As is tradition in the Metal Vinyl Vault we always end with SLAAAAAYERRRRR!! Here's Raining Blood LIVE off the Killogy vinyl released right before the farewell show in November 2019
2017 blew it right out of the water with Power Trip's follow up album Nightmare Logic. Executioner's Tax (Swing of the Axe) is a modern thrash classic!
Seriously though... CONVULSE! Man, I love this band. I can't explain how their early 90s albums slipped by me, but this 2016 release caught my attention and I back filled from there.
Gruesome - Savage Lands - Savage Lands. If you love the band DEATH, you have to check out these guys Gruesome. Next best thing we have to Death and I think they sound amazing.
Another amazing project that blew up my speakers in 2015 is the release of METAL ALLEGIANCE! Basically a thrash metal super group and if you've never heard their debut album go BUY IT RIGHT NOW! It is pure metal goodness!
In my opinion 2015 & 2016 are the best two years of metal since the boom in 85-86. All the major bands from the foundation of metal came out guns blazing. Motorhead, Armored Saint, Slayer, Lamb of God, Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax, Testament, Death Angel... all crushing it with new records!