Articles related to "Thrash Metal"

UK thrash metal legends Sabbat and Onslaught headline the Thrash Assault 2 Festival, taking place at Soundpark Ost in Wuerzburg, Germany on February 23rd, 2008.

Earache Records announced "Thrash is Back!" when they released albums by thrash metal bands Municipal Waste, Evile, and SSS this past summer.

A brief history of the pioneering thrash metal band Anvil, profiled in Sacha Gervasi's recent documentary, Anvil! The Story of Anvil.

German Titans Kreator reconquer the throne all over again with a deliciously heavy salvo of back-to-basics thrash goodness.

A look at As I Lay Dying, King Diamond, Machine Head, Shadows Fall, and Slayer - the nominees for Best Metal Performance to be presented at the 50th Grammy Awards.

Metallica's newest album entitled Death Magnetic released on September 12th is more than just a brilliant album; it is an enormous comeback for the veterans of metal.

Metallica's debut album Kill 'Em All is thrash metal at its finest; machine-gun palm muting, technical riffs, and blistering guitar solos.

Thrash metal fans don't have the best reputation, but at the Slayer and Megadeth concert in Sydney the only stereotype they conformed to was in dress sense.

Metallica's 1987 Master of Puppets blends thrash metal with a more epic and complex sound, creating one of Metallica's strongest albums.

A review of new thrash metal kings Municipal Waste playing live at the Carling Islington Academy in London on 6th February 2008 with Toxic Holocaust, Mutant, and Seregon.

Thrash metal band Slayer win second Grammy for Best Metal Performance at 50th Grammy Awards for "Final Six" from the Christ Illusion album reissue.

Thrash metal luminaries Exodus returned to action in 2007 with The Atrocity Exhibition...Exhibit A. In this Exodus interview, guitarist Gary Holt reports on the follow-up

Florida death metal pioneers Obituary and German thrash band Holy Moses finish European leg of the Xecutioner's Return tour live at the University of London Union (ULU).

While nearly impossible to provide a selection from the multitude of subgenres spawned from the thrash metal of the 1980's, some suggestions can go a long way.

Ride The Lightning (1984), Metallica's second studio album, catalogues a significant shift musically from Metallica's debut album: Kill 'Em All(1983).

Talented Strapping Young Lad guitarist Jed Simon has joined forces with an A-Team of metal heavyweights to deliver his long awaited thrash throwback project.

Veteran German thrashers bring a moody cloud of doom to the main stage on day three of Hellfest.

An underrated classic of the thrash genre, Forbidden Evil is a powerful debut mixing high speed thrash with some virtuoso musicianship and some terrific songwriting.

They work for OCP! And OCP runs the Cops! Irish thrashers get the party started on the second day of Hellfest!

A short, punchy and downright fun metal record which won't turn anyone's world upside down, but could cure depression in seconds

Bang your head and lift the beers high, thrash metal is alive and well.

Sacha Gervasi's documentary, Anvil! The Story of Anvil, is a cross between The Wrestler and This is Spinal Tap. 8/10.

In this exclusive interview, Anvil's Steve 'Lips' Kudlow and Robb Reiner talk about Sacha Gervasi's documentary about the Canadian thrash-metal band.

As if by rogue Vikings slashing with ruddy axes, the monstrous serpent of 2009's metal releases has been hacked and hewn into a ten-necked, head-banging Hydra.

A review of "Transcendental" by European subgenre-defying metal band To-Mera.

As heavy as thrash can get without turning into death metal, Warbringer's second album is a sign of things to come. The future's bright for these five young Americans.

Turisas, Soilwork, Municipal Waste and Finnish Metal Awards featured at Finnish Metal Expo metal festival at Kaapelitehdas in Helsinki on February 15th and 16th, 2008.

Black metal emerged in the 80s and has revolutionized the genre with its orchestral fusion, its intense speed, and its dramatic and ritualistic elements.

Megadeth may be known for leader Dave Mustaine's antics or for being a perpetual also-ran to Metallica's throne, but they slay 'em all with this new thrash masterpiece.

Party-crazy alcoholics? Or perhaps hipster smart-alecks lampooning vintage metal? Surprise, surprise - Municipal Waste just honestly love playing 80s crossover thrash!

Bay Area thrash metal legends return to European shores. In a short Exodus interview, guitarist Gary Holt tells what to expect plus confirmed dates are listed in full.

Anvil rockers Steve 'Lips' Kudlow and Robb Reiner talk about seeing themselves portrayed in Sacha Gervasi's Anvil! The Story of Anvil.

Heavy metal legends Judas Priest are to bring the Priest Feast tour, also featuring thrash metal masters Megadeth and Testament, to the UK and Ireland in February.

An interview with former Skyclad and current The Clan Destined front man Martin Walkyier on the live reformation of influential pagan metal band Sabbat.

...And Justice For All chronicles a significant musical change from Metallica's earlier thrash-metal albums to a sound that is more progressive.

Released in 1991, Metallica's 5th studio album, the Black Album, would secure Metallica as the most commercially successful and mainstream heavy metal band.

Headlined by thrash metal legends Slayer and also including Trivium, Mastodon and Amon Amarth, the latest version of The Unholy Alliance will soon be unleashed on Europe

It's an easy trap for metal bands to fall into: Win a Grammy, meet the beautiful people, soften your image and sound - just enough to make millions. Not Slayer.

Guitar Hero makes guitar legends of gamers but heavy metal boss Metallica takes center stage these days and not just because a Metallica concert is like heaven on earth.

Gigantour 2008 showcases metal acts High on Fire, Job for a Cowboy, Children of Bodom, In Flames, and Megadeth. The tour made its Louisville, KY stop Saturday, April 19.

On October 4, 2009, legendary heavy metal band Metallica rocked over 20,000 fans with an incendiary performance at Philips Arena.

In Part #3 of this exclusive interview, Canadian thrash-metal pioneers Anvil talk about being independent musicians and why their next CD will revolutionize metal.

Day of Fire breaks the sophomore curse resoundingly with “Cut and Move,” loaded up with even more grit, grunge and gravel than found on their self-titled debut.

We all like our metal to be over the top and in your face as metal is an expression, a cathartic release and the larger the statement the greater the satisfaction.

Captain Morgan's Revenge is a Pirate-themed spin on traditional Viking metal that proves to be outrageously silly, beer swilling fun.

Most of Hollywood's most horrifying killers were born in the late 1950s with the capture of Wisconsin serial killer and grave robber Ed Gein.

Funny Games is an independent feature that condemns the glorification of violence. It will leave the audience bewildered and disturbed, and that is the point.

Big Robbo's Mama's Fallen Angels has over 21,000 members and new debates on heavy metal music emerge every day. Users say they love MFA for its warm and relaxed attitude

The most metal show on television is Cartoon Network's "Metalocalypse." The aptly-named 'toon follows the misadventures of Dethklok, a five-member death metal band.

Rising gas prices needn't deter a budget traveler from heading out on the highway. With a little planning, a good road trip opens your eyes not your wallet.