How Thrash Metal Became Bonded by Blood, Denim, and the Bay Bridge
Documentary Murder in the Front Row examines the birth, wild life, and eventual plateau of thrash metal in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony Christen the City’s New Arena with Triumphant Team-Up
The world's greatest metal band, Metallica unite with their hometown symphony for a concert of symphonic metal magic to ring in opening night at San Francisco's new arena.
Dysrhythmia Reach Technical Ecstasy With ‘Terminal Threshold’ (album stream)
Twenty years into their career, instrumentally-driven trio Dysrhythmia still find new ways to surprise and astound listeners. Virtuosity isn't the only thing that matters here but it sure gives us a lot of marvel at on Terminal Threshold.
‘Infest the Rats’ Nest’ Sees King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard Embrace Their Inner Thrash
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard go full metal to craft a brutal warning against ecological destruction on their 15th studio album, Infest the Rats' Nest.
Black ‘n’ Roll Purveyors, Thonian Horde Meditate on These Troubled Times with “The Narcissist” (premiere)
A doomy concoction with black and thrash metal undercurrents, Thonian Horde throws extreme metal some groove on this blast from the upcoming LP, Downfall.
The Valley of the Shadow of Megadeth
Reissues of The World Needs a Hero and The System Has Failed remind us that Megadeth has been coming back for years.
On the 30th Anniversary of Anthrax’s ‘State of Euphoria’
With State of Euphoria, Anthrax tempered some of the excessive '80s metal tendencies of their vocal, lead guitar, and song arrangements, reaching back toward something more viscerally punk as the '80s ended.
A Hardwired Triumph for Metallica
Metallica has perfected the arena rock experience, creating as immersive and inclusive an atmosphere as possible by performing "in the round".
‘The Wake’ Proves Voivod Can Still Pack an Animalistic Intellectual Punch
Voivod may be veterans at this point, but with The Wake, they're still providing one-of-a-kind genre-shifting vivaciousness.
Jody Seabody & The Whirls Say It’s “All Gone White” (premiere)
Jody Seabody & The Whirls mix and match musical genres with an eclectic elegance and seamless confidence on "All Gone White".
How the New Wave of British Heavy Metal Changed Rock Music Forever
Winds of Time is a three-CD collection of songs by bands that barely anyone outside the UK have even heard of. It's also the Rosetta Stone of thrash metal.
Nevermore’s ‘The Complete Collection’ Does a Superb Job in Capturing the Metal Band’s Career
Nevermore's The Complete Collection does an excellent job of gathering what we do have from a band that had much more to give.