1980s Extreme Metal Debut Albums

The 1980s marked the birth of extreme metal (thrash, death, black and doom). What follows is a list of 1980s-era debut albums from bands that would go on to do great things! Note: This isn't an all-encompassing list -- I'm not attempting to include every iconic band out there.

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Flotsam and Jetsam

Flotsam and Jetsam

2

Death Angel -- "The Ultra-Violence"

Death Angel -- "The Ultra-Violence"

3

Pestilence -- "Malleus Maleficarum"

Pestilence -- "Malleus Maleficarum"

4

Slayer -- "Show No Mercy"

Slayer -- "Show No Mercy"

5

Napalm Death -- "Scum"

Napalm Death -- "Scum"

6

Master -- "Master"

Master -- "Master"

7

Public Assassin -- "Death Bringer"

Public Assassin -- "Death Bringer"

8

Sacred Reich -- "Ignorance"

Sacred Reich -- "Ignorance"

9

Necrodeath -- "Into the Macabre"

Necrodeath -- "Into the Macabre"

10

Metal Church -- "Metal Church"

Metal Church -- "Metal Church"

11

Hirax -- "Raging Violence"

Hirax -- "Raging Violence"

12

Possessed -- "Seven Churches"

Possessed -- "Seven Churches"

13

Pentagram -- "Pentagram"

Pentagram -- "Pentagram"

14

Voivod -- "War and Pain"

Voivod -- "War and Pain"

15

Tankard -- "Zombie Attack"

Tankard -- "Zombie Attack"

16

Sodom -- "Obsessed by Cruelty"

Sodom -- "Obsessed by Cruelty"

17

SOD -- "Speak English or Die"

SOD -- "Speak English or Die"

18

Anthrax -- "Fistful of Metal"

Anthrax -- "Fistful of Metal"

19

Exumer -- "Possessed by Fire"

Exumer -- "Possessed by Fire"

20

Trouble -- "Trouble"

Trouble -- "Trouble"

21

Dark Angel -- "We Have Arrived"

Dark Angel -- "We Have Arrived"

22

Destruction -- "Sentence of Death"

Destruction -- "Sentence of Death"

23

Atheist -- "Piece of Time"

Atheist -- "Piece of Time"

24

Forbidden -- "Forbidden Evil"

Forbidden -- "Forbidden Evil"

25

Kreator -- "Endless Pain"

Kreator -- "Endless Pain"

26

Mayhem -- "Deathcrush"

Mayhem -- "Deathcrush"

27

Candlemass -- "Epicus Doomicus Metallicus"

Candlemass -- "Epicus Doomicus Metallicus"

28

Sepultura -- "Morbid Visions"

Sepultura -- "Morbid Visions"

29

Annihilator -- "Alice in Hell"

Annihilator -- "Alice in Hell"

30

Megadeth -- "Killing Is My Business and Business Is Good"

Megadeth -- "Killing Is My Business and Business Is Good"

31

Exodus -- "Bonded by Blood"

Exodus -- "Bonded by Blood"

32

Bolt Thrower -- "In Battle There Is No Law"

Bolt Thrower -- "In Battle There Is No Law"

33

Morbid Angel -- "Altars of Madness"

Morbid Angel -- "Altars of Madness"

34

Coroner -- "R.I.P."

Coroner -- "R.I.P."

35

Hellhammer -- "Death Fiend"

Hellhammer -- "Death Fiend"

36

Rigor Mortis -- "Rigor Mortis"

Rigor Mortis -- "Rigor Mortis"

37

Witchfinder General -- "Death Penalty"

Witchfinder General -- "Death Penalty"

38

Death -- "Scream Bloody Gore"

Death -- "Scream Bloody Gore"

39

Metallica -- "Kill 'em All"

Metallica -- "Kill 'em All"

40

Overkill -- "Feel the Fire"

Overkill -- "Feel the Fire"

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