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Slayer posing for a photograph in the 1980s
“Megadeth sucks!”: This is what it was like being in the van with Slayer on their first ever UK tour

By Dave Ling Published

In 1987, one intrepid writers got in the van with thrash’s most controversial band as their Reign In Pain tour hit the UK

Bands & Artists
Members of Anthrax, Slayer and Megadeth posing for a photograph on the Clash Of The Titans tour
How early 90s mega-tour Clash Of The Titans put thrash metal in arenas – and invented ‘The Big 4’

By Rich Hobson Published

Starring Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax, Clash Of The Titans was one of the most important tours in metal history

Bands & Artists
Metallica posing for a photograph in 1989
How a bleak anti-war song and a massive u-turn helped push Metallica to superstar level

By Paul Elliott Published

Metallica got their mainstream breakthrough after breaking their ‘no videos’ rule

Bands & Artists
Alex Skolnick press
Testament's Alex Skolnick on thrash, Testament and Ozzy

By Paul Travers Published

Testament’s six-string superstar reflects on the chaos of the Bay Area, guesting with Lamb Of God and studying with jazz legends

Interviews
Black Sabbath in 2014 and Metallica in 1992
Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi says what was “brilliant” about thrash metal

By Matt Mills Published

Metal’s OG guitarist pays tribute to the generation that followed his

Interviews
Tom Araya on stage
Slayer's headline set at Aftershock festival is a thrilling, spiritual triumph

By Joe Daly Published

Still got it? Slayer never lost it. What a show!

Music Festivals
Metallica live 1980s
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

Culture
Metallica in 1984
How Metallica changed the game forever with a "sloppy" little demo track called Hit The Lights

By Dave Everley Published

With Hit The Lights, Metallica found their first signature song and a track that'd have a profound effect on heavy metal's evolution

Biographies
Kerry King
Inside the rebirth of Slayer legend Kerry King

By Paul Brannigan Published

Five years since Slayer hung up their spikes, Kerry King is roaring back with a new band, a new album - and a newfound sense of enthusiasm

Bands & Artists
Elon Musk in 2023
"His name is now etched in the annals of corporate law." A thrash metal drummer just cost Elon Musk $56 billion

By Matt Mills Published

Pennsylvania metal musician Richard Tornetta has just handed the billionaire CEO of Tesla and X one of the costliest legal defeats in history

Music Industry
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