Persistence of Time
Artist: Anthrax
Community Score: 8.12

Persistence of Time rivals Among the Living as Anthrax's best album and might even be a clear-cut favorite if some of the songs had been trimmed a bit. The more cartoonish side of the band is missing here, trimmed in favor of a dark, uncompromising examination of society's dirty underbelly -- nearly every song rails against hatred and prejudice,... Read More

The Legacy
Artist: Testament
Community Score: 8.03

Comparable to Slayer, Megadeth, and Metallica, Testament is one of thrash metal's more accessible and best-known bands. Testament quickly earned respect in thrash circles with its debut album, The Legacy, a relentlessly heavy and promising effort focusing on such subjects as the occult, witchcraft, nuclear war, and global destruction. Though one... Read More

Second Heat
Artist: Racer X
Community Score: 10.00

Racer X's debut album, Street Lethal, established the band as little more than a vehicle for guitarist Paul Gilbert's virtuosic neo-metal soloing style. For its sophomore release, Second Heat, Racer X ups the intensity of its already terrifying instrumental attack by adding second guitarist Bruce Bouillet to the fold, thereby enabling some of... Read More

Kingdom Come
Artist: Kingdom Come
Community Score: 5.00

It contains the hit single "Get It On." ~ Dan Heilman, All Music Guide Read More

Greg Howe
Artist: Greg Howe
Community Score: 10.00

During the mid- to late '80s, talent scout and Shrapnel Records owner Mike Varney was the ultimate source for new high-tech guitar virtuosos in the post-Yngwie Malmsteen era (Malmsteen was also one of his finds). Among the dozens of young guns who emerged from Varney's stable, Greg Howe was one of the best. His debut album, Greg Howe, was... Read More

Perfect Symmetry
Artist: Fates Warning
Community Score: 8.75

This was the recording that established Fates Warning as a progressive band. Their metal influences still dominate the group's overall sound; however, Mark Zonder's unique approach to drumming adds another level of depth and credibility to the music. His double bass, odd-time introduction to "Part of the Machine" is the session's defining... Read More

Thrash Zone
Artist: D.R.I.
Community Score: 9.40

Although the opening title track is a celebration of life in the mosh pit, D.R.I.'s fifth album is pretty much straightforward metal with little of the band's hardcore punk roots in its unapologetically slick sound. That said, Thrash Zone is an immense improvement over its immediate predecessor, the weak and unfocused Four of a Kind. Kurt... Read More

Attack of the Killer B's
Artist: Anthrax
Community Score: 6.14

Not just for devoted fans, this collection of B-sides, covers, rarities, and obscurities actually presents a surprisingly solid overview of the range and diversity of Anthrax's material in an engaging, entertaining manner. Listeners wanting to hear more of the band's sense of humor will be pleased with the bizarre "Milk (Ode to Billy)" (one of... Read More

The Collection
Artist: Motörhead

In the never-ending battle of Motörhead compilation albums, this one has both its strengths and its weaknesses. Certainly the disc does not hold up to No Remorse, the definitive "best of" collection by the group. That album has this one beat both on the basis of quantity and quality of material. However, there are some unique cuts here that are... Read More