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Photos of Metallica, Megadeth, Power Trip and Sepultura performing onstage
The 10 best cover songs by thrash metal bands

By Matt Mills Published

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

Tracks & Singles
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The 10 best thrash metal albums of 2023

By Matt Mills Published

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

Albums
Dave Mustaine in the mid 80s
"We went through everything, from homelessness to starvation.” Megadeth at 40: how Dave Mustaine's "revenge" on Metallica lay the foundations for a thrash metal dynasty

By Jon Wiederhorn Published

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

Bands & Artists
Dave Mustaine
“The shows were out of control because hardly anyone knew what moshing was." Dave Mustaine on the chaos of early thrash metal concerts

By Merlin Alderslade Published

Megadeth legend Dave Mustaine saw firsthand just how wild live shows got during the early days of thrash

Bands & Artists
Album art by Mekong Delta, Acid Reign and Paradox
10 thrash metal bands from the ’80s that should have been absolutely massive

By Joe Daly Published

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

Bands & Artists
Photos of Pest Control, Tortured Demon and Enforced
10 up-and-coming thrash metal bands every self-respecting metalhead should listen to

By Dom Lawson Published

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

Bands & Artists
The album art for Metallica's St Anger, Slayer's Diabolus In Musica and Destruction's The Least Successful Human Cannonball
10 terrible thrash metal albums with one classic song

By Stephen Hill Published

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

Albums
German 'Big Four' thrash festival poster
"Finally the big four will clash and thrash together!" The 'Big Four' of German thrash metal - Kreator, Sodom, Destruction and Tankard - announce first ever show together

By Metal Hammer Published

Kreator, Sodom, Destruction and Tankard, the 'Big Four' of German thrash metal, are set to share a stage for the first time in 2024

Concerts & Shows
Shvininiai Sharvai
Shvininiai Sharvai are one of the wildest, most unique things to hit thrash metal in years - and they’re only getting started

By Louder Published

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

Bands & Artists
A gigantic mutant pizza underneath the logo of the band Pizza Death
There’s a new thrash metal band obsessed with pizza, for some reason

By Matt Mills Published

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

Bands & Artists
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