Best Thrash Metal Albums

2 artists on TakeRank are tagged thrash metal on MusicBrainz, and fans have voted on 23 of their albums. Shogun by Trivium leads right now, ahead of Ascendancy by Trivium and Master of Puppets by Metallica. Every place here was won in head-to-head votes, with no critic scores and no streaming numbers mixed in.

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Artists

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Albums voted on

Top Thrash Metal albums

  1. 1
    Shogun

    Shogun

    Trivium (2008)

    1439

    86 votes

  2. 2
    Ascendancy

    Ascendancy

    Trivium (2005)

    1253

    85 votes

  3. 3
    Master of Puppets

    Master of Puppets

    Metallica (1986)

    1208

    50 votes

  4. 4
    The Sin and the Sentence

    The Sin and the Sentence

    Trivium (2017)

    1162

    85 votes

  5. 5
    Ride the Lightning

    Ride the Lightning

    Metallica (1984)

    1095

    49 votes

  6. 6
    …And Justice for All

    …And Justice for All

    Metallica (1988)

    1089

    49 votes

  7. 7
    St. Anger

    St. Anger

    Metallica (2003)

    1061

    42 votes

  8. 8
    Metallica

    Metallica

    Metallica (1991)

    1046

    50 votes

  9. 9
    In the Court of the Dragon

    In the Court of the Dragon

    Trivium (2021)

    1041

    84 votes

  10. 10
    Death Magnetic

    Death Magnetic

    Metallica (2008)

    1024

    43 votes

  11. 11
    In Waves

    In Waves

    Trivium (2011)

    1014

    85 votes

  12. 12
    What the Dead Men Say

    What the Dead Men Say

    Trivium (2020)

    1008

    83 votes

  13. 13
    Crown in the Grave

    Crown in the Grave

    Trivium (2026)

    973

    14 votes

  14. 14
    Kill ’Em All

    Kill ’Em All

    Metallica (1983)

    969

    44 votes

  15. 15
    Reload

    Reload

    Metallica (1997)

    952

    45 votes

  16. 16
    Load

    Load

    Metallica (1996)

    946

    47 votes

  17. 17
    Hardwired… to Self‐Destruct

    Hardwired… to Self‐Destruct

    Metallica (2016)

    942

    42 votes

  18. 18
    72 Seasons

    72 Seasons

    Metallica (2023)

    919

    37 votes

  19. 19
    Vengeance Falls

    Vengeance Falls

    Trivium (2013)

    913

    85 votes

  20. 20
    The Crusade

    The Crusade

    Trivium (2006)

    811

    79 votes

Top Thrash Metal songs

  1. 1
    Metallica

    The Unforgiven

    Metallica - Metallica

    1093

    1 vote

  2. 2
    Master of Puppets

    Damage, Inc.

    Metallica - Master of Puppets

    1079

    1 vote

  3. 3
    St. Anger

    All Within My Hands

    Metallica - St. Anger

    1064

    2 votes

  4. 4
    St. Anger

    St. Anger

    Metallica - St. Anger

    1063

    2 votes

  5. 5
    Ride the Lightning

    For Whom the Bell Tolls

    Metallica - Ride the Lightning

    1063

    0 votes

  6. 6
    …And Justice for All

    Blackened

    Metallica - …And Justice for All

    1060

    1 vote

  7. 7
    St. Anger

    St. Anger

    Metallica - St. Anger

    1048

    1 vote

  8. 8
    Master of Puppets

    Battery

    Metallica - Master of Puppets

    1048

    1 vote

  9. 9
    Metallica

    Nothing Else Matters

    Metallica - Metallica

    1046

    2 votes

  10. 10
    St. Anger

    All Within My Hands

    Metallica - St. Anger

    1046

    1 vote

  11. 11
    St. Anger

    Frantic

    Metallica - St. Anger

    1045

    1 vote

  12. 12
    …And Justice for All

    To Live Is to Die

    Metallica - …And Justice for All

    1032

    1 vote

  13. 13
    Metallica

    Enter Sandman

    Metallica - Metallica

    1032

    1 vote

  14. 14
    Ride the Lightning

    Ride the Lightning

    Metallica - Ride the Lightning

    1031

    0 votes

  15. 15
    …And Justice for All

    One

    Metallica - …And Justice for All

    1031

    1 vote

  16. 16
    Metallica

    Of Wolf and Man

    Metallica - Metallica

    1020

    2 votes

  17. 17
    Master of Puppets

    Master of Puppets

    Metallica - Master of Puppets

    1017

    1 vote

  18. 18
    Metallica

    Don’t Tread on Me

    Metallica - Metallica

    1016

    2 votes

  19. 19
    Ride the Lightning

    The Call of Ktulu

    Metallica - Ride the Lightning

    1014

    0 votes

  20. 20
    Ride the Lightning

    Creeping Death

    Metallica - Ride the Lightning

    1002

    0 votes

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