Not only is ‘The Legacy’ the best debut album out of these 4 albums… it’s the best Thrash Metal debut album by any band imo! An absolute Thrashterpiece from start to finish! Always good to see you James!🤘🏻
Third tier awesome debuts: Sacred Reich - Ignorance, DBC- Dead Brain Cells, Forced Entry - Uncertain Future, and Nuclear Assault - Game Over. But I have those 2nd tier albums too.
Great video James! Love this ranking concept, please do more of this in the future. Tough one to rank. I think I'd go with this order: 4. Death Angel - The Ultra-Violence 3. Overkill - Feel The Fire 2. Testament - The Legacy 1. Exodus - Bonded by Blood Honestly spot 1 & 2 could change at any time. Really strong albums with brutal riffs. Bonded by Blood blew me away the first listening, absolutely love it. Cheers James 🤘
I can't argue with that ranking at all. 4 superb albums. The Legacy will always be number 1 for new and the others can fight for their places after that on any given day.
No joke, I have wanted to do a video on “Third Tier Thrash”as I have been obsessed with the rough, kinda sloppy, low budget metal that I collected back in the late 80s … tapes and records that were dirt cheap in the cut out bins at local record stores,Necrophagia, Mace, Medieval, Piledriver etc.
I recently got a testament box with the first 5 albums in it, like you say a great debut album and the one after it the new order, i will have to check out their later albums, and overkill still making quality albums to this day.
The Ultra-Violence is underrated in my opinion. Almost a little too bloody good considering how young they were, just awesome album. Bonded by Blood is my favourite Exodus album, maybe on a different day my decision may change. The Legacy is just ridiculously good, can’t wait to see them live at the end of the year. Overkill did way better albums after the debut, but then, you have to start somewhere. Excellent video once again👌
My picks would be: 1. The Ultra Violence (Death Angel) 2. The Legacy (Testament) 3. Bonded by Blood (Exodus), 4. Feel the Fire (Overkill) I just think that Death Angel debut is totally awesome. 1 - 3 are fantastic albums, a hair between each of them, I can understand that people could have them in any order.
I am a big fan of all four albums, but Bonded By Blood is my favorite thrash debut - period. Beyond that, if I were to rank the other three, it would be like splitting hairs. Really like th em all about the same level.
Good to hear your thoughts on the albums James. I think I may have to agree with you with the ranking, although there's not much in it between Death Angel and Exodus. The Legacy is in a different league, arguably better than any of "the big 4".
Great brief overview. Interesting to hear a fellow Brit critiquing US thrash - how about a video on the UK variety? What is your opinion on Exodus' "Let There Be Blood", their 2008 re-recording of 1985 debut "Bonded by.."?
I already have plans to do a UK Thrash video which will,be coming soon. I like the re record of Bonded By Blood. Rob Dukes vocals on it are excellent. Cheers for watching and commenting
Can't argue with your no 1 it would be mine too although I'd have to put overkill in 2nd spot I'll admit with exodus and death angel i havn't listened to much of either over the years something I'll have to remedy one day!
Thank you for doing this video. I was hoping that you would and now you have. I've just bought taking over, years of decoy and under the influence, but I haven't got feel the fire yet. All for albums that you have shown are some of my all time favourite thrash metal albums. Did you know that before overkill got signed they was a black metal band. But being that thrash metal was the in thing at that time. Then they changed there style and became a thrash metal band. For me overkill never got there break in the 80's and I feel that they should of done. How would I ranked the album 4th would of been bonded by blood, 3rd would been feel the fire, 2nd would been the legacy and 1st the ultra violence. Speaking of Death angel I first got into through a friend of mine when I was in college. He give an album called speed kills 3. Which had a mix of thrash metal bands IE Exodus Slayer just to name a few. But the song on that album that I just loved straight away was mistress of pain by Death angel. After hearing that song I bought the ultra violence and just loved it. I didn't buy The legacy straight away I bought the new order first and there live EP which some of the songs from there first album and then I bought The legacy. I was thinking that maybe you could a 3rd tier and talking lets say maybe Dark angel, Forbidden, Nuclear assault and Annihilator ? first albums. Or if there are any others that you can think of. Sorry if there is a bit long. But I just wanted you to know how I feel these albums.
I didn't know that Overkill was originally Black Metal. I have that Speed Kills 3, excellent compilation. I do plan on doing a tier 3 video at some point. Cheers for watching and commenting on the video
Awesome ranking James! I'm glad you decided to do the debuts of the not so big 4. I actually haven't listened to Feel the fire yet, but I'd like to pick it up sometime soon! The other 3 are 3 of the best Thrash Metal debuts of all time! They're all just fantastic, but I think I agree with your ranking. I haven't listened to Bonded by Blood for a while though, so could change if I heard it again. Solos are the most important thing for me!! 😂😊🤘🏻🤘🏻
Their all fantastic mate. Feel The Fire is definitely worth a listen. With regard to solo's, the songs have to good. That's the most important thing, if the songs are shite than great solo's mean nothing. Cheers for watching mate as always
@mrboulder9714 Yeah man, all awesome albums! I'll definitely check out Feel the fire, I've wanted to for a while. I've seen you can get the F you EP with it, so I'll probably get that one. Yeah I get that, a great solo can make a song even better. A crap solo can make a song worse in my mind. Some songs don't necessarily need a solo, but I'd prefer to hear a solo in my songs. That's just me! That's probably another reason why I don't like softer music and prefer Rock and Metal. You're welcome mate as always 😊🤘🏻
I recall a Hard N Heavy VHS (remember those?) interview magazine whereby a fresh faced TESTAMENT was told to actually tone down their thrash bpm and tuning for their debut as it was too extreme by their producer 😮 Exodus is my fave and I liked the vocalists acquired taste live performance vocal style. Death Angel is the HANSON of thrash metal though. 🤣
Bonded By Blood is one of the greatest thrash metal albums of all time imo. Wish Baloff made more studio albums with Exodus as he's my favourite Exodus singer. That said Exodus are one of the few bands where I like all the singers they've had. We have total different opinions on Exodus singers lol. Zetro is my least favorite Exodus vocalist though I still like him. To each their own 🤘
I agree but would probably swap bonded by blood with ultra violence I love testament - first ever of them was their live album , return to the apocalyptic city
Wrathchild America were the band that was gunning for the big stages and arena shows by playing thrash metal that was radio friendly. I called it “Thrash Lite” but it was still pretty good true metal. The band was definitely building a larger audience by touring the metal clubs for a few years . Metallica’s Black Album was exposing the mainstream public to and they were close to getting that big break. But the band was doomed when they took Pantera out on the road and the band was all of a sudden obsolete . Then the grunge movement began, and death metal was the new style for the underground scene and Wrathchild America split up. Some members tried to make a grunge style band called Souls at Zero and that band quickly split up. They did not give up their rock n roll dreams and they became Godsmack and lived happily ever after.
Hi James!!! another cool album ranked video.... i think Exodus debut is a little overrated mostly because of Paul's "character", to me he's the weakest singer of this list. Now looking for to see part III. cheers and be well
Nice vid James, I would have Death Angel #1 Exodus #2 Overkill #3 Testament #4, but my hate for Testament is well known in the VC. 🤣🤣. I think I’m the only person not to like them, anyway mate take care.