Thrash metal recommendations

[Slayed Necros]

I need some recommendations for decent thrash metal. I'm already well acquainted with Kreator, Destruction, Sodom, Dark Angel, Slayer, Exhorder, Sepultura, Coroner, Watchtower and a few others that have slipped my mind. Any recommendations for death/thrash similar to Massacra are also welcome.

 

[Oblivious Maximus]

Try Executioner. I think they're great. Their best album is "Break the Silence".

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

Exhorder
Artillery
Sadus
Exumer

 

[Lies and Perfidy]

Toxic Holocaust & Dekapitator are both good, straightforward thrash with harsh vocals, with TH having a touch of BM here and there. Hypnosia is vicious death/thrash, and as VVVV mentioned, Sadus just simply rule – some of the most talented musicians ever to play thrash metal. Assassin and Artillery are German thrash along the lines of Destruction and Coroner.

As for thrash closer to the standard American mode, Heathen (whose albums can be downloaded at www.heathenmetal.com) are the kings of melodic speed/thrash, and Ulysses Siren are the best thrash band nobody's ever heard of. Technical Bay Area thrash with 36345798476 time changes per song and ridiculous, cyborg lead guitar. Bow before them.

OH SHITE NIGGA! I forgot Necrodeath. Italy's best-kept secret, an obscenely vicious death-thrash band loaded with tons upon tons of brutality, evil atmosphere, and of course riffs and more riffs. MUST HEAR.

 

[5thSeason]

my top 5 thrash bands...

Testament
Kreator
Exhorder
Death Angel
OLD (first 3 or 4 albums only) Metallica

 

[skeptik]

I will make specific recommendations, and then post a massive list for reference.

Holy Terror is a little-known Bay Area Thrash band, whose vocals I find to be absolutely awesome. Overkill is a well-known band that, despite their widespread notoriety, tend to be easily overlooked. Do not make this mistake. Very easily the best NY Trash band, not to mention the first. Devastator is a brand new Black/Thrash band out of Florida, a very nice blend of the two genres. Protector is a seemingly little-known German Thrash band who should be bigger. Vio-Lence, particularly with their debut album, provide some of the most relentless barrages of riffs of all time. They're well worth checking out despite the vocalist, which is certainly an acquired taste. Flotsam And Jetsam, especially their first two, are also highly noteworthy. Incinerator is similar to Hypnosia. Razor is a vicious Canadian Thrash Metal band that never got the attention they deserved. Also, a kickass Thrash band from my home state, Whiplash. Their first two are Thrash classics.

 

[skeptik]

American Thrash:



Abattoir – Vicious Attack (1985)

Anthrax – Fistful Of Metal (1984), Among The Living (1987), Persistence Of Time (1990)

At War – Ordered To Kill (1986), Retaliatory Strike (1988)

Blessed Death – Kill Or Be Killed (1985), Destined For Extinction (1987)

Blood Feast – Kill For Pleasure (1987), Face Fate (1988), Chopping Block Blues (1989)

Carnivore – Carnivore (1985), Retaliation (1987)

Dark Angel – We Have Arrived (1985), Darkness Descends (1986), Leave Scars (1989), Time Does Not Heal (1991)

Death Angel – The Ultra-Violence (1987)

Dekapitator – We Will Destroy…You Will Obey!!! (1999)

Demolition Hammer – Tortured Existence (1991), Epidemic Of Violence (1992)

Destructor – Maximum Destruction (1985)

Devastator – Infernal Devastation (2004)

Dreams Of Damnation – Let The Violence Begin (2000), Vengeance: Chapter-1

Evildead – Annihilation Of Civilization (1989), The Underworld (1991)

Exhorder – Slaughter In The Vatican (1990), The Law (1992)

Exodus – Bonded By Blood (1985), Pleasures Of The Flesh (1987), Fabulous Disaster (1989), Tempo Of The Damned (2004)

Flotsam And Jetsam – Doomsday For The Deceiver (1985), No Place For Disgrace (1988)

Gammacide – Victims Of Science (1989)

Hallows Eve – Tales Of Terror (1985), Death And Insanity (1986), Monument (1988)

Heathen – Breaking The Silence (1987), Victims Of Deception (1989)

Heretic – Torture Knows No Boundary (1986), Breaking Point (1988)

Holy Terror – Terror And Submission (1987), Mind Wars (1988)

Megadeth – Killing Is My Business…And Business Is Good (1985), Peace Sells…But Who’s Buying? (1986), So Far, So Good…So What! (1987), Rust In Peace (1990)

Metallica – Kill ‘Em All (1983), Ride The Lightning (1984), Master Of Puppets (1986), …And Justice For All (1988)

Morbid Saint – Spectrum Of Death (1988)

Nuclear Assault – Game Over (1986), Survive (1988), Handle With Care (1989)

Overkill – Feel The Fire (1985), Taking Over (1987), Under The Influence (1988), The Years Of Decay (1989), Horrorscope (1991), W.F.O. (1994), The Killing Kind (1996), From The Underground And Below (1997), Necroshine (1999), Bloodletting (2000), Killbox 13 (2003)

Pagan War Machine – Demo 2002 (2002)

Possessed – Seven Churches (1985), Beyond The Gates (1986), The Eyes Of Horror (1987)

Sadus – Illusions (1988), Swallowed In Black (1990), A Vision Of Misery (1992), Elements Of Anger (1997), DTP Demo 1986 (2003)

Sauron – Thrash Assault (2004)

Slayer – Show No Mercy (2004), Haunting The Chapel (1984), Hell Awaits (1985), Reign In Blood (1986), South Of Heaven (1988), Seasons In The Abyss (1990)

Testament – The Legacy (1987), The New Order (1988)

Toxic Holocaust – Evil Never Dies (2003)

Ulysses Siren – Above The Ashes (2003)

Viking – Do Or Die (1988), Man Of Straw (1989)

Vio-Lence – Eternal Nightmare (1988), Oppressing The Masses (1990), Nothing To Gain (1993)

Watchtower – Energetic Disassembly (1989), Control And Resistance (1989)

Whiplash – Power And Pain (1985), Ticket To Mayhem (1987), Insult To Injury (1990), Thrashback (1998)



Australian Thrash:



Destroyer666 – Violence Is The Prince Of This World (1995), Unchain The Wolves (1997), Phoenix Rising (2000), Cold Steel…For An Iron Age (2002), …Of Wolves, Women And War (2002), Terror Abraxas (2003)

Slaughter Lord – Thrash Til Death (1998)



Belgian Thrash:


Cyclone – Brutal Destruction (1986), Inferior To None (1990)

Brazilian Thrash:


Sepultura – Schizophrenia (1987), Beneath The Remains (1989), Arise (1991)

Torture Squad – Shivering (1995), Asylum Of Shadows (1999), The Unholy Spell (2001), Pandemonium (2003)



Canadian Thrash:



Annihilator – Alice In Hell (1989), Never Neverland (1990), Criteria For A Black Widow (1999), Carnival Diablos (2000)

Infernal Majesty – None Shall Defy (1987), Unholier Than Thou (1998), One Who Points To Death (2004)

Razor – Armed And Dangerous (1984), Executioners Song (1985), Evil Invaders (1985), Malicious Intent (1986), Custom Killing (1987), Violent Restitution (1988), Shotgun Justice (1990), Open Hostility (1991), Decibels (1997)

Sacrifice – Torment In Fire (1986), Forward To Termination (1987), Soldiers Of Misfortune (1991), Apocalypse Inside (1993)

Slaughter – Strappado (1986), Not Dead Yet (1990), Fuck Of Death (2004)



Danish Thrash:



Artillery – Fear Of Tomorrow (1985), Terror Squad (1987), By Inheritance (1990), B.A.C.K. (1999)



German Thrash:



Assassin – The Upcoming Terror (1986)

Buried God – Dark Revelation (2003), Sacrificed (2004)

Darkness – Death Squad (1987), Defenders Of Justice (1988)

Deathrow – Riders Of Doom (1986), Raging Steel (1987), Deception Ignored (1988), Life Beyond (1992)

Desaster – A Touch Of Medieval Darkness (1996), Stormbringer (1997), Hellfire’s Dominion (1998), Tyrants Of The Netherworld (2000), Divine Blasphemies (2002)

Destruction – Sentence Of Death (1984), Infernal Overkill (1985), Eternal Devastation (1986), Mad Butcher (1987), Release From Agony (1987), Cracked Brain (1990), All Hell Breaks Loose (2000), The Antichrist (2001), Metal Discharge (2003)

Exumer – Possessed By Fire (1986), Rising From The Sea (1987)

Grinder – Dawn For The Living (1988)

Iron Angel – Hellish Crossfire (1985), Winds Of War (1986)

Kreator – Endless Pain (1985), Pleasure To Kill (1986), Terrible Certainty (1987), Extreme Aggression (1989), Coma Of Souls (1990), Violent Revolution (2001)

Living Death – Vengeance Of Hell (1984), Back To The Weapons (1986), Metal Revolution (1986), Protected From Reality (1987), Worlds Neuroses (1989)

Necronomicon – Necronomicon (1986), Apocalyptic Nightmare (1987), Escalation (1988), Screams (1994)

Poison – Into The Abyss (1993)

Protector – Misanthropy (1987), Golem (1988), Urm The Mad (1989), Leviathan’s Desire (1990)

Sodom – In The Sign Of Evil (1984), Obsessed By Cruelty (1986), Persecution Mania (1987), Agent Orange (1989), Better Off Dead (1990), Tapping The Vein (1992), Get What You Deserve (1994), Masquerade In Blood (1997), Til Death Do Us Unite (1997), Cod Red (1999), M-16 (2001)

Violent Force – Malevolent Assault Of Tomorrow (1987)



Japanese Thrash:



King’s-Evil – Deletion Of Humanoise (2001)

Terror Squad – The Wild Stream Of Eternal Sin (1999)



Netherlands Thrash:



Bifrost – Pagan Reality (1995), The Wildest Fire (1996), Mythistory (1998)



Norwegian Thrash:



Audiopain – The Traumatizer (2004)

Aura Noir – Black Thrash Attack (1996), Deep Tracts Of Hell (1998), Increased Damnation (2000)

Desekrator – Metal For Demons (1998)



Swedish Thrash:



Cranium – Speed Metal Satan (1997), Speed Metal Slaughter (1998), Speed Metal Sentence (1999)

Hypnosia – Violent Intensity (1999), Extreme Hatred (2000)

Incinerator – Thrash Attack (2000)



Swiss Thrash:



Coroner – R.I.P. (1987), Punishment For Decadence (1988), No More Color (1989), Mental Vortex (1991), Grin (1993)



UK Thrash:



Onslaught – Power From Hell (1985), The Force (1986), In Search Of Sanity (1989)

Sabbat – History Of A Time To Come (1988), Dreamweaver (1989), Mourning Has Broken (1991)

 

[Jean-Pierre]

^Greatest Thrash list ever.

 

[Hatebreed]

Mokoma - Kurimus

 

[Lies and Perfidy]

FUCK, I forgot Torture Squad. TOTAL FUCKING OWNAGE. Brazilian death-thrash that rapes your mother with brutality. Download here.

Also! Holy Moses, a German thrash band with a chick singer who was doing brutal vocals before Angela Gossow had sucked her first cock. (Well, you never know.) Vicious hyperspeed riffing.

 

[skeptik]

Oh yeah, and the ones in bold are the more significant or better releases. And Pyrus you dumbfuck, you know better than to call Artillery German!

 

[KC]

Damn everything is already mentioned now. Hmmphh.

Where deathrash is concerned, check out early material of Malevolent Creation, Solstice, Dead Head, Comecon, Loudblast, Thanatos, etc.

Also check out Ghoul, Frightmare, not exxxactly 100% thrash, but very enjoyable nevertheless.

 

[Christie_fell]

Holy fuck Dodens Grav, that has to be the best thrash list I've ever come across.

 

[Lies and Perfidy]

Argh, fuckberries. I always do this with Coroner, too.

 

[Lies and Perfidy]

And yes, very impressive list. Except you left off Forbidden [Evil] and Holy Moses, so YUO R TEH FAIL.

 

[Henrik Main]

Check out Lethal; Erik and Sorath's thrash metal band. Although I'm not a huge fan of the genre, I find myself really enjoying their work. Check their sigs (I think?) or the Royal Carnage forum for more info. You can even download their entire demo and a killer liveset from their website.

You might also want to check out Dew-Scented, German death/thrash.

 

[Erik]

Check out Lethal; Erik and Sorath's thrash metal band. Although I'm not a huge fan of the genre, I find myself really enjoying their work. Check their sigs (I think?) or the Royal Carnage forum for more info. You can even download their entire demo and a killer liveset from their website.

You might also want to check out Dew-Scented, German death/thrash.

Thanks, though the entire demo is not available for download anymore -- there are two tracks available from Witches Brew though. I've recently mastered four of the songs that will appear on a 7" to be out on WBR soon. http://nw.ath.cx/~erik/lethal/ -- http://www.witches-brew.org/

Anyway, I second Sabbat "History of a Time to Come". Fucking STELLAR, intense thrash, with very clever lyrics.

 

[skeptik]

And yes, very impressive list. Except you left off Forbidden [Evil] and Holy Moses, so YUO R TEH FAIL.

They're intentionally not there.

 

[Erik]

Half of the songs on "Forbidden Evil" are SO fucking great and make me want to bang my head against the stage as if up from the dead, unfortunately the other half make me cringe, go WTF and reach for the skip button. A shame, really. I should pick up "Twisted into Form" as I hear it is more consistent.

 

[skeptik]

It is more consistent, but not as good as the good songs off of Forbidden Evil. Overall, I would still take the first one.