After more than 40 years, Testament is certainly a band that could rest on its heavy metal laurels. But the thrash group has ...

As Metallica et al broke through, Kreator, Sodom and Destruction were forging an even harder sound. They recall gigs in coalmines, sessions in steelworks – and boozing with Slayer ...

Phil “Wizzo” Campbell, who joined the thrash metal band Motorhead in 1984 has died, he family reports. He and frontman Lemmy ...

The German hellhounds were deep into a hot streak of albums that had helped turn their homeland into thrash metal’s second ...

Exodus and Slayer guitarist Gary Holt has offered his thoughts on who should be included if thrash's famous "Big 4" was expanded to include more acts. The "Big 4" of thrash are considered to be ...

Here is the best album by 15 legendary thrash metal bands. For over 40 years, thrash has been a dominant force in heavy metal. The '90s proved to be challenging as the musical tides shifted in both ...

Gary Holt jokes that his lyrics on Exodus' 1983 demo Die By His Hand should entitle him to a cut of those sweet Metallica ...

From missed millions to botched tours, discover how the pioneers of thrash metal were also the unluckiest band in rock ...

The best way to start a long-winded debate with a metalhead is by asking them who they’d put in their personal Big Four. The most commonly accepted Mount Rushmore of thrash bands features some of the ...

Metallica’s 1991 self-titled fifth studio album, commonly referred to as “The Black Album,” was a landmark album for the metal world. While Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath had helped bring heavy metal ...

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