thrash

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

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

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

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

Metallica, Slayer and Sepultura have all given classic songs a high-octane boot up the back side

From Overkill to Gama Bomb, Hellripper to Nervosa, these are the best thrash metal albums 2023 had to offer

Forty years on from their formation, Dave Mustaine looks back at the volatile early days of Megadeth

These speed freaks from thrash metal’s golden age fell by the wayside when they should have been megastars

From Pest Control to Cryptosis, the genre that Metallica and Slayer popularised is raging its way into a glorious future

Metallica, Megadeth and Exodus all have some clangers in their catalogue – but at least these songs saved them from being total write-offs

Masked Lithuanian thrash metallers Shvininiai Sharvai are unlike anything else you’ve heard this year

Pizza Death are earning a crust by shouting about Italian food – and they’re surprisingly brilliant

From his belief in ancient aliens to battling cancer and auditioning for Sepultura, Chuck Billy has seen, done and thought about it all

Thrash metal's DNA has rarely undergone any drastic alterations, but its evolution over the years can still be charted via these five classics