Attempting to follow my own insanely tyranical rules I'll choose Metallica's "Trapped Under Ice."
This thrash stuff is usually given a back seat, but for every clown who comes up and says "they sold out man, they suck" should give this track a spin and remember who did what your favorite bands are doing now over 20 years ago and much better. Thrash in general has a "need for speed" mentality but the solo's in between the blitzkreig of Hetfield bark are omnipresent on the neck, blindly fast, and aurally damn good.
This is one of the tracks that remind me no matter what they put out, they were the forefathers of everything Metal today, and they were much better than Megadeath and Slayer combined. Punk, Metal, Thrash, hardcore, everyone loves Metallica's early stuff. This track is no exception.
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