Throughout the year the UK edition of Metal Hammer have been compiling what they feel are the best thrash tracks to be released during select eras from the genre’s humble beginnings up until present time. You can partake in the explanations behind each choice and find playlists for the songs at each of the below links alongside a flat list of their choices.
‘The 10 Best Thrash Songs From 1983-85‘:
Metallica – “Metal Militia”
Suicidal Tendencies – “I Saw Your Mommy”
Anthrax – “Metal Thrashing Mad”
Slayer – “Chemical Warfare”
Destruction – “Mad Butcher”
Exodus – “Bonded By Blood”
Kreator – “Tormentor”
Overkill – “Rotten To The Core”
Celtic Frost – “Circle Of The Tyrants”
Megadeth – “Rattlehead”
‘The 10 Best Thrash Songs From 1986-89‘:
Metallica – “Battery”
Megadeth – “Black Friday”
Slayer – “Angel Of Death”
Kreator – “Pleasure To Kill”
Anthrax – “Caught In A Mosh”
Testament – “Over The Wall”
Sodom – “Nuclear Winter”
Voivod – “Macrosolutions To Megaproblems”
Xentrix – “No Compromise”
Sepultura – “Mass Hypnosis”
‘The 10 Best Thrash Songs From 1990-99‘:
Megadeth – “Holy Wars… The Punishment Due”
Slayer – “War Ensemble”
Kreator – “People Of The Lie”
Heathen – “Hypnotized”
Pantera – “Fucking Hostile”
Sodom – “The Crippler”
Machine Head – “Blood For Blood”
Witchery – “The Reaper”
The Haunted – “Hate Song”
Testament – “Down For Life”
‘The 10 Best Thrash Songs From 2000-18‘:
Destruction – “The Butcher Strikes Back”
Kreator – “Reconquering The Throne”
Exodus – “Star Spangled Banner”
Aura Noir – “Condor”
Municipal Waste – “Unleash The Bastards”
Slayer – “Cult”
Evile – “Thrasher”
Megadeth – “Head Crusher”
Overkill – “Ironbound”
Metallica – “Spit Out The Bone“