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How 1984 became the year that thrash metal broke big
By Dave Everley published
From Anthrax's Fistfull Of Metal to Exodus's Bonded By Blood and Metallica's Ride The Lightning, 1984 was the year thrash broke big

Kerry King names the band who could replace Slayer in the Big Four
By Matt Mills published
Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax and who?

Legendary drummers launch limited edition prints for the Teenage Cancer Trust
By Fraser Lewry published
Artist Anthony Burrill has turned the musicians' favourite drumming patterns into typographic artworks - and it's for a good cause

Slayer guitarist Gary Holt declares his love for Taylor Swift: “Why all the hate? She’s an extraordinarily hard worker!”
By Matt Mills published
From “Kill the Kardashians” to “I love Taylor Swift!”

The 100 Songs That Changed Metal
By Metal Hammer published
From founding fathers like Black Sabbath, Rainbow and Judas Priest to metal's modern leaders such as Ghost, Sleep Token and Spiritbox, these are the songs that have defined a genre

Over 300 iconic rock and metal t-shirts have up to 30% off for Prime Day: Guns N’ Roses, Def Leppard, Black Sabbath, Ghost and more
By Scott Munro published
Amazon has deals on literally hundreds of official rock and metal t-shirts – load up your gig wardrobe for less

Slayer's Kerry King wishes he'd cut a better deal for his solo on Beastie Boys' No Sleep Till Brooklyn: "I would be a rich man."
By Stef Lach published
While Slayer's Kerry King can't be short of a few quid, he thinks he'd be significantly better off if he'd shared profits

“As far as I was concerned, we were done and never going to play again”: Kerry King was as shocked as the rest of us when Slayer reunited
By Matt Mills published
The Slayer guitarist has expressed his surprise at the thrash icons getting back together in a new interview
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