Top 10 Thrash Albums NOT Released by the Big 4
Believe it or not, thrash metal does not inhabit a flat earth, where ocean waters cascade off a cliff into infinity, just beyond view of familiar 'Big 4 oceans' dominated by Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax and Megadeth.
No, in actual fact, the thrash metal map would be quite incomplete without the crucial contributions of numerous bands and the seminal LPs with which they helped fill in this popular heavy metal sub-genre’s more nebulous reaches.
We wanted to give some of the lesser-heralded thrash legends their fair shake. Titans such as Testament, Exodus, Overkill, Nuclear Assault and many more have unleashed albums that can hold their own among the best Big 4 records.
Join us as we round out (pun intended) the geography of global thrash metal with the Top 10 Thrash Albums NOT Released by the Big 4.
13 Disturbing Songs People Love
10 Best Rock + Metal Replacement Singers
More From 96.5 KNRX
![Shinedown Bassist Eric Bass Exits Tour](http://townsquare.media/site/366/files/2019/05/shinedown-eric-bass.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![The After Buzz with Brandon Coates — May 22, 2019](http://townsquare.media/site/914/files/2019/05/hqdefault4.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Slipknot Break Personal Record With ‘Unsainted’](http://townsquare.media/site/366/files/2019/05/slipknot-jimmy-kimmel-live.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Buzz vs. Joanna: Who Can Name The Most Johnny Depp Movies?](http://townsquare.media/site/62/files/2019/05/GettyImages-461928852.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![12-Year-Old Brandon’s Journal — Entry 22 — 12/11/1992](http://townsquare.media/site/914/files/2019/05/12-Year-Old-Brandons-Journal.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Slipknot’s Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan Thanks Fans After Daughter’s Death](http://townsquare.media/site/366/files/2019/05/GettyImages-499815038.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Corey Taylor Let Go of Pain Since Writing New Slipknot Album](http://townsquare.media/site/366/files/2018/09/Corey-Taylor.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Texas Man Sentenced For Smuggling People Inside Furniture](http://townsquare.media/site/62/files/2019/05/RS28201_ThinkstockPhotos-519026665.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Bill Hader as a Deepfake Arnold Schwarzengger is Amazing](http://townsquare.media/site/914/files/2019/05/GettyImages-1077173580.jpg?w=980&q=75)