Essential Thrash/Speed Metal Listening

On the lines of my POST on Essential Power Metal Listening I bring you Thrash/Speed now. The list will comprise of albums which "Thrash" from start to finish, albums which give you riff after riff mercilessly...typical old school speed, blistering solos and menacing vocals. Don't go pulling your hair if you don't find a Master Of Puppets, Ride The Lightning or Rust In Peace here. Timeless classics as these albums might be, they are not the speed/riff attacks from start to finish as the labums which are to follow in this list. This is hardcore thrash mayhem, and for those of you whose thrash world ends with Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax are advised to take this slowly...it's an acquired taste. Those who can headbang to the occassional Testament and Kreator...have fun:). I won't be reviewing these albums, instead I'll just include names of some killer tracks from them. Note: The list is in no particular order. It really!!! is very hard to rank them:), except for the number 1 of course, Reign In Blood!!!!

Reign In Blood--Slayer(1986)

Killer Tracks: All of them!!!!

(2) Forbidden Evil--Forbidden(1988)

Killer Tracks: Chalice of Blood, Through Eyes of Glass, Forbidden Evil, March Into Fire,Feel No Pain

(3) Beneath The Remains--Sepultura(1989)

Killer Tracks: Beneath The Remains, Inner Self, Mass Hypnosis, Slaves of Pain, Hungry

(4) Bonded By Blood--Exodus(1985)

Killer Tracks: Bonded by Blood, Piranha, And Then There Was None, A Lesson In Violence, Strike of the Beast

(5) Darkness Descends--Dark Angel(1986)

Killer Tracks: Darkness Descends, Merciless Death, Black Prophecies, The Burning of Sodom

(6) Extreme Aggression--Kreator(1989)

Killer Tracks: Extreme Aggression, Betrayer, Bringer of Torture, Some Pain Will Last

(7) Terror Squad--Artillery(1987)

Killer Tracks: The Challenge, Terror Squad, At War With Science, Decapitation of Deviants

(8) Eternal Nightmare--Vio-lence(1988)

Killer Tracks: Calling in The Coroner, Kill on Command, Serial Killer, Eternal Nightmare

(9) The Years Of Decay--Overkill(1989)

Killer Tracks: Time To Kill, E.vil N.ever D.ies, Eliminate, The Years of Decay

(10) The Legacy--Testament(1987)

Tracks: Over The Wall, Alone In The Dark, Burnt Offerings, First Strike Is Deadly

(11) The Ultra-Violence--Death Angel(1987)

Killer Tracks: Final Death, Mistress Of Pain, Kill As One, The Ultra-Violence

(12) Pleasure To Kill--Kreator(1986)

Killer Tracks: Riot of Violence, Command of the Blade, Ripping Corpse, Under The Guillotine

(13) Arise--Sepultura(1990)

Killer Tracks: Dead Embryonic Cells, Murdered, Altered State, Under Siege(Regnum Irae)

(14) Twisted Into Form--Forbidden(1990)

Killer Tracks: Infinite, Step by Step, Twisted Into Form, Tossed Away

(15) Enemy Of God--Kreator(2005??, yes, it's that good)

Killer Tracks: Enemy of God, Murder Fantasies, Impossible Brutality, The Ancient Plague

(16) Surf Nicaragua(EP)--Sacred Reich(1988)

Killer Tracks: Surf Nicaragua, Death Squad, Draining You of Life, War Pigs(Sabbath cover)

(17) Persecution Mania--Sodom(1987)

Killer Tracks: Bombenhagel, Conjuration, Nuclear Winter, Outbreak Of Evil

(18) Horrorscope--Overkill(1990)

Killer Tracks: Thanx for Nothin, Coma, Nice Day for A Funeral, Bare Bones

(19) Eternal Devastation--Destruction(1986)

Killer Tracks: Curse The Gods, United By Hatred, Upcoming Devastation

(20) Agent Orange--Sodom(1989)

Killer Tracks: Agent Orange, Remember The Fallen, Ausgebombt, Magic Dragon

Also Recommended: Dreamweaver--Sabbat(1988, pagan imagery but midblowing music)

Killer Tracks: The Clerical Conspiracy, The Best Of Enemies, How The Mighty Have Fallen