Although the Canadian thrash metal scene never birthed any outright superstars on par with the U.S. Big 4, its leading bands ...

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 ...

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 ...

Who are the best new thrash bands to emerge since 2010? That’s what Warbringer frontman John Kevill is here to sort out. While Warbringer are still considered to be from the “new” school of thrash, ...

Fans of classic thrash metal, get ready. Testament, one of the defining bands of the 1980s Bay Area thrash scene, just announced their Thrash of the Titans North America tour for 2026. The 20-city ...

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

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 ...

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Dave Mustaine of Megadeth performs at the Louder Than Life Music Festival in Louisville, Ky., in 2023. (Amy Harris / Invision / AP) After he woke up on Sunday, Feb. 1, Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine ...

Canadian metal band Voivod will bring their genre-bending style of heavy metal to Revolution Music Room in Little Rock, ...

Gary Holt jokes that his lyrics on Exodus' 1983 demo should entitle him to Metallica royalties ...