Best Second Albums by Thrash Metal Bands

The Top Ten
1 Ride the Lightning - Metallica
2 Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? - Megadeth

While I can't argue with Ride the Lightning being first, Peace Sells deserves much higher than 7th. Pleasure to Kill may be the most intense thrash metal album, but it doesn't have the same heavy, memorable riffing that they develop in their next albums. And Darkness Descends definitely deserves third.

3 Spreading the Disease - Anthrax
4 The New Order - Testament
5 Pleasure to Kill - Kreator
6 Never, Neverland - Annihilator
7 Hell Awaits - Slayer
8 Darkness Descends - Dark Angel
9 Persecution Mania - Sodom
10 Eternal Devastation - Destruction
The Contenders
11 Schizophrenia - Sepultura
12 Chemical Invasion - Tankard
13 Ascendancy - Trivium
14 Beyond the Gates - Possessed
15 Taking Over - Overkill
16 Evil Invaders - Razor
17 Victims of Deception - Heathen
18 Twisted Into Form - Forbidden
19 No Place for Disgrace - Flotsam and Jetsam
20 Punishment for Decadence - Coroner
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