Top 10 Christian Thrash/Speed/Death Metal Albums Of All Time

I wanted to specify Death Metal as well because some people would consider Mortification and Sacrement(first album) as Death and I know those are both loved by a lot of people.

1. Human Sacrifice - Vengeance Rising
Easy number one spot.(production sucks and why do Salvation and Receive Him exist?)

2. Silence Is Madness - Bride
Most people wouldn't call this Thrash but it has Thrash elements and it's amazing. 

3. Deliverance - Deliverance
I put the debut but Weapons could be swapped with it, love them equally as much. Can't wait to see them at Immortal Fest!

4. Pathogenic Ocular Dissonance - Tourniquet
This is an amazing album and kinda feels like not enough people talk about it.

5. Sanity Obscure - Believer
One of the Thrashiest pieces of music ever, essential Thrash for Christians and Non-Christians. 

6. Albus Mendacium - Ritual Servant
Newcomers Ritual Servant hit a home run with this album.

7. Haunts Of Violence - Sacrement
Most people like the debut better but I love this one.

8. Jesus Freaks - Jesus Freaks
Wish that they did more than just this.

9. Once Dead - Vengeance Rising
I wanted to avoid putting one band on here multiple times but I'm starting to run out lol.

10. Psychosurgery - Touniquet
An experimental and amazing album.

Silence is Madness had bad production, there's your thrash connection!

No way can anyone leave Scrolls out of such a list!

1. Tourniquet - Stop The Bleeding / Psycho Surgery / Pathogenic Ocular Dissonace
2. Believer - Extraction From Mortality / Sanity Obscure
3- The Crucified - s/t / Pillars Of Humanity
4. Deliverance - s/t / Weapons Of Our Warfare
5- Living Sacrifice - s/t
6. Mortification - s/t / Scrolls Of The Megilloth
7. Vengeance Rising - Once Dead / Human Sacrifice / Destruction Comes / Released Upon The Earth
8. Seventh Angel - The Torment / Lament For The Weary
9. Detritus - Perpetual Defiance

Raegoul wrote:1. Tourniquet - Stop The Bleeding / Psycho Surgery / Pathogenic Ocular Dissonace
2. Believer - Extraction From Mortality / Sanity Obscure
3- The Crucified - s/t / Pillars Of Humanity
4. Deliverance - s/t / Weapons Of Our Warfare
5- Living Sacrifice - s/t
6. Mortification - s/t / Scrolls Of The Megilloth
7. Vengeance Rising - Once Dead / Human Sacrifice / Destruction Comes / Released Upon The Earth
8. Seventh Angel - The Torment / Lament For The Weary
9. Detritus - Perpetual Defiance

Lol I see what you did.

10. Deliverance - Hear What I Say
9. Deliverance - As Above, So Below
8. Deliverance - The Subversive Kind
7. Tourniquet - Psycho Surgery
6. Deliverance - What A Joke
5. Mortification - Scrolls of the Megilloth
4. Tourniquet - Stop the Bleeding
3. Deliverance - Deliverance
2. Tourmiquet - Microscopic View of a Telescopic Realm
1. Deliverance - Weapons of our Warfare

My 10 in no order:

Consecrator - Image of Deception
Betrayal - The Passing
Crimson Thorn - Unearthed
Disencumbrance - The Betrayal 
Mortification - Post Momentary Affliction barely edges out Scrolls
Sacrament - Haunts of Violence
Wickeds End - Temporal Pain
Living Sacrifice - Inhabit
GROMS - Ascension
Vengeance Rising - Human Sacrifice (1st Mix)

Honorable Mentions:
Detritus - Perpetual Defiance
Morty - Scrolls
VR- Once Dead
Fleshkiller
Ethereal Scourge - Judgement and Restoration
Deliverance - s/t and Weapons
Crucified - Pillars
Angel of Sodom - Divine Retribution

StevenCressler wrote:10. Deliverance - Hear What I Say
9. Deliverance - As Above, So Below
8. Deliverance - The Subversive Kind
7. Tourniquet - Psycho Surgery
6. Deliverance - What A Joke
5. Mortification - Scrolls of the Megilloth
4. Tourniquet - Stop the Bleeding
3. Deliverance - Deliverance
2. Tourmiquet - Microscopic View of a Telescopic Realm
1. Deliverance - Weapons of our Warfare

We need to expand your horizons young one 

mothy wrote:

StevenCressler wrote:10. Deliverance - Hear What I Say
9. Deliverance - As Above, So Below
8. Deliverance - The Subversive Kind
7. Tourniquet - Psycho Surgery
6. Deliverance - What A Joke
5. Mortification - Scrolls of the Megilloth
4. Tourniquet - Stop the Bleeding
3. Deliverance - Deliverance
2. Tourmiquet - Microscopic View of a Telescopic Realm
1. Deliverance - Weapons of our Warfare

We need to expand your horizons young one 

Exactly lol

Though note I'm only counting bands I've scored. Lament for the Weary and Extraction From Mortality are 100% making it on there once I score them.

Mort: Scrolls

Mort: S/t

Mort: PMA

7A: Lament for the weary

7A: Torment

Vengeance Rising: Destruction Comes

Vengeance Rising: Human Sacrifice

Vengeance Rising: Once Dead

Vengeance Rising: Released Upon the Earth

Living Sacrifice: Nonexistence

Living Sacrifice: Inhabit

Believer: Extractions

Believer: Dimensions

Believer: Sanity obscure

TQT: Pathogenic

Crimson Thorn: Unearthed

Paramaecium: Exhumed

Paramaecium: Within the ancient Forest


I know that's more than ten but those are my favorite Christian extreme/heavy albums

Pro-Zak wrote:Silence is Madness had bad production, there's your thrash connection!

Haha. Facts.

Pro-Zak wrote:No way can anyone leave Scrolls out of such a list!

I haven't listened to much Mort.

Raegoul wrote:1. Tourniquet - Stop The Bleeding / Psycho Surgery / Pathogenic Ocular Dissonace
2. Believer - Extraction From Mortality / Sanity Obscure
3- The Crucified - s/t / Pillars Of Humanity
4. Deliverance - s/t / Weapons Of Our Warfare
5- Living Sacrifice - s/t
6. Mortification - s/t / Scrolls Of The Megilloth
7. Vengeance Rising - Once Dead / Human Sacrifice / Destruction Comes / Released Upon The Earth
8. Seventh Angel - The Torment / Lament For The Weary
9. Detritus - Perpetual Defiance

I think Vengeance Rising really dipped in quality after Once Dead. I don't like the other two albums.

StevenCressler wrote:10. Deliverance - Hear What I Say
9. Deliverance - As Above, So Below
8. Deliverance - The Subversive Kind
7. Tourniquet - Psycho Surgery
6. Deliverance - What A Joke
5. Mortification - Scrolls of the Megilloth
4. Tourniquet - Stop the Bleeding
3. Deliverance - Deliverance
2. Tourmiquet - Microscopic View of a Telescopic Realm
1. Deliverance - Weapons of our Warfare

That's a lot of Deliverance wow. I always thought they weren't thrash after What A Joke?

mothy wrote:My 10 in no order:

Consecrator - Image of Deception
Betrayal - The Passing
Crimson Thorn - Unearthed
Disencumbrance - The Betrayal 
Mortification - Post Momentary Affliction barely edges out Scrolls
Sacrament - Haunts of Violence
Wickeds End - Temporal Pain
Living Sacrifice - Inhabit
GROMS - Ascension
Vengeance Rising - Human Sacrifice (1st Mix)

Honorable Mentions:
Detritus - Perpetual Defiance
Morty - Scrolls
VR- Once Dead
Fleshkiller
Ethereal Scourge - Judgement and Restoration
Deliverance - s/t and Weapons
Crucified - Pillars
Angel of Sodom - Divine Retribution

I forgot to mention that mine aren't really in order except for VR HS.

Christian Thrash Rules wrote:I wanted to specify Death Metal as well because some people would consider Mortification and Sacrement(first album) as Death and I know those are both loved by a lot of people.

1. Human Sacrifice - Vengeance Rising
Easy number one spot.(production sucks and why do Salvation and Receive Him exist?)

2. Silence Is Madness - Bride
Most people wouldn't call this Thrash but it has Thrash elements and it's amazing. 

3. Deliverance - Deliverance
I put the debut but Weapons could be swapped with it, love them equally as much. Can't wait to see them at Immortal Fest!

4. Pathogenic Ocular Dissonance - Tourniquet
This is an amazing album and kinda feels like not enough people talk about it.

5. Sanity Obscure - Believer
One of the Thrashiest pieces of music ever, essential Thrash for Christians and Non-Christians. 

6. Albus Mendacium - Ritual Servant
Newcomers Ritual Servant hit a home run with this album.

7. Haunts Of Violence - Sacrement
Most people like the debut better but I love this one.

8. Jesus Freaks - Jesus Freaks
Wish that they did more than just this.

9. Once Dead - Vengeance Rising
I wanted to avoid putting one band on here multiple times but I'm starting to run out lol.

10. Psychosurgery - Touniquet
An experimental and amazing album.

Here are some Honorable Mentions I forgot to mention:

The Crucified - The Crucified

Live To Die - Bride

Where Moth And Rust Destroy - Tourniquet

Synergy - Extol

Master Of Space And Time - Mad Dragzter

Stop The Bleeding - Tourniquet

Christian Thrash Rules wrote:

Pro-Zak wrote:No way can anyone leave Scrolls out of such a list!

I haven't listened to much Mort.

Christian metal owns the best death metal album to ever grace the planet. I have not heard A death metal album better than Scrolls By Mort and I have heard a whole lot of death metal in my time. You must listen to it ASAP!!!

mothy wrote:
Mortification - Post Momentary Affliction barely edges out Scrolls

A man of taste and culture, I see.

Forgot to say, after you give Scrolls a spin (should you choose)  give Post momentary Affliction and the debut mort albums a spin. Those 3 records are absolute classics.

Absolutely. Top notch death metal, Christian or secular.

Scrolls is incredible but greatest? Bolt Thrower and Obituary would like a word.

And imo, Sacrificium has topped Scrolls.

My top 10: 

TQT: StB, Psychosurgery, POD, MVoaTR, WM&RD
Big D: Weapons
Morty: Scrolls & PMA
Believer: Sanity Obscure and Dimensions 

Honorable mentions: most of what has been mentioned already 

Scrolls and PMA>Bolt Thrower, Obituary, and Sacrificium. And I like all those.

Black Rider wrote:Scrolls is incredible but greatest? Bolt Thrower and Obituary would like a word.

Bolt thrower compared to Scrolls Lolz...

Obituary have nothing that stands up to Scrolls (IMO)

I respect those bands but they bore me for the most part.

There's nothing I've heard secular or Christian that matches the greatness of scrolls except for perhaps the first 3 albums by Deicide, but I still give the gold to Scrolls.