Best 1990 thrash album

by WildWorld Mon Oct 23, 2023 3:53 pm

Lots of memorable thrash albums in 1990, but what one would you say was the best of the bunch?
(Now, I know Pantera is more or less considered Groove Metal, but they have enough thrash elements for them to qualify, at least on those early 90s albums).

by seth Mon Oct 23, 2023 3:58 pm

Tourniquet - stop the bleeding

by MagnusPrime Mon Oct 23, 2023 4:26 pm

seth wrote:Tourniquet - stop the bleeding

Same.

Megadeth, Testament and Annihilator are very close behind though.

Forbidden's "Twisted Into Form" was also killer!

LOTS of excellent thrash/speed stuff that year.

by seth Mon Oct 23, 2023 4:43 pm

I admit I don’t listen to much secular thrash so maybe I’m missing something, but I have never heard any other thrash band, except maybe Biogenesis if they count as thrash, with a vocalist even close to as impressive as Guy Ritter

by Pethead Mon Oct 23, 2023 5:05 pm

This is brutal.

Leaving aside Christian picks—namely, Stop the Bleeding and Weapons of Our Warfare, I’d rank my top 5:

Rust in Peace
Persistence of Time
Seasons in the Abyss
Never Neverland
Impact Is Imminent

by Pethead Mon Oct 23, 2023 5:07 pm

I must confess that, while I like Guy and I LOVE TQT, I’ve never been head over heels for Guy’s voice. He’s good to be sure, but I’d take Joey Belladonna, Coburn Pharr, Chuck Billy, Blitz Ellsworth, Jimmy P. Brown II, Luke Easter, and Russ Anderson over him, to name a few.

by Black Rider Mon Oct 23, 2023 5:16 pm

RIP hands down, greatest thrash album ever.

by Black Rider Mon Oct 23, 2023 5:18 pm

Pethead wrote:This is brutal.

Leaving aside Christian picks—namely, Stop the Bleeding and Weapons of Our Warfare, I’d rank my top 5:

Rust in Peace
Persistence of Time
Seasons in the Abyss
Never Neverland
Impact Is Imminent

I'd toss Seasons and put in Souls of Black as the only change.

by seth Mon Oct 23, 2023 5:38 pm

Pethead wrote:I must confess that, while I like Guy and I LOVE TQT, I’ve never been head over heels for Guy’s voice. He’s good to be sure, but I’d take Joey Belladonna, Coburn Pharr, Chuck Billy, Blitz Ellsworth, Jimmy P. Brown II, Luke Easter, and Russ Anderson over him, to name a few.

I mainly like his higher and mid range vocals on the first two TQT albums. I don’t think I’ve heard anything like that anywhere else, and I think it sounds great. Certainly better than the generic shouting/barking vocals you hear on a lot of thrash (even on some Tourniquet, such as most of POD), and even among more melodic thrash I think he stands out above the rest

by Pethead Mon Oct 23, 2023 5:53 pm

A lot of people love his vocals, so you're not alone. I think he's a very talented singer—I mainly am talking about the particular sound of his voice. It's fine but it doesn't blow me away. It has a lot of character, though.

I like his lower register vocals he uses on POD (e.g. the bridge of the title track).

My favorite of his vocals might be on Flood's album, at least next to some of the stuff on StB.

by Pethead Mon Oct 23, 2023 6:08 pm

Another confession: I've never been big on Pantera. I like some of their stuff and I love Dime's playing, but their music hasn't ever grabbed me like it has other people. I haven't really delved into their pre-CfH stuff, though.

by seth Mon Oct 23, 2023 6:20 pm

Pethead wrote:Another confession: I've never been big on Pantera. I like some of their stuff and I love Dime's playing, but their music hasn't ever grabbed me like it has other people. I haven't really delved into their pre-CfH stuff, though.

Same. I’ve only heard one Pantera song I even remotely liked, and that is Cemetery Gates. Which sounds a lot different than any other of their songs I’ve heard, almost like it’s not even the same band

by scottmitchell74 Mon Oct 23, 2023 6:47 pm

Stop the Bleeding

by Pethead Mon Oct 23, 2023 7:11 pm

Some other good 1990 thrash albums:

Believer: Sanity Obscure
Death Angel: Act III
Forbidden: Twisted into Form
Artillery: By Inheritance
Atrophy: Violent by Nature
Detritus: Perpetual Defiance
Minier: Minier
Sadus: Swallowed in Black
Seventh Angel: The Torment
Vengeance Rising: Once Dead

by Pethead Mon Oct 23, 2023 7:31 pm

This thread would be a great place for Kerrick to start his deep dive into the perfection of the musical form that is thrash metal.

by Black Rider Mon Oct 23, 2023 8:21 pm

I remember, was a great year for thrash.

by Pethead Mon Oct 23, 2023 8:44 pm

I was alive, but I don’t remember it.

I wasn’t much of a thrasher at age 3.

My kids will be a different story.

by Son of Nun Tue Oct 24, 2023 2:20 am

Can't decide between RiP and Seasons.

by Ammocas Tue Oct 24, 2023 8:47 am

TQT - STB

by scottmitchell74 Tue Oct 24, 2023 8:55 am

It's cool that a number of Christian albums are legitimately in the running. Something clicked 1989-1993 in the Christian metal realm.

by StevenCressler Sun Nov 05, 2023 2:34 am

Deliverance - Weapons of our Warfare

by TZ75 Sun Nov 05, 2023 9:15 am

Oh man! 1990 is my favorite year for thrash. So many great releases.

I had to go with Slayer. Seasons is awesome!

My other choices would be…

Pantera - Cowboys From Hell
Suicidal Tendencies - Lights Camera Revolution
Anthrax - Persistence of Time

Honorable mention to Souls of Black by Testament. It was my first album of theirs, and Alex Skolnick is one of the best lead players. I just think the overall mix is rushed… while I like the reverb on the solos, the rhythm guitar sounds not as solid as it could’ve been. But it’s still great! Really dark and eerie.

by TZ75 Sun Nov 05, 2023 9:34 am

Pethead wrote: I was alive, but I don’t remember it.

I wasn’t much of a thrasher at age 3.

My kids will be a different story.

You just had to make us feel old… didn’t you? LOL

by Raegoul Sun Nov 05, 2023 9:49 am

The 90ies were such a great time to be young:

Early to mid 90s was the golden age of skateboarding
Early 90s the golden age of heavy metal and thrash
Mid 90s the golden age of hip hop
Then you had Nirvana with Nevermind and RATM with their s/t single handedly inventing new genres
In electronica, the whole jungle / drum and bass movement was revolutionary as well

so much groundbreaking stuff was happening, and almost all at the same time...

But to answer the question: TQT StB and Deliverance WooW certainly take the cake in Christian Metal. I haven't listened to any of the secular records in the poll (I was strictly Christian music at that time) but later certainly enjoyed Suicidal, Lights Camera Revolution, with You Can't Bring Me Down one of my all time favorite metal tunes.

by Pethead Sun Nov 05, 2023 10:15 am

TZ75 wrote:
Pethead wrote: I was alive, but I don’t remember it.

I wasn’t much of a thrasher at age 3.

My kids will be a different story.

You just had to make us feel old… didn’t you? LOL

You wanna feel old? We’ve got people on the forum born in the 2000s!

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