Thrash Metal 2010s Albums

Humanicide shows Death Angel preserving the sharp identity of Bay Area thrash while making its arrangements and weight even more exacting.

Catharsis gathers Machine Head’s anger, social gaze and personal feeling in its most expansive form.

Damned If You Do shows the stability of Metal Church in the Mike Howe reunion era through traditional heavy-metal form.

For the Demented centers Annihilator on thrash-metal sharpness while layering Jeff Waters’ intricate guitar work and uneasy melody around it.

The Sin and the Sentence integrates Trivium’s thrash sharpness, metalcore aggression and melodic chorus work at a high level of tension.

For All Kings keeps Anthrax’s agile thrash attack while giving equal space to heavy groove, chorus lift and modern weight.

The Evil Divide brings together Death Angel’s lively speed and twisting guitar work in a tightly focused record.

Dystopia concentrates Megadeth’s sharp riffs, crooked structures and cold, pressurized atmosphere into a tightly focused record.

XI restates the sturdy appeal of traditional American heavy metal through hard riffs, heavy rhythm and commanding vocal lines.

Hardwired. to Self-Destruct places Metallica’s quick, explosive thrash instinct beside longer pieces that patiently accumulate weight.

Brotherhood of the Snake sharpens Testament’s Bay Area thrash force through modern density and precise execution.

Suicide Society pushes Annihilator’s sharp thrash picking and memorable songcraft at the same time.

Repentless puts Slayer’s merciless riffing, raw vocals and cutting lead guitar at the front of a stripped-down thrash assault.

Silence in the Snow places Trivium’s sharp heavy-metal riffs beside strong, fully sung clean vocals.

Blood In, Blood Out puts Exodus’s angular riffs and merciless rhythm attack at the front, unleashing the aggression of thrash metal.

Bloodstone & Diamonds connects Machine Head’s overwhelming weight with an expansive sense of long-form construction.

Feast is built around Annihilator’s cutting riffs, tense rhythm work and technical guitar playing.

The Dream Calls for Blood gathers Death Angel’s tight-chopped riffs, rough vocal attack and tense rhythm work into a fierce thrash-metal statement.

Super Collider keeps Megadeth’s cutting guitar identity while giving more room to mid-tempo groove and vocal melody.

Generation Nothing puts Metal Church’s hard-chopped guitar, solid rhythm and rough vocal force at the front, reaffirming the power of traditional American heavy metal.

Vengeance Falls packs Trivium’s sharp riffs, tight rhythm and memorable clean choruses into a focused, compact form.

Fire From the Sky uses sharp thrash riffs, heavy breaks and rough vocals to create dark, aggressive metal.

Dark Roots of Earth joins Testament’s sharp thrash riffs, heavy groove and aggressive vocals into thrash metal with modern thickness.

Worship Music brings together Anthrax’s cutting thrash riffs, bouncing groove and commanding choruses to balance tradition with a modern punch.

Unto the Locust expands Machine Head’s groove-metal weight through low growling riffs, complex rhythm and long-form drama.

Thirteen combines Megadeth’s slicing riffs, restless rhythm and Dave Mustaine’s dry, sardonic vocal character.

In Waves crosses Trivium’s sharp thrash riffs, breakdown weight and melodic choruses to display the band’s range.

Annihilator is a self-titled dose of Annihilator’s cutting thrash riffs, complex rhythm and Jeff Waters’ distinctive guitar spark.

Relentless Retribution packs Death Angel’s Bay Area thrash sharpness, shifting rhythm and urgent vocals into an ambitious record.

Exhibit B: The Human Condition is an expansive blast of Exodus’ unforgiving thrash riffs, sharp drumming and socially tense atmosphere.