Metallica recorded the songs that Mustaine worked on for Kill' Em All —"The Four Horsemen," "Jump In The Fire," "Phantom Lord ...

Metallica would realize these ambitions on future albums, as would thrash metal contemporaries such as Death Angel, Exodus, ...

Megadeth is set to rock Columbus, Ohio at the Sonic Temple Festival on May 17, 2026 before they say goodbye for good. Find ...

Resident riffmaster Stephen Carpenter minced no words in this 2000 interview, rolling his eyes at “our friends” Korn, and ...

Metallica were on a winning streak throughout the '80s, but James Hetfield mentioned not being fond of one of their final ...

Artillery, a Danish thrash band that formed in 1982, remains underrated and underappreciated when it comes to other bands from that era. With riff after blazing riff, Artillery’s early sound fit right ...

“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 ...

Aug. 2—Life is good for Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine. "I'm pretty happy with the way things are going in life," he said. "Been married for a long time, got great kids, got a really cool job, got a ...

Here are 11 essential '90s metal albums you should own on vinyl. The decade marked a time of transition for metal in more ...

"Europe was a little bit behind with the kind of support from the media. Later on, we had Headbangers Ball too, but it never went as big as in America." Schmier pointed to the sheer influence of the ...

Those privy to metal music history know that Brazil’s musical roots extend beyond its world-class bossa nova and samba traditions. In fact, during the ‘80s, the country went through its own ...

Dueling electric guitars ignited chaos onstage at the historic Haltom Theater over spring break as if it were 1989 again, the heyday of thrash metal. Gammacide ax-men Rick Perry, the band’s founder ...