Top 10 Songs that are Important in the History of Extreme Metal

Extreme metal is genres of metal that are extreme with Thrash Death and Black Metal being the biggest examples. These are songs that are important in the history of Extreme metal.
The Top Ten
1 Welcome to Hell - Venom

Created Thrash Metal

2 The Exorcist - Possessed

Created Death Metal

3 Alison Hell - Annihilator

Defined the genre of Technical Thrash Metal

4 Zombie Ritual - Death

Popularized Death Metal

5 Raining Blood - Slayer

Popularized Thrash Metal

6 Metal Thrashing Mad - Anthrax

This song is important because its where the name Thrash Metal Came From

7 Freezing Moon - Mayhem
8 Cowboys From Hell - Pantera

Lower on the list because Groove Metal isn't exactly extreme metal although it does include elements of thrash metal

9 Heartwork - Carcass
10 Hit the Lights - Metallica
The Contenders
11 A Fine Day to Die - Bathory
12 The Four Horsemen - Metallica
13 Creeping Death - Metallica
14 Peace Sells - Megadeth
15 Whiplash - Metallica
16 Lack of Comprehension - Death
17 Pull the Plug - Death
18 Maze of Torment - Morbid Angel
19 Black Magic - Slayer
20 Angel of Death - Slayer
21 In My Darkest Hour - Megadeth
22 Seek & Destroy - Metallica
23 Inner Self - Sepultura
24 Bonded by Blood - Exodus
25 Pleasure to Kill - Kreator
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