‘Ride The Lightning’ injected a new sense of excitement into the stagnant scene of the early 80s and changed thrash metal forever.
Due in part to the production skills of Rubin, Slayer had been able to synthesise the first five years of the band’s ever evolving thrash metal journey into a singular piece of...
With their “classic” line-up in place, Megadeth’s ‘Rust In Peace’ emerged as one of the greatest thrash metal albums of all time.
Coming off the back of a confused – and confusing – period ‘Death Magnetic’ found thrash metal pioneers Metallica roaring back to life.
Five Finger Death Punch said: “Megadeth need no introduction, they are absolute legends. Dave Mustaine’s contribution to this genre is simply immeasurable."
With ‘Countdown To Extinction’, Dave Mustaine put politics front and centre of Megadeth’s work, tackling both the Gulf War and the conflict in his own psyche.
The thrash metal legends also revealed a series of special guests during the 18-date run that includes Primus, Ministry and Philip H Anselmo and the Illegals, who will perform a full set...
The best Megadeth songs prove why they’re hailed as one of the most important metal bands in history. Ready for a bludgeoning? See what they have in store…
The concert at Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida is being billed as Slayer's final performance in frontman Tom Araya's native country.
"In heavy metal knitting, the knitter becomes a part of the band, showing their best needlework tricks as the heavy riffs echo on the background", say the event organisers.
Slayer were the most evil of the Big Four of thrash metal, and the best Slayer songs prove why they’re hailed as the most influential extreme metal band.
Metal icon Dave Mustaine reflects on 35 years of Megadeth and the new anthology honouring his legacy, ‘Warheads On Foreheads’.
Grammy-winning thrash band Megadeth is touring this summer along with metal outfits Meshuggah, Tesseract and Lillake. Tickets go on sale 21 April 2017.
Thrash metal legends Metallica have just announced a run of European WorldWired shows starting in The Netherlands on 4 April.
From the Big 4 of thrash to legacy acts like Iron Maiden, Thin Lizzy and Judas Priest, which heavy metal bands belong in the Rock and Rock Hall of Fame?
