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) #174
2	Metallica 1981, United States Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal	Ride the Lightning (1984) #6 Master of Puppets (1986) #50 ...And Justice for All (1988) #101
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) #284 The Gathering (1999) #398 Dark Roots of Earth (2012) #425
5	Kreator 1984, Germany Thrash Metal	Pleasure to Kill (1986) #89 Enemy of God (2005) #379 Coma of Souls (1990) #394
6	Sepultura 1984, Brazil Thrash Metal, Death Metal, Groove Metal, Nu Metal	Beneath the Remains (1989) #56 Schizophrenia (1987) #249 Arise (1991) #272
7	Sodom 1981, Germany Thrash Metal, Black Metal	Persecution Mania (1987) #190 Tapping the Vein (1992) #286 Code Red (1999) #403
8	Overkill 1980, United States Thrash Metal, Groove Metal	Ironbound (2010) #292 Under the Influence (1988) #356 The Years of Decay (1989) #410
9	Anthrax 1981, United States Thrash Metal, Speed Metal, Groove Metal	Among the Living (1987) #189 Spreading the Disease (1985) #860 Persistence of Time (1990) #1132
10	Destruction 1982, Germany Thrash Metal	Eternal Devastation (1986) #96 The Antichrist (2001) #300 Day of Reckoning (2011) #742
11	Exodus 1979, United States Thrash Metal, Groove Metal	Bonded by Blood (1985) #243 Shovel Headed Kill Machine (2005) #771 Shovel Headed Tour Machine (2010) [Video]
12	Annihilator 1984, Canada Thrash Metal, Technical Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal	Never Neverland (1990) #514 Alice in Hell (1989) #1042 Set the World on Fire (1993) #2113
13	Crash 1989, Korea Thrash Metal, Industrial Metal, Groove Metal	Endless Supply of Pain (1993) #407 The Paragon of Animals (2010) #672 Untamed Hands in Imperfect World (2014) [EP] #2417
14	Nevermore 1992, United States Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal	This Godless Endeavor (2005) #676 Dead Heart, in a Dead World (2000) #1231 The Year of the Voyager (2008) [Live] #1683
15	Havok 2004, United States Thrash Metal	Time Is Up (2011) #301 Point of No Return (2012) [EP] #1415 Unnatural Selection (2013) #3605
16	Dark Angel 1983, United States Thrash Metal	Darkness Descends (1986) #209 Leave Scars (1989) #1677 Time Does Not Heal (1991) #3399
17	Possessed 1983, United States Thrash Metal, Death Metal	Seven Churches (1985) #239 Revelations of Oblivion (2019) #2554 The Eyes of Horror (1987) [EP] #3468
18	Artillery 1982, Denmark Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal	By Inheritance (1990) #306 Penalty By Perception (2016) #1792 My Blood (2011)
19	Morbid Saint 1982, United States Thrash Metal	Spectrum of Death (1990) #149 Destruction System (1992) [Demo] Destruction System (2015)
20	Death Angel 1982, United States Thrash Metal	Relentless Retribution (2010) #2011 The Dream Calls for Blood (2013) #2667 The Ultra-Violence (1987) #3097
21	Demolition Hammer United States Thrash Metal, Death Metal	Epidemic of Violence (1992) #459 Tortured Existence (1990) #1562 Necrology: a Complete Anthology (2008) [Compilation]
22	Sylosis 2000, United Kingdom Thrash Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore	Conclusion of an Age (2008) #1297 Edge of the Earth (2011) #1928 Monolith (2012) #3372
23	Flotsam and Jetsam 1984, United States Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal	Doomsday for the Deceiver (1986) #2101 Unnatural Selection (1999) My God (2001)
24	Vio-lence 1985, United States Thrash Metal	Eternal Nightmare (1988) #418 Oppressing the Masses (1990) #3811 Nothing to Gain (1993)
25	Nuclear Assault 1984, United States Thrash Metal	Handle With Care (1989) #1511 Survive (1988) #1957 The Plague (1987) [EP]
26	Warbringer 2004, United States Thrash Metal	Woe to the Vanquished (2017) #2016 Waking Into Nightmares (2009) #2536 War Without End (2008) #3363
27	Mahatma 1993, Korea Thrash Metal	Perseverance (2007) #1591 New Justice (2016) #2670 The Endless Struggle Against Time (2005)
28	Lost Society 2010, Finland Thrash Metal	Fast Loud Death (2013) #1783 Terror Hungry (2014) #1920 Braindead (2016)
29	Skeletonwitch 2003, United States Thrash Metal, Melodic Death Metal	Devouring Radiant Light (2018) #2001 Breathing the Fire (2009) Serpents Unleashed (2013) #2695
30	Onslaught 1982, United Kingdom Thrash Metal	VI (2013) #1785 In Search of Sanity (1989) #2491 The Force (1986) #2708
31	Mortification 1990, Australia Thrash Metal, Death Metal	Scrolls of the Megilloth (1992) #2335 Mortification (1991) EnVision EvAngeline (1996)
32	Evile 2004, United Kingdom Thrash Metal	Five Serpent's Teeth (2011) #1948 Enter the Grave (2007) #3029 Skull (2013)
33	Whiplash 1984, United States Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal	Power and Pain (1985) #1873 Ticket to Mayhem (1987) Cult of One (1996)
34	Razor 1983, Canada Thrash Metal, Speed Metal	Violent Restitution (1988) #2090 Evil Invaders (1985) #2468 Shotgun Justice (1990)
35	Exhorder 1985, United States Thrash Metal, Groove Metal	Slaughter in the Vatican (1990) #2174 The Law (1992) #3346 Mourn the Southern Skies (2019)
36	Power Trip 2008, United States Thrash Metal, Crossover Thrash	Nightmare Logic (2017) #1544 Manifest Decimation (2013) #2668 Demo 2008 (2008) [Demo]
37	Monkey Head Korea Thrash Metal	Monkey's Ass (1994) #1931 The Second Phase of Monkey Head (1995) #3607 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) #3742
39	Suicidal Angels 2001, Greece Thrash Metal	Dead Again (2010) #3802 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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