Quarantine Binge-Listen: 40 Metal Albums with No Bad Songs

The second OVERKILL album on this list is the follow-up to 1989’s The Years of Decay. The album is their first to include two guitarists, and many argue is their best effort. We argue it is the second-best OVERKILL album but still a masterpiece.

Genre: Thrash Metal

Countdown to Extinction is one of those albums that transcends genre lines. You don’t have to be a metal fan to enjoy this record, but it is widely acclaimed by metal fans as well. The #33 album on the Rolling Stone list is one I can listen to beginning to end, time and time again.

Genre: Pure Heavy Metal/Thrash Metal

Dirt is the ‘odd-album-out’ on this list. It stray’s the furthest from the metal genre but still deserves to be here. Despite it’s grunge label, this record is heavy, has a unique vibe, and is strong start to finish. It also came in at #26 on the Rolling Stone “100 Greatest Metal Albums of All-Time” list. Who I am to argue?

Genre: Alternative Metal/Grunge

PANTERA reached peak-status with their 1992 album. If a person asked me what heavy metal is supposed to sound like, I’d point them to Vulgar Display of Power. The record ranks #10 on Rolling Stone’s all-time list and most of the tracks on it are now considered standards of the genre.

Genre: Thrash Metal/Groove Metal

If you are not familiar with this album, I suggest you get familiar with it. After Rob Halford departed JUDAS PRIEST, he created FIGHT and released War of Words. This album is flawless and is the second album I’d point to if asked what heavy metal should sound like. There is no innovation with War of Words but it is a glimpse of what metal sounds like when it’s perfected.

Genre: Pure Heavy Metal/Thrash Metal/Groove Metal