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The greatest thrash metal artists of all time

33 artists ranked by the Groove — music.nw’s own measure of renown. Not an opinion, a fact computed from the record. Why?

No. 1

Metallica

United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1981– · heavy metal
146.669
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2 Slayer United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1981– · thrash metal 65.521
3 Megadeth United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1983– · heavy metal 43.032
4 Anthrax United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1981– · thrash metal 10.177
5 Sepultura Brazil flagBrazil · 1984– · metal 6.023
6 Machine Head United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1991– · thrash metal 5.975
7 Vektor United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2002– · thrash metal 3.741
8 Exodus United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1979– · thrash metal 3.407
9 Kreator Germany flagGermany · 1982– · thrash metal 3.280
10 Bathory Sweden flagSweden · 1983–2004 · black metal 2.736
11 King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Australia flagAustralia · 2010– · psychedelic rock 2.577
12 Nevermore United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1991– · progressive metal 2.407
13 Pantera United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1982– · heavy metal 2.249
14 Annihilator Canada flagCanada · 1984– · thrash metal 2.160
15 Testament United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1983– · metal 1.905
16 Coroner Switzerland flagSwitzerland · 1983– · technical thrash metal 1.689
17 Possessed United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1983– · death metal 1.520
18 Suicidal Tendencies United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1982– · crossover thrash 1.407
19 Celtic Frost Switzerland flagSwitzerland · 1984–2008 · heavy metal 1.348
20 System of a Down United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1995– · alternative metal 1.063
21 Death United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1984–1998 · death metal 1.031
22 Michael Kamen United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1948–2003 · heavy metal 0.895
23 San Francisco Symphony United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1911– · heavy metal 0.895
24 Trivium United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2000– · heavy metal 0.720