Topic

Thrash Metal

Thrash Metal Events

1989 Jan 24 Dark Angel releases Leave Scars
Leave Scars is the third studio album released by thrash metal band, Dark Angel.
1989 Feb 22 Metal Church releases Blessing in Disguise
Blessing in Disguise is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Metal Church, released as a vinyl LP in the summer of 1989; the CD followed in 1990. It was the band's fina...
1989 Apr 3 Evildead releases Annihilation of Civilization
Annihilation of Civilization is the debut album from Evildead, a thrash metal band originating from California, United States. It was released on April 3, 1989 on Steamhammer, and was fol...
1989 Jun 19 Kreator release Extreme Aggression
Extreme Aggression is the fourth studio album by German thrash metal band Kreator released in 1989. While the band had already gained a sizeable following in the US due to their 1987 tour...
1989 Aug 8 Testament Releases "Practice What You Preach"
Practice What You Preach is the third album by thrash metal band Testament, released in 1989. The album's lyrical themes are more about politics and society than the occult themes of the ...
1989 Sep 5 Annihilator release Alice in Hell
Alice in Hell is the first album by the Canadian thrash metal band Annihilator, released in 1989. The album was re-released twice: 1998 with 3 demo tracks as bonus tracks and again on Sep...
1989 Sep 5 Rage releases Secrets in a Weird World
Secrets in a Weird World is the fourth full-length album by the German heavy metal band Rage. It was released in 1989. The album was remastered by Noise/Sanctuary in 2002 with slightly al...
1989 Sep 5 Sepultura release Beneath the Remains
Beneath the Remains is the third studio album by Brazilian thrash metal band Sepultura, released in 1989. It was their first release through Roadrunner Records. Beneath the Remains had...
1989 Sep 18 Coroner release No More Color
No More Color is Coroner's third album. It is the release where they started to truly 'progress', as the songs are still similar to their older, speedy, European thrash metal but start to...
1989 Oct 13 Overkill releases The Years of Decay
The Years of Decay is the fourth studio album by thrash metal band Overkill. It was released in 1989 on the Megaforce label, with distribution handled by Atlantic Records. The album featu...
1989 Oct 13 Voivod release Nothingface
Nothingface is the fifth album by Canadian thrash metal/progressive metal band Voivod. It was released by Mechanic/MCA Records on October 13, 1989. The album marked a change for the band,...
1989 Oct 17 Suicidal Tendencies release Controlled by Hatred/Feel Like Shit...Deja Vu
Controlled by Hatred/Feel Like Shit...Déjà Vu is a compilation album by the American thrash metal/crossover thrash band Suicidal Tendencies, which was released on October 17, 1989 by Epic...
1989 Oct 25 Blind Guardian releases Follow the Blind
Follow the Blind is the second full-length album from the German metal band Blind Guardian, released in 1989. The album is more in the vein of speed metal, compared to the style that woul...
1989 Nov 23 Nuclear Assault release Handle with Care
Handle with Care is an album by American thrash metal band Nuclear Assault released in 1989.
1990 Mar 30 Forbidden releases Twisted into Form
Twisted into Form is the second album from San Francisco, California thrash metal band, Forbidden. It features one line-up change from their debut – 1988's Forbidden Evil – with Tim Calve...
1990 Jun 21 Exodus release Impact Is Imminent
Impact Is Imminent is the fourth album by thrash metal band Exodus and their first with Capitol Records. This is the first album to feature John Tempesta on drums and is the last studio a...
1990 Jul 3 Suicidal Tendencies release Lights...Camera...Revolution!
Lights...Camera...Revolution! is an album by Suicidal Tendencies, which was released in 1990. It is their fourth proper studio album as their previous release, Controlled By Hatred/Feel L...
1990 Sep 12 Annihilator release Never, Neverland
Never, Neverland is the second album by heavy metal band Annihilator. It was released on September 12, 1990 under the label Roadrunner. The album was re-released twice: 1998 with 4 demo t...
1990 Sep 22
to 1991 Jul 14
Clash of the Titans Tour
The bands for the tour in Europe in 1990 were Megadeth, Slayer, Testament and Suicidal Tendencies. The tour began again in 1991 in the United States with a slightly different lineup; this...
1990 Sep 24 "Rust in Peace" is Released
Released worldwide on September 24, 1990, Rust In Peace was a hit with fans and critics alike, debuting at #23 on the Billboard Top 200 in the US, and #8 in the UK. The album showcased a ...
1990 Oct 3 Blind Guardian releases Tales from the Twilight World
Tales from the Twilight World is the third studio album that was released in 1990 by Blind Guardian. The cover artwork was created by Andreas Marschall, who has drawn the artwork for some...
1990 Oct 9 Slayer Releases "Seasons in the Abyss"
Seasons in the Abyss is the fifth studio album by the thrash metal band Slayer. It was released in 1990 through Def American Records, and later through American Recordings after the compa...
1990 Oct 9 Testament Releases "Souls of Black"
Souls of Black is the fourth album by Testament, released in 1990. It preceded several changes in style to rather diverse styles of metal, including the traditional heavy metal sound hear...
1990 Nov 6 Kreator release Coma of Souls
Coma of Souls is the fifth studio album by German thrash metal band Kreator released in 1990. It was reissued in 2002, with the lyrics for the last four songs missing from the booklet. It...
1990 Dec 4 Rage releases Reflections of a Shadow
Reflections of a Shadow is the fifth full-length album by the German heavy metal band Rage. It was released in 1990. The album was remastered by Noise/Sanctuary in 2002 with slightly alte...
1991 Feb 19 Dark Angel releases Time Does Not Heal
Time Does Not Heal is the fourth and final album by Dark Angel, which was released in 1991. When released it had a sticker reading "9 songs, 67 minutes, 246 riffs!".
1991 Mar 4 Evildead releases The Underworld
The Underworld is Evildead's second album. It was released on March 4, 1991 on Steamhammer. The album was the band's last studio album before their thirteen year breakup from 1995 to 2008...
1991 Mar 26 Metal Church releases The Human Factor
The Human Factor is the fourth album by Metal Church, released in 1991.
1991 Apr 2 Sepultura release Arise
Arise is the fourth studio album by Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura, released in 1991 through Roadrunner Records. Upon its release, the album received top reviews from heavy metal ma...
1991 Aug 12 Coroner release Mental Vortex
Mental Vortex is the fourth album of the Swiss thrash metal trio Coroner. It is probably their most progressive and mature achievement and marks an improvement in the production compared ...
1991 Aug 12 Metallica releases the Black Album
Metallica (also referred to as The Black Album) is the fifth album by the American heavy metal band Metallica, released August 12, 1991 through Elektra Records. The album features songs t...
1991 Sep 3 Overkill releases Horrorscope
Horrorscope (original working title - "Bare Bones") is the fifth studio album by American thrash metal band Overkill. Released in 1991 on Atlantic Records, it was their first album to fea...
1991 Nov 5 Corrosion of Conformity release Blind
Blind is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Corrosion of Conformity. It was released in 1991 on Relativity Records. This was the only COC album with Karl Agell and Phil S...
1991 Nov 12 Voivod release Angel Rat
Angel Rat is the sixth album released by the Canadian thrash metal/progressive metal band Voivod. Produced by Terry Brown of Rush fame, it was released in 1991 by Mechanic/MCA Records and...
1992 Machine Head are formed
Machine Head were formed in 1992 in Oakland, California by vocalist/guitarist Robert Flynn and bassist Adam Duce. Flynn had recently parted ways with Vio-lence after a physical fight betw...
1992 Sepultura release Third World Posse
Third World Posse is a limited edition EP by Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura, released exclusively in Australia in 1992. It contains the studio version of "Dead Embryonic Cells", a c...
1992 May 12 Testament Releases "The Ritual"
The Ritual is the fifth album released by Testament in 1992. It is to date the last studio album to feature drummer Louie Clemente, and was also the guitarist Alex Skolnick's last album b...
1992 May 21 Rage releases Trapped!
Trapped! is the sixth studio album by the German heavy metal band Rage. The album was remastered by Noise/Sanctuary in 2002 with five bonus tracks.
1992 Jun 30 Suicidal Tendencies release The Art of Rebellion
The Art of Rebellion is the fifth full-length album by Suicidal Tendencies. It was released in 1992 on the Sony Music label. It is widely considered to be Suicidal's "experimental" alb...
1992 Jul 17
to 1992 Oct 6
Guns N' Roses/Metallica Stadium Tour
The Guns N' Roses/Metallica Stadium Tour was a famed joint, co-headlining concert tour by the American rock bands Guns N' Roses and Metallica during 1992. It took place in the middle of G...
1992 Aug 17 Exodus release Force of Habit
Force of Habit is the fifth album by the thrash metal band Exodus. The songs are a departure from the thrash metal style for Exodus, slower and more experimental. Many of the song titles ...
1992 Oct 26 Kreator release Renewal
Renewal is the sixth album by the German thrash metal band Kreator released in 1992. It is their first "experimental" album, as in this release Kreator incorporated some industrial music ...
1993 Mar 9 Overkill releases I Hear Black
I Hear Black is the sixth studio album by thrash metal band Overkill in 1993 on Atlantic Records. It was the band's first to feature drummer Tim Mallare. Produced by Alex Perialas (Ant...
1993 Jun 15 Suicidal Tendencies release Still Cyco After All These Years
Still Cyco After All These Years is a 1993 compilation album by Suicidal Tendencies. It is a re-recording of the band's 1983 debut album, Suicidal Tendencies and also contains 3 additiona...
1993 Aug 3 Voivod release The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits is the seventh album released by Canadian heavy metal band Voivod, issued via Mechanic/MCA Records in 1993. This was the final album to feature vocalist Denis Bélanger un...
1993 Sep 2 Sepultura release Chaos A.D.
Chaos A.D. (Chaos Anno Domini) is the fifth studio album by Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura, released in late 1993 through Roadrunner Records. This was the record that helped the gro...
1993 Sep 10 Coroner release Grin
Grin is the fifth and most recent studio album by the Swiss thrash metal band Coroner, and was followed by their self-titled compilation album, Coroner. It is the result of the progressio...
1993 Oct 7 Metal Church releases Hanging in the Balance
Hanging in the Balance was the fifth album by Metal Church, released in 1993.
1994 Jun 14 Suicidal Tendencies release Suicidal for Life
Suicidal for Life is an album by Suicidal Tendencies, which was released in 1994. It is their sixth proper studio release as Still Cyco After All These Years is a re-recording of the band...
1994 Jul 15 Overkill releases W.F.O.
W.F.O. (Wide Fucking Open) is the seventh full-length album by thrash metal band Overkill, released in September 1994 on Atlantic Records. The album contains a "hidden songs" on tracks 97...