The black metal scene? The New England melodic hardcore scene? They wouldn’t have existed without thrash. Fuck no.” Katon W. De Pena: “1984 was the most important year. That was the year it ...

Say what you will about Metallica ’s self-titled fifth studio LP (commonly called The Black Album ), but you can’t deny how ...

Thrash metal, the linchpin of our modern metal universe ... But shortly before the New Year, something derailed on the Vektor train and 3/4’s of the band jumped ship, including their mega ...

While not as well known as some of the other second-generation thrash metal bands ... earlier this year Defiance reunited once again, playing warm-up shows in the Bay Area with new guitarist ...

Thrash is alive and well in 2025 and Warbringer's John Kevill credits the late 2000s revival for ensuring the health of thrash metal. During an appearance on Full Metal Jackie's weekend radio show ...

We’ve rounded up 10 classic thrash ballads that, while not likely to give Michael Bolton sleepless nights, at least a different side to some of metal’s ... But New York ragers Overkill did ...

They may have never achieved the mainstream popularity of fellow thrash pioneers ... by fellow metal favorites Anthrax, Testament, Lamb of God, Ministry and more. However, last year the members ...

King Gizzard & the Wizard Lizard, the prolific Australian rock act known for traversing genres, is returning to thrash metal with a new album titled “Petrodragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of ...

The sequel to our 5 Insane Thrash Metal Drummers compilation is finally ... Once the last Cavalera jumped ship in 2006, the band found a new heavy hitter, Jean Dolabella, to man the drum throne.