Best Thrash Metal Bands

Rank	Band / Formed / Genres	Albums
1	Megadeth 1983, United States Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal, Speed Metal	Rust in Peace (1990) #2 Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? (1986) #19 Countdown to Extinction (1992) #170
2	Metallica 1981, United States Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal	Ride the Lightning (1984) #7 Master of Puppets (1986) #51 ...And Justice for All (1988) #106
3	Slayer 1981, United States Thrash Metal, Speed Metal	Reign in Blood (1986) #5 Hell Awaits (1985) #24 Seasons in the Abyss (1990) #41
4	Testament 1986, United States Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal	The Legacy (1987) #316 The Gathering (1999) #413 Dark Roots of Earth (2012) #450
5	Kreator 1984, Germany Thrash Metal	Pleasure to Kill (1986) #95 Coma of Souls (1990) #369 Enemy of God (2005) #389
6	Sepultura 1984, Brazil Thrash Metal, Death Metal, Groove Metal, Nu Metal	Beneath the Remains (1989) #56 Schizophrenia (1987) #251 Arise (1991) #279
7	Sodom 1981, Germany Thrash Metal, Black Metal	Persecution Mania (1987) #180 Tapping the Vein (1992) #289 Code Red (1999) #359
8	Overkill 1980, United States Thrash Metal, Groove Metal	Ironbound (2010) #298 Under the Influence (1988) #323 The Years of Decay (1989) #425
9	Anthrax 1981, United States Thrash Metal, Speed Metal, Groove Metal	Among the Living (1987) #201 Spreading the Disease (1985) #981 Persistence of Time (1990) #1159
10	Destruction 1982, Germany Thrash Metal	Eternal Devastation (1986) #119 The Antichrist (2001) #307 Day of Reckoning (2011) #760
11	Exodus 1979, United States Thrash Metal, Groove Metal	Bonded by Blood (1985) #216 Shovel Headed Kill Machine (2005) #722 Fabulous Disaster (1989) #1003
12	Annihilator 1984, Canada Thrash Metal, Technical Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal	Never Neverland (1990) #529 Alice in Hell (1989) #1007 Set the World on Fire (1993) #2164
13	Crash 1989, Korea Thrash Metal, Industrial Metal, Groove Metal	Endless Supply of Pain (1993) #419 The Paragon of Animals (2010) #691 Untamed Hands in Imperfect World (2014) [EP] #2464
14	Nevermore 1992, United States Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal	This Godless Endeavor (2005) #697 Dead Heart, in a Dead World (2000) #1261 The Year of the Voyager (2008) [Live] #1723
15	Havok 2004, United States Thrash Metal	Time Is Up (2011) #308 Point of No Return (2012) [EP] #1446 Conformicide (2017) #3621
16	Dark Angel 1983, United States Thrash Metal	Darkness Descends (1986) #217 Leave Scars (1989) #1717 Time Does Not Heal (1991) #3465
17	Possessed 1983, United States Thrash Metal, Death Metal	Seven Churches (1985) #242 Revelations of Oblivion (2019) #2610 Beyond the Gates (1986) #3359
18	Artillery 1982, Denmark Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal	By Inheritance (1990) #320 Penalty By Perception (2016) #1827 My Blood (2011)
19	Morbid Saint 1982, United States Thrash Metal	Spectrum of Death (1990) #153 Destruction System (1992) [Demo] Destruction System (2015)
20	Death Angel 1982, United States Thrash Metal	Relentless Retribution (2010) #2567 The Dream Calls for Blood (2013) #3195 The Ultra-Violence (1987) #3378
21	Demolition Hammer United States Thrash Metal, Death Metal	Epidemic of Violence (1992) #474 Tortured Existence (1990) #1590 Necrology: a Complete Anthology (2008) [Compilation]
22	Sylosis 2000, United Kingdom Thrash Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore, Progressive Metal	Conclusion of an Age (2008) #1323 Edge of the Earth (2011) #1967 Monolith (2012) #3439
23	Warbringer 2004, United States Thrash Metal	Woe to the Vanquished (2017) #1862 Waking Into Nightmares (2009) #2355 War Without End (2008) #2724
24	Flotsam and Jetsam 1984, United States Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal	Doomsday for the Deceiver (1986) #2153 Unnatural Selection (1999) My God (2001)
25	Vio-lence 1985, United States Thrash Metal	Eternal Nightmare (1988) #439 Oppressing the Masses (1990) #3886 Nothing to Gain (1993)
26	Nuclear Assault 1984, United States Thrash Metal	Handle With Care (1989) #1537 Survive (1988) #1996 The Plague (1987) [EP]
27	Lost Society 2010, Finland Thrash Metal	Fast Loud Death (2013) #1818 Terror Hungry (2014) #1958 No Absolution (2020)
28	Mahatma 1993, Korea Thrash Metal	Perseverance (2007) #1634 New Justice (2016) #2731 The Endless Struggle Against Time (2005)
29	Skeletonwitch 2003, United States Thrash Metal, Melodic Death Metal	Devouring Radiant Light (2018) #2046 Breathing the Fire (2009) Serpents Unleashed (2013) #2756
30	Onslaught 1982, United Kingdom Thrash Metal	VI (2013) #1820 In Search of Sanity (1989) #2544 The Force (1986) #2639
31	Mortification 1990, Australia Thrash Metal, Death Metal	Scrolls of the Megilloth (1992) #2381 Mortification (1991) EnVision EvAngeline (1996)
32	Evile 2004, United Kingdom Thrash Metal	Five Serpent's Teeth (2011) #1989 Enter the Grave (2007) #3089 Skull (2013)
33	Whiplash 1984, United States Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal	Power and Pain (1985) #1686 Ticket to Mayhem (1987) Cult of One (1996)
34	Razor 1983, Canada Thrash Metal, Speed Metal	Violent Restitution (1988) #2141 Evil Invaders (1985) #2520 Shotgun Justice (1990)
35	Exhorder 1985, United States Thrash Metal, Groove Metal	Slaughter in the Vatican (1990) #2226 The Law (1992) #3412 Mourn the Southern Skies (2019)
36	Power Trip 2008, United States Thrash Metal, Crossover Thrash	Nightmare Logic (2017) #1423 Manifest Decimation (2013) #2729 Demo 2008 (2008) [Demo]
37	Monkey Head Korea Thrash Metal	Monkey's Ass (1994) #1971 The Second Phase of Monkey Head (1995) #3677 난 개야! (2005)
38	Gama Bomb 2002, United Kingdom Thrash Metal	Speed Between the Lines (2018) Untouchable Glory (2015) Tales From the Grave in Space (2009) #3806
39	Suicidal Angels 2001, Greece Thrash Metal	Dead Again (2010) #3876 Bloodbath (2012) Sanctify the Darkness (2009)
40	Hirax United States Thrash Metal	The New Age of Terror (2004) Barrage of Noise (2001) [EP] Raging Violence (1985)

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