Album Genre: Thrash Metal

Split Image is the debut album by Excel, released in 1987. It is the band’s first album as Welcome to Venice is a compilation album with Suicidal Tendencies, Beowülf, No Mercy and Los Cycos.

The Joke’s on You is the second album by Excel, released in 1989. The song “The Joke’s on You” was already released on the previous album, Split Image. Although The Joke’s on You never reached any major charts, it is often considered Excel’s best release, and it features their live staples “Fired (You’re)”, “Tapping into … Read more

Possessed is the fourth album by the English heavy metal band Venom and the last before the departure of guitarist Jeffrey Dunn. At the time of its release, it had received mixed reviews, even from the critics who had liked Venom’s earlier albums, and it was thought of as being in another league compared to … Read more

Black Metal is the second album by the English heavy metal band Venom. It was released in November 1982, during the great flourishing of metal music in the UK that was the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, and is considered a major influence on the thrash metal, death metal and black metal scenes that … Read more

Suicidal Tendencies is the debut studio album by American hardcore punk band Suicidal Tendencies, released on July 5, 1983 through Frontier Records. Regarded as one of the best-selling and most successful punk rock albums, Suicidal Tendencies was well-received by fans and critics alike, and the airplay of its only single “Institutionalized” (for which its music … Read more

Kill ‘Em All is the debut studio album by the American heavy metal band Metallica, released on July 25, 1983, by the independent record label Megaforce Records. Kill ‘Em All is regarded as a groundbreaking album for thrash metal because of its precise musicianship, which fuses new wave of British heavy metal riffs with hardcore … Read more

Kill ‘Em All may have revitalized heavy metal’s underground, but Ride the Lightning was even more stunning, exhibiting staggering musical growth and boldly charting new directions that would affect heavy metal for years to come. Incredibly ambitious for a one-year-later sophomore effort, Ride the Lightning finds Metallica aggressively expanding their compositional technique and range of … Read more

Master of Puppets is the third studio album by the American thrash metal band Metallica. It was released on March 3, 1986, through Vertigo Records, Music for Nations and Elektra Records, making it the group’s major label debut. The album peaked at number 29 on the Billboard 200 chart[2 and was the group’s first record … Read more

…And Justice for All is the fourth studio album by the American heavy metal band Metallica. The album was released on August 25, 1988 through Elektra Records. It was the group’s first full studio album to feature bassist Jason Newsted, following the death of Cliff Burton in 1986. Newsted had previously appeared on the Metallica … Read more

The Legacy is the 1987 debut album by American thrash metal band Testament. As of March 1990, the album sold over 150,000 copies in the U.S. Prior to the album’s recording in 1986, Testament was known as Legacy. Their lineup consisted of singer Steve “Zetro” Souza, guitarists Alex Skolnick and Eric Peterson, bassist Greg Christian … Read more