10 Thrash Metal Albums a Newbie Needs to Own!

Join Pete Pardo for 10 must-have thrash metal albums for the newbie. This is your thrash 'starter pack'!

[scottwalker]

Flotsam and Jetsam- No Place For Disgrace. One of my favs that I still play on a regular basis to this day.

[adnilrummut]

1. slayer - reign in blood
2. exodus - bonded by blood
3. metallica - ride the lightning
4. kreator - terrible certainty
5. sodom - agent orange
6. megadeth - rust in peace
7. anthrax - among the living
8. annihilator - alice in hell
9. sepultura - beneath the remains
10. dark angel - darkness descends

[theiceman]

Honorable mention: Suicidal Tendencies - How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today

[JamesThomas-dzvj]

The 5 albums that came to mind first - IF I had to narrow it down - were "Kill 'Em All" by Metallica, "Taking Over" by Overkill, "The Ultra Violence" by Death Angel, "Reign in Blood" by Slayer, and "Darkness Descends" by Dark Angel. Obviously, there are several more, but those 5 are always at the top of the thrash heap for me.

[damianvergaradominguez]

Bonded by Blood is such a thrash masterpiece, cannot love more that album

[chrisreardon]

You know what Pete Pardo ...even though I'm not a newbie these lists are cool cause there is stuff out there that never made my Playlist fos one reason or another like sodom...that was killer and I didn't know...thanks pete

[treff]

Never forget hearing Kill 'Em All for the first time, i had just finished putting in a new car stereo in my Datsun pick up truck, which had a shell on the back and a carpet kit. I put house speakers back there, had a powerful amp and was now living the good life! A friend, " heavy metal Bob" who became pretty famous in the metal scene, had hipped me to Riot, Saxon, Armoured Saint and others, told me i had to get this album by Metallica (i thought the name was ridiculous!) so i picked it up and couldnt fathom how fast, relentless and uncompromising it was, the ten ton, granite riffs literally exploding from the sweaty speakers! I thought i was Mr. Heavy Metal, and then realizing AC/DC, Scorps and UFO, Sabbath and Ted Nugent, while still killer, were joined by a collosal behemoth spraying out wattage with seriously dangerous intentions! I was laughing upon first listen, Four Horsemen, Seek And Destroy, Motorbreath and Whiplash giving me an intense high, a huge burst of adrenaline. Played it for my stoner metal buddies, while we were burning some green in the back of my truck, house speakers ready for punishment, and all I saw were looks of complete astonishment, heard the words "no fucking way" over and over again, and then nothing but huge grins! It changed our musical lives, we didnt know this kind of speed and power was even possible, and in fact, a buddy commented that the sonics weren't real, he thought they had to be using special effects or something😁! I thank Heavy Metal Bob for his astute knowledge of all things metal - RIP BOB NALBANIAN.

[stevemcnary]

In no particular order 1. Bonded By Blood-Exodus. 2. Reign In Blood-Slayer. 3. Kill Em All-Metallica. 4. Rust In Peace-Megadeth. 5. Beneath The Remains-Sepultura. 6. The Years Of Decay-Overkill. 7. Alice In Hell-Annihalator. 8. Darkness Descends-Dark Angel. 9. Submission For Liberty-4ARM. 10. Cowboys From Hell-Pantera

[sneakyuploader_]

4:13 Before I see Pete's list, I'll do mine (only one LP per band):

10. Kreator - Pleasure to Kill (1986)
9. Dark Angel - Darkness Descends (1986)
8. Sepultura - Beneath the Remains (1989)
7. Flotsam and Jetsam - Doomsday for the Deceiver (1986)
6. Exodus - Bonded By Blood (1985)
5. Testament - The Legacy (1987)
4. Anthrax - Spreading the Disease (1985)
3. Megadeth - Rust In Peace (1990)
2. Metallica - Ride the Lightning (1984)
1. Slayer - Reign In Blood (1986)

[alexsuperpower]

Here are my top recommendations for beginners:

1. Flotsam And Jetsam - Doomsday For The Deceiver (Very good vocals great for beginners to the genre)
2. Anthrax - Spreading The Disease (Great vocals too good for beginners)
3. Artillery - By Inheritance (Super vocals again)
Start with these 3 first if you can't get past the harsher vocals.
4. Metallica - Master Of Puppets
5. Megadeth - Rust In Peace
6. Slayer - Show No Mercy
7. Testament - The Legacy
8. Annihilator - Alice In Hell
9. Exodus - Bounded By Blood
10. Pantera - Cowboys From Hell

[SardonicWrath]

Tankard - Zombie Attack is a great starter. They just get overlooked constantly.

[Mark-udo]

I just listened to Darkness Descends last night, i'm 54 and still love it. I never actually owned the album because my brother had it and played it 24/7, so it's also kind of nostalgic, haha. Keep up the good work Pete.

[petebrown]

A honorable mention I'll put fourth Voivod - Dimension Hatross!
Total banger. Up there with Kreator, Sodom etc.

[samuraix]

This video made me smile. The list and the honorable mentions just took me back to my teenage years. I'm 50 now and Thrash is still my favourite sub-genre of metal. And I'm proud to say I own every single album you mentioned.

[TimmyGMusic]

You know your stuff! This is one of the few top 10s that I did not find myself disagreeing with at all. Thrash newbies would do well to check out all of these albums, including the honorable mentions like Death Angel, Vio-lence, Sepultura (which really is a top 10 band as well), Nuclear Assault, etc

[mikemars]

I'm not necessarily doing just one album per band, because that's not what hooked me on thrash!

In no particular order:
1. Megadeth - Peace Sells But Who's Buying
2. Anthrax - State of Euphoria
3. Metallica - Master of Puppets
4. Slayer - South of Heaven
5. Slayer - Reign in Blood
6. Megadeth - Rust in Peace
7. Heathen - Victims of Deception
8. Overkill - The Years of Decay
9. Exodus - Fabulous Disaster
10. Tankard - Stone Cold Sober

[leandroramires]

1 Ride the llghiting - Metallica
2 Rest in Peace - Megadeth
3 Arise - Sepultura.
4 Season in the Abyss - Slayer.
5 Handle Pain Nuclear Assalto.
6 Pleasure tô kill Kreator.
7 - By Inhenritance - Artillery.
8 - Chemical Invasion Tankard.
9 - Persistence of Time - Anthrax.
10 - Bonded By Blood - Exodus.

[ZMsoloman]

I will say this; if you’ve never listened to Rust in Peace, listen to the original recording not the remastered version.

[caiogrilletti]

Highly recommend By Inheritance by Artillery. Very underrated Thrash album

[themediaking]

thank you for always being awesome. this channel is treasure for a true music nerd.