Best Thrash Metal Bands | Metal Kingdom

Rank	Band / Formed / Genres	Albums
1	Megadeth 1983, United States Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal, Speed Metal	Rust in Peace (1990) #1 Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? (1986) #18 Countdown to Extinction (1992) #168
2	Metallica 1981, United States Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal	Ride the Lightning (1984) #6 Master of Puppets (1986) #59 Kill 'Em All (1983) #102
3	Slayer 1981, United States Thrash Metal, Speed Metal	Reign in Blood (1986) #4 Hell Awaits (1985) #21 Seasons in the Abyss (1990) #46
4	Testament 1986, United States Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal	The Gathering (1999) #352 The Legacy (1987) #375 Dark Roots of Earth (2012) #386
5	Kreator 1984, Germany Thrash Metal	Pleasure to Kill (1986) #81 Coma of Souls (1990) #364 Enemy of God (2005) #439
6	Sepultura 1984, Brazil Thrash Metal, Death Metal, Groove Metal, Nu Metal	Beneath the Remains (1989) #56 Schizophrenia (1987) #179 Arise (1991) #186
7	Sodom 1981, Germany Thrash Metal, Black Metal	Persecution Mania (1987) #142 Tapping the Vein (1992) #306 Code Red (1999) #378
8	Overkill 1980, United States Thrash Metal, Groove Metal	Ironbound (2010) #272 The Years of Decay (1989) #385 Under the Influence (1988) #474
9	Anthrax 1981, United States Thrash Metal, Speed Metal, Groove Metal	Among the Living (1987) #174 Persistence of Time (1990) #1005 Spreading the Disease (1985) #1032
10	Destruction 1982, Germany Thrash Metal	Eternal Devastation (1986) #103 The Antichrist (2001) #278 Day of Reckoning (2011) #716
11	Exodus 1979, United States Thrash Metal, Groove Metal	Bonded by Blood (1985) #241 Shovel Headed Kill Machine (2005) #848 Pleasures of the Flesh (1987) #1146
12	Annihilator 1984, Canada Thrash Metal, Technical Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal	Never Neverland (1990) #487 Alice in Hell (1989) #981 Set the World on Fire (1993) #1935
13	Crash 1989, Korea Thrash Metal, Industrial Metal, Groove Metal	Endless Supply of Pain (1993) #395 The Paragon of Animals (2010) #604 Untamed Hands in Imperfect World (2014) [EP] #2042
14	Nevermore 1992, United States Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal	This Godless Endeavor (2005) #589 Dead Heart, in a Dead World (2000) #1361 The Year of the Voyager (2008) [Live] #1601
15	Havok 2004, United States Thrash Metal	Time Is Up (2011) #273 Point of No Return (2012) [EP] #937 Unnatural Selection (2013) #3428
16	Dark Angel 1983, United States Thrash Metal	Darkness Descends (1986) #237 Leave Scars (1989) #1954 Time Does Not Heal (1991) #3230
17	Artillery 1982, Denmark Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal	By Inheritance (1990) #318 Penalty By Perception (2016) #1708 My Blood (2011)
18	Morbid Saint 1982, United States Thrash Metal	Spectrum of Death (1990) #136 Destruction System (1992) [Demo] Destruction System (2015)
19	Possessed 1983, United States Thrash Metal, Death Metal	Seven Churches (1985) #197 The Eyes of Horror (1987) [EP] #3307 Beyond the Gates (1986) #3418
20	Death Angel 1982, United States Thrash Metal	Frolic Through the Park (1988) Relentless Retribution (2010) #1919 The Dream Calls for Blood (2013) #2533
21	Demolition Hammer United States Thrash Metal, Death Metal	Epidemic of Violence (1992) #413 Tortured Existence (1990) #1358 Necrology: a Complete Anthology (2008) [Compilation]
22	Sylosis 2000, United Kingdom Thrash Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore	Conclusion of an Age (2008) #1224 Edge of the Earth (2011) #1406 Monolith (2012) #3206
23	Flotsam and Jetsam 1984, United States Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal	Doomsday for the Deceiver (1986) #1541 No Place for Disgrace (1988) #2060 Unnatural Selection (1999)
24	Nuclear Assault 1984, United States Thrash Metal	Handle With Care (1989) #1436 Survive (1988) #1873 The Plague (1987) [EP]
25	Warbringer 2004, United States Thrash Metal	Woe to the Vanquished (2017) #1924 Waking Into Nightmares (2009) #2413 War Without End (2008) #3199
26	Vio-lence 1985, United States Thrash Metal	Eternal Nightmare (1988) #429 Oppressing the Masses (1990) Nothing to Gain (1993)
27	Mahatma 1993, Korea Thrash Metal	Perseverance (2007) #1479 New Justice (2016) #2537 The Endless Struggle Against Time (2005)
28	Lost Society 2010, Finland Thrash Metal	Fast Loud Death (2013) #1315 Terror Hungry (2014) #1716 Braindead (2016)
29	Skeletonwitch 2003, United States Thrash Metal, Melodic Death Metal	Devouring Radiant Light (2018) #1911 Breathing the Fire (2009) Serpents Unleashed (2013) #2558
30	Onslaught 1982, United Kingdom Thrash Metal	VI (2013) #1703 In Search of Sanity (1989) #2201 The Force (1986) #2341
31	Mortification 1990, Australia Thrash Metal, Death Metal	Scrolls of the Megilloth (1992) #2215 Mortification (1991) EnVision EvAngeline (1996)
32	Evile 2004, United Kingdom Thrash Metal	Five Serpent's Teeth (2011) #1863 Enter the Grave (2007) #2875 Skull (2013)
33	Razor 1983, Canada Thrash Metal, Speed Metal	Violent Restitution (1988) #1993 Evil Invaders (1985) #2343 Shotgun Justice (1990)
34	Whiplash 1984, United States Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal	Power and Pain (1985) #1776 Ticket to Mayhem (1987) Cult of One (1996)
35	Monkey Head Korea Thrash Metal	Monkey's Ass (1994) #1838 The Second Phase of Monkey Head (1995) #3430 난 개야! (2005)
36	Gama Bomb 2002, United Kingdom Thrash Metal	Speed Between the Lines (2018) Untouchable Glory (2015) Tales From the Grave in Space (2009) #3552
37	Suicidal Angels 2001, Greece Thrash Metal	Dead Again (2010) #2977 Bloodbath (2012) Divide and Conquer (2014) #3736
38	Exhorder 1985, United States Thrash Metal, Groove Metal	Slaughter in the Vatican (1990) #2027 The Law (1992) #3111 Live Death (1994) [Split]
39	Hirax United States Thrash Metal	The New Age of Terror (2004) Barrage of Noise (2001) [EP] Raging Violence (1985)
40	Necrodeath 1985, Italy Thrash Metal, Death Metal, Black Metal	Fragments of Insanity (1989) #892 Black As Pitch (2001) Into the Macabre (1987)
41	Exumer 1985, Germany Thrash Metal	Possessed by Fire (1986) #1939 Rising from the Sea (1987) Fire & Damnation (2012)
42	Power Trip 2008, United States Thrash Metal, Crossover Thrash	Nightmare Logic (2017) #2424 Manifest Decimation (2013) #2534 Demo 2008 (2008) [Demo]
43	Heathen 1984, United States Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal	The Evolution of Chaos (2009) #2702 Victims of Deception (1991) #2945 Breaking the Silence (1987)
44	Sacred Reich 1985, United States Thrash Metal, Funk Metal	Ignorance (1987) Heal (1996) Independent (1993)
45	Essence 2005, Denmark Thrash Metal	Lost in Violence (2011) #1267 Last Night of Solace (2013) #2531 Art in Imperfection (2007) [EP]
46	Fastkill Japan Thrash Metal	Bestial Thrashing Bulldozer (2011) Nuclear Thrashing Attack (2007) #2084 Infernal Thrashing Holocaust (2004)
47	Living Death 1981, Germany Thrash Metal, Speed Metal	Back to the Weapons (1986) [EP] Protected from Reality (1987) Vengeance of Hell (1984)
48	Lååz Rockit 1982, United States Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal	Annihilation Principle (1989) #2593 Know Your Enemy (1987) Left for Dead (2008)
49	Carnal Forge 1997, Sweden Thrash Metal, Death Metal	Firedemon (2000) Aren't You Dead Yet? (2004) Testify for My Victims (2007)
50	Mortal Sin 1985, Australia Thrash Metal	Face of Despair (1989) #2903 Mayhemic Destruction (1987) Psychology of Death (2011)

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