The ‘Big Four’ of thrash metal – Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax and Megadeth – all date back to 1981 save for the ’Deth, who came to be following guitarist Dave Mustaine’s expulsion from Metallica two ...

The Testament story is one of the most inspiring and remarkable in the recent history of metal. It includes betrayal and coincidence and a literal fight for life, the last of which thankfully ended in ...

Thrash metal icons Testament Have recently reissued their classic first two albums, “The Legacy” and “The New Order,” on Nuclear Blast Records. Credit: (Nuclear Blast Records/Submitted) At the end of ...

“Now, you have a lot more groups that sound very similar, and you could tell, 'Oh, they're using this exact same plugin…'" Skolnick attributed the individuality of early thrash metal guitarists to the ...

Rock fans know the “Big Four” of thrash metal: Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax. But a host of other thrash bands bubbled up under the household names who became the four horsemen of the ...

Megadeth have had their fair share of top notch guitarists over the years and there was the possibility at one point of another thrash legend stepping into the band for them. That would be Testament's ...

"It didn't kill us, but it changed our perspective seeing what was happening to the other bands." The rise of grunge in the early '90s marked a seismic shift in the music industry. While the Seattle ...

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Dave Lombardo is a man of many bands, and one of them will be without his services for the remainder of 2023. The drummer revealed to Blabbermouth that he will be sitting out the rest of Testament's ...

FARGO - A pair of metal bands, Death Angel and Testament, are scheduled for a concert at The Venue at The Hub on Monday, Nov. 21, promoter Jade Presents said in a news release Thursday. Thrash metal ...

When it comes to those early thrash metal bands of the ’80s, a lot of the conversation focuses on the “Big Four” bands of Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, and Anthrax — and rightfully so. Those dudes ...