Best Thrash Metal Bands

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) #16 Countdown to Extinction (1992) #171
2	Metallica 1981, United States Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal	Ride the Lightning (1984) #6 Master of Puppets (1986) #59 Kill 'Em All (1983) #106
3	Slayer 1981, United States Thrash Metal, Speed Metal	Reign in Blood (1986) #4 Hell Awaits (1985) #21 Seasons in the Abyss (1990) #44
4	Testament 1986, United States Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal	The Legacy (1987) #381 Dark Roots of Earth (2012) #397 The Gathering (1999) #405
5	Kreator 1984, Germany Thrash Metal	Pleasure to Kill (1986) #82 Coma of Souls (1990) #395 Enemy of God (2005) #460
6	Sepultura 1984, Brazil Thrash Metal, Death Metal, Groove Metal, Nu Metal	Beneath the Remains (1989) #52 Schizophrenia (1987) #198 Arise (1991) #236
7	Sodom 1981, Germany Thrash Metal, Black Metal	Persecution Mania (1987) #182 Tapping the Vein (1992) #283 Code Red (1999) #386
8	Overkill 1980, United States Thrash Metal, Groove Metal	Ironbound (2010) #281 Under the Influence (1988) #358 The Years of Decay (1989) #396
9	Anthrax 1981, United States Thrash Metal, Speed Metal, Groove Metal	Among the Living (1987) #184 Spreading the Disease (1985) #818 Persistence of Time (1990) #1019
10	Destruction 1982, Germany Thrash Metal	Eternal Devastation (1986) #94 The Antichrist (2001) #288 Day of Reckoning (2011) #726
11	Exodus 1979, United States Thrash Metal, Groove Metal	Bonded by Blood (1985) #246 Shovel Headed Kill Machine (2005) #878 Pleasures of the Flesh (1987) #1164
12	Annihilator 1984, Canada Thrash Metal, Technical Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal	Never Neverland (1990) #493 Alice in Hell (1989) #1000 Set the World on Fire (1993) #1975
13	Crash 1989, Korea Thrash Metal, Industrial Metal, Groove Metal	Endless Supply of Pain (1993) #404 The Paragon of Animals (2010) #611 Untamed Hands in Imperfect World (2014) [EP] #2091
14	Nevermore 1992, United States Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal	This Godless Endeavor (2005) #745 Dead Heart, in a Dead World (2000) #1396 The Year of the Voyager (2008) [Live] #1648
15	Havok 2004, United States Thrash Metal	Time Is Up (2011) #280 Point of No Return (2012) [EP] #961 Unnatural Selection (2013) #3508
16	Dark Angel 1983, United States Thrash Metal	Darkness Descends (1986) #190 Leave Scars (1989) #1997 Time Does Not Heal (1991) #3312
17	Artillery 1982, Denmark Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal	By Inheritance (1990) #322 Penalty By Perception (2016) #1749 My Blood (2011)
18	Morbid Saint 1982, United States Thrash Metal	Spectrum of Death (1990) #145 Destruction System (1992) [Demo] Destruction System (2015)
19	Possessed 1983, United States Thrash Metal, Death Metal	Seven Churches (1985) #239 The Eyes of Horror (1987) [EP] #3379 Beyond the Gates (1986) #3498
20	Death Angel 1982, United States Thrash Metal	Frolic Through the Park (1988) Relentless Retribution (2010) #1959 The Dream Calls for Blood (2013) #2601
21	Demolition Hammer United States Thrash Metal, Death Metal	Epidemic of Violence (1992) #423 Tortured Existence (1990) #1391 Necrology: a Complete Anthology (2008) [Compilation]
22	Sylosis 2000, United Kingdom Thrash Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore	Conclusion of an Age (2008) #1252 Edge of the Earth (2011) #1710 Monolith (2012) #3288
23	Nuclear Assault 1984, United States Thrash Metal	Handle With Care (1989) #1472 Survive (1988) #1909 The Plague (1987) [EP]
24	Flotsam and Jetsam 1984, United States Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal	Doomsday for the Deceiver (1986) #1584 No Place for Disgrace (1988) #2115 Unnatural Selection (1999)
25	Warbringer 2004, United States Thrash Metal	Woe to the Vanquished (2017) #1965 Waking Into Nightmares (2009) #2479 War Without End (2008) #3281
26	Vio-lence 1985, United States Thrash Metal	Eternal Nightmare (1988) #402 Oppressing the Masses (1990) Nothing to Gain (1993)
27	Mahatma 1993, Korea Thrash Metal	Perseverance (2007) #1516 New Justice (2016) #2604 The Endless Struggle Against Time (2005)
28	Lost Society 2010, Finland Thrash Metal	Fast Loud Death (2013) #1350 Terror Hungry (2014) #1759 Braindead (2016)
29	Skeletonwitch 2003, United States Thrash Metal, Melodic Death Metal	Devouring Radiant Light (2018) #2096 Breathing the Fire (2009) Serpents Unleashed (2013) #2626
30	Onslaught 1982, United Kingdom Thrash Metal	VI (2013) #1743 In Search of Sanity (1989) #2259 The Force (1986) #2406
31	Mortification 1990, Australia Thrash Metal, Death Metal	Scrolls of the Megilloth (1992) #2275 Mortification (1991) EnVision EvAngeline (1996)
32	Evile 2004, United Kingdom Thrash Metal	Five Serpent's Teeth (2011) #1900 Enter the Grave (2007) #2951 Skull (2013)
33	Razor 1983, Canada Thrash Metal, Speed Metal	Violent Restitution (1988) #2043 Evil Invaders (1985) #2408 Shotgun Justice (1990)
34	Whiplash 1984, United States Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal	Power and Pain (1985) #1818 Ticket to Mayhem (1987) Cult of One (1996)
35	Monkey Head Korea Thrash Metal	Monkey's Ass (1994) #1879 The Second Phase of Monkey Head (1995) #3511 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) #3644
37	Suicidal Angels 2001, Greece Thrash Metal	Dead Again (2010) #3539 Bloodbath (2012) Divide and Conquer (2014) #3836
38	Exhorder 1985, United States Thrash Metal, Groove Metal	Slaughter in the Vatican (1990) #2077 The Law (1992) #3187 Live Death (1994) [Split]
39	Power Trip 2008, United States Thrash Metal, Crossover Thrash	Nightmare Logic (2017) #1808 Manifest Decimation (2013) #2602 Demo 2008 (2008) [Demo]
40	Hirax United States Thrash Metal	The New Age of Terror (2004) Barrage of Noise (2001) [EP] Raging Violence (1985)
41	Exumer 1985, Germany Thrash Metal	Possessed by Fire (1986) #1978 Rising from the Sea (1987) Fire & Damnation (2012)
42	Necrodeath 1985, Italy Thrash Metal, Death Metal, Black Metal	Fragments of Insanity (1989) #912 Black As Pitch (2001) Into the Macabre (1987)
43	Heathen 1984, United States Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal	Victims of Deception (1991) #3030 The Evolution of Chaos (2009) #3155 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) #1291 Last Night of Solace (2013) #2599 Art in Imperfection (2007) [EP]
46	Fastkill Japan Thrash Metal	Bestial Thrashing Bulldozer (2011) Nuclear Thrashing Attack (2007) #2141 Infernal Thrashing Holocaust (2004)
47	Tankard 1982, Germany Thrash Metal	Chemical Invasion (1987) Beast of Bourbon (2004) One Foot in the Grave (2017)
48	Living Death 1981, Germany Thrash Metal, Speed Metal	Back to the Weapons (1986) [EP] Protected from Reality (1987) Vengeance of Hell (1984)
49	Lååz Rockit 1982, United States Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal	Annihilation Principle (1989) #2661 Know Your Enemy (1987) Left for Dead (2008)
50	Carnal Forge 1997, Sweden Thrash Metal, Death Metal	Firedemon (2000) Aren't You Dead Yet? (2004) Testify for My Victims (2007)

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