бұрын
I know your rules no ep's and such but my favourite Destruction songs are on Mad Butcher. That's my first time I listened to Destruction and it blew my mind.
@RuthlessMetalYT2 жыл бұрын
Yes, it's awesome!
@FhukkGooglePlus3 жыл бұрын
Maybe Headhunter's Parody of Life (1990) should get a special mention on here. It was Schmier's band after he left Destruction BUT the songs were originally Destruction songs that they were going to record for the follow up to Release From Agony. I have Metal Forces magazine #38 from 1989, before Schmier left, and he names the songs that will be on the new album. After he left, those songs do not appear on Cracked Brain but do appear on Parody of Life. In a recent interview Schmier said that he has always been the main songwriter in the band. This is most likely why he took the songs with him when he left.
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
Yes, great band for sure. better than Destruction in the 90s overall. :) Cheers!
@MartyWilson1003 жыл бұрын
My favorites by Destruction: Sentence of Death, Infernal Overkill, Eternal Devastation. I think Mike Sifringer is one of the most original thrash metal guitarists. The Ritual is one of my favorite songs by them
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@aaroncoroner59153 жыл бұрын
My Favorite is Release from Agony, but I actually LOVE Metal Discharge Too! Rank Fates Warning or Coroner next please?
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@realmetalpaulie77353 жыл бұрын
Love Eternal Devestation was the first part of thrash I heard with the hollow echoing guitar sound I loved my friend let me copy the tape an was hooked since on it an Internal an Mad butcher Ep.agree on selections😃
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
yeah, they had 2 great EPs early on as well.
@joeys34293 жыл бұрын
I’m one of the few that enjoys the re-recorded thrash anthem albums. Even though a lot of the modern stuff is same-y, I tend to like most tracks. Good list! 🤘
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
I don't see a point in doing that. the old records has a better production in my opinion. :) Thanks, Cheers!
@ninnghizhidda933 жыл бұрын
Even tho I didn't listened to their whole discography my favourite albums are: -The antichrist -Cracked brain -Infernal overkill
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@diegoa.castroyacante95503 жыл бұрын
Excellent! It'd be great to see a Running Wild ranking (Sorry for my poor English writing) Cheers from Reconquista (a small city in Argentina)
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@diegoa.castroyacante95503 жыл бұрын
@@RuthlessMetalYT Rock on my friend! This channel is awesome!
@atena16323 жыл бұрын
My favorite is Release from Agony, technical thrash and grat songs
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@NackaGymnasiumBasist3 жыл бұрын
Pretty decent list. I didn't agree with all your picks (mostly the bottom part of the list) but Infernal Overkill is by far their best album. Their early EPs are wickedly good aswell. Would be interesting to hear you rank Annihilator - Large discography, with som pretty big twists and turns when it comes to quality and style throughout the years.
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
Cheers! Yeah, I'm not a big fan of most of their albums, would be a lot of albums that would be frisbees for me. :D Cheers!
@JuanPedales3 жыл бұрын
Old Destruction And the Antichirist ...End of the story...brutal story but thats It direct to the vein. 5 brutal albums ...incredible stuff... Uncomparable riffs.
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@planetbarrett60553 жыл бұрын
Iron Maiden: The Number of the Rank (Iron Ranking?) Judas Priest: Ranking Machine/Hell Bent for Rankings Deep Purple: Come Taste the Ranking Dio: Holy Ranker Sepultura: Ranking the Remains Venom: Prime Ranking Death: Scream Bloody Ranking Exciter: Heavy Ranking Maniac (I can't think of anymore) Best Destruction Album for Me, is between All Hell Breaks Loose, or The Antichrist. Edit: King Crimson: In the Court of the Ranking King.
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
haha. :) Yeah I'm probably going to rank several of the bands that you just mentioned. Cheers!
@Satarielcosmosdesecrator3 жыл бұрын
I agree with you, except for antichrist and all hell break loos I put them on the first place because I'm 34 I started listen to destruction in 2000 -2001 and it was the first album of then that I listen too but I gree with you with the rest
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
yeah I also listened a lot to destruction during those years but the first albums are just soo good. :D
@alannaramone38213 жыл бұрын
Destruction doesn't fuck around! Best thrash band of all time!
@RuthlessMetalYT2 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@EndarkenShrine3 жыл бұрын
Once again great video. And once again I wish the first EP would have been here despite being an EP just on the merit of how much of monumental release it is. Early Destruction is just pure barbaric Black\Thrash.
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
yeah, the debut EP is definitely up there. Cheers!
@tonyeckman4822 Жыл бұрын
I personally rank Infernal Overkill in the top 10 thrash albums of all time. An unsurpassed, monolithic steamroller of pure teutonic frenzy.
@RuthlessMetalYT Жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@EyeTunz3 жыл бұрын
Nice list. I agree Cracked Brain is pretty great. Can't argue with the top 3 at all. All classics.
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@petegreenfield36453 жыл бұрын
My favourite 10 1 Antichrist 2 All Hell Breaks Loose 3 Day Of Reckoning 4 Infernal Overkill 5 Spiritual Genocide 6 Born To Perish 7 Release From Agony 8 Under Attack 9 Eternal Devastation 10 Cracked Brain
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
You need to listen to the early albums more. they are superior. :) Cheers!
@jamesborge77573 жыл бұрын
My favorite album of Destruction is ETERNAL DEVASTATION.
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@fredrik_rojas3 жыл бұрын
Can't think of another Thrash band where the worst and best album are such clear choices. Would have put Antichrist on the #2 spot as it's the album that got me into them and it's only flaw is that it wasn't released in the 80s. And I also totally zoned out from around Devolution onwards. Just one big stream of the same.
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@AMisfit3 жыл бұрын
For the algorithm. Cheers 🤘😊
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
For more algorithm, hello there!
@Delta-lf4ov3 жыл бұрын
I was waiting for this one ... \m/
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
awesome, Cheers!
@MyMunster6663 жыл бұрын
Cool Video. Can you rank Flotsam and Jetsem?
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
I might, it's one of my old faves even if I think most of their disco hasnt aged that well. :)
@Soydrinker9993 жыл бұрын
The Antichrist is my #1, absolutely insane for an early 2000s thrash album, tankard next?
@RuthlessMetalYT3 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@Soydrinker9993 жыл бұрын
@@sadboi7537 apart from a few in the late 90s/early 2000s, they're all worth listening to
@IHATEDRIVING2 Жыл бұрын
The first 3 albums and The Antichrist are my favs.