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Top thrash metal artists

The top-rated thrash metal artist on Riffiter is Kreator, rated 4.4/5 by 4 listeners.

20 thrash metal artists ranked by community ratings and listening on Riffiter. The community has rated 65 of 259 thrash metal albums, averaging 3.8/5, spanning 1981 to 2026.

  1. Kreator01Kreator4 ratings
  2. Metallica

    02 Metallica

    42 ratings

  3. Sepultura

    03 Sepultura

    6 ratings

  4. Pantera

    04 Pantera

    14 ratings

  5. Venom

    05 Venom

    3 ratings

  6. Acid Reign

    06 Acid Reign

    1 rating

  7. Anthrax

    07 Anthrax

    13 ratings

  8. Slayer

    08 Slayer

    20 ratings

  9. Testament

    09 Testament

    6 ratings

  10. GWAR

    10 GWAR

    4 ratings

  11. Megadeth

    11 Megadeth

    31 ratings

  12. Soulfly

    12 Soulfly

  13. Death Angel

    13 Death Angel

  14. D.R.I.

    14 D.R.I.

  15. Butcher Babies

    15 Butcher Babies

  16. Vio-lence

    16 Vio-lence

  17. Heathen

    17 Heathen

  18. Black Tusk

    18 Black Tusk

  19. Paranoid

    19 Paranoid

  20. Dead Heat

    20 Dead Heat

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