It’s probably true to say that Slayer have joined the elite of metal history, along with Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Judas ...

Throughout heavy metal's dizzying evolution and splicing into countless subgenres (and subgrenres of subgenres), thrash metal's core DNA of high-tempo riffage, ripping solos and full-throttle, ...

Fans of classic thrash metal, get ready. Testament, one of the defining bands of the 1980s Bay Area thrash scene, just announced their Thrash of the Titans North America tour for 2026. The 20-city ...

Exodus and Slayer guitarist Gary Holt has offered his thoughts on who should be included if thrash's famous "Big 4" was expanded to include more acts. The "Big 4" of thrash are considered to be ...

Acid Reign is officially back in album mode, and for thrash fans who grew up on tape-trading and denim vests, that sentence alone hits like a perfectly timed snare crack. The iconic British outfit has ...

Danish band Artillery‘s 1990 album By Inheritance is frequently (and deservedly) considered one of the most underrated thrash metal albums of all time, and we’re thrilled to have teamed up with the ...

There are few more influential thrash metal albums than Metallica’s debut release Kill ‘Em All. Effectively serving as a shot across the bow back in 1983, it was the world’s introduction to Metallica ...

Dave Pehling is website managing editor for CBS Bay Area. He started his journalism career doing freelance writing about music in the late 1990s, eventually working as a web writer, editor and ...

As metal fans, we all feel something when we hear our favorite bands. The rush of the pit, the release of pent up anger/frustration/anxiety, the camaraderie we feel with our fellow metalheads. It all ...

Brian May discussed the suggestion that Queen had helped invent thrash metal with “Stone Cold Crazy” and admitted the band didn't take the song very seriously. “It was one of the first songs we ever ...

Legendary rockers Queen popularized many things, such as art rock, stadium rock and symphonic rock. According to guitarist Brian May, numerous fans feel that thrash metal deserves a place on that list ...