Artist	Song
Slayer	Angel of Death
from Reign In Blood (2007)
Megadeth	Wake Up Dead
from Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? (Remastered) (2004)
Anthrax	Caught in a Mosh
from Among the Living (1990)
Sepultura	Beneath the Remains
from Beneath the Remains (2007)
Testament	Over the Wall
from The Legacy (2008)
Exodus	A Lesson In Violence
from Another Lesson In Violence (Live) (2007)
Celtic Frost	Procreation (Of the Wicked)
from Morbid Tales (2009)
Kreator	Pleasure to Kill
from Pleasure to Kill (2009)
Pantera	Fucking Hostile
from Vulgar Display of Power (2007)
Metal Church	Beyond the Black
from Metal Church (2009)
Corrosion of Conformity	Vote With a Bullet
from Blind (1995)
Overkill	Horrorscope
from Horrorscope (2008)
Sodom	Agent Orange
from Agent Orange (Remastered) (2010)
Suicidal Tendencies	Trip At the Brain
from How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today (1988)
Annihilator	Never, Neverland
from Never, Neverland (2007)
Destruction	Release from Agony
from Release from Agony (2007)
Coroner	Masked Jackal
from Punishment for Decadence (2009)
Exciter	Heavy Metal Maniac
from Heavy Metal Maniac (2009)
Flotsam and Jetsam	Hammerhead
from Doomsday for the Deceiver (1994)

Comment:

Four [i]killer[/i] underground classics. That's what Metallica delivered in the '80s, relishing their role as thrash metal's sultans of shred. But they weren't alone. A whole need-for-speed scene flourished around the group's seek-and-destroy songs, beginning with Megadeth, the career-clinching post-Metallica project of frontman Dave Mustaine; their first proper single, "Wake Up Dead," is [i]still[/i] a fan favorite at shows, likely because it's capable of making us, you, and Grandma bust out some serious air-guitar moves. On the more sinister side of things, "Angel of Death" was so shocking — and let's be honest here, downright [i]insane[/i] — that it freaked out Def Jam Records, delaying the release of [i]Reign In Blood[/i], Slayer's entry in heavy metal's hall of fame. Anthrax's "Caught in a Mosh" and Pantera's "F*****g Hostile" are just as jagged and juiced, but they're a bit more punk and a lot less, well, Satanic-sounding . . . although we probably wouldn't bring the latter home to Mom anytime soon. Come to think of it, [i]none[/i] of Metallica's contemporaries — from Sepultura and Sodom to Suicidal Tendencies and Testament — is the kind of band we'd suggesting playing while reading the [i]Times[/i] on a Sunday morning.

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