Top Metal Albums

[gdansk]

I really like thrash metal. I figure I'll do a top five, it's simpler that way. I feel like a metalvangelist.


Megadeth - Rust In Peace A progressive thrash metal masterpiece. The track is full of great songs, with lots of guitar solos. It's Megadeth, after all.
Favorite track: Hangar 18


Hexenhaus - Awakening The guitar work on this album is spectacular and the vocals are quite good. To me they're the epitome of excess. Just when you think you're getting a nice riff, they toss in a guitar solo.
Favorite track: Necronomicon ex mortis


Anacrusis - Screams and Whispers This album is very progressive with a number of sounds you normally don't hear in thrash metal. The vocals are very unique and the songs are generally more interesting? than most.
Favorite track: Brotherhood


Coroner - Mental Vortex Coroner is basically thrash metal's rush, a trio with lots of interesting arrangements. This is a later album and shows a lot more modern influences than their more traditionally thrash works that preceded it.
Favorite track: Divine Step (Conspectu Mortis)


Morbid Saint - Spectrum of Death Morbid Saint's only real album. Not only is this album fast as hell, it is has some catchy riffs and great Kreator-esque vocals. If there was ever a band that personified thrash metal, it'd be Morbid Saint.
Favorite track: Assassin

[Overlord]

Band: Amon Amarth
Album: Surtur Rising

What's not to like?

Amon Amarth - Destroyer of the Univers

[kochujang]

I have heard of Amon Amarth for a long time now, but never tried to listen to it. I believe this has to change. What album should I start with?