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Kirk Hammett: “I was sitting on the toilet when I got the call to join Metallica”
By Dave Everley last updated
Kirk Hammett looks back on forming Exodus, the birth of thrash metal and the day he joined Metallica

Bonded by blood: the birth of the Bay Area Thrash scene
By Ken McIntyre last updated
In the early 80s, San Francisco became the epicenter of an extreme new scene. This is the story of the birth of thrash metal

Golden Gods 2017: Mastodon, A7X & Gojira among winners
By Scott Munro last updated
Artists including Black Sabbath, Architects, Prophets Of Rage, Pallbearer and Devin Townsend also among Metal Hammer Golden Gods winners

The metal world reacts to Jon Zazula's death: "Metallica would not be who we are without Jon"
By Rich Hobson last updated
The music world reacts to the loss of Jon Zazula - the man who brought the world Metallica, Anthrax, Testament, Overkill (and so much more)

How the 1990s almost killed thrash metal
By Chris Chantler last updated
The 1990s was the decade that forced thrash to go underground or die. But it didn’t just survive - it prospered

Watch trailer for new thrash film starring Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and more
By Scott Munro last updated
The San Francisco Bay Area thrash scene will be celebrated in the new documentary Murder In The Front Row - out in April

Watch Overkill and Exodus members jam Megadeth classic Wake Up Dead
By Scott Munro last updated
Jason Bittner, Jack Gibson and Steve ‘Zetro’ Souza hook up with Angor’s Felipe Roa for Quarantine Jams session

Exodus’s Gary Holt: “We’d wipe all of the Big Four from the face of the earth!”
By Dave Everley last updated
Drugs, death and rivalries with Metallica – Exodus guitarist Gary Holt looks back over a life on the thrash frontlines
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