Thrash metal icons Testament Have recently reissued their classic first two albums, “The Legacy” and “The New Order,” on Nuclear Blast Records. Credit: (Nuclear Blast Records/Submitted) At the end of ...

It should have been The Big Five. It’s unthinkable now, but the ‘Big Four’ of Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax came close to an expansion, with Testament seemingly set to ride hard to glory in ...

Rock fans know the “Big Four” of thrash metal: Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax. But a host of other thrash bands bubbled up under the household names who became the four horsemen of the ...

“Now, you have a lot more groups that sound very similar, and you could tell, 'Oh, they're using this exact same plugin…'" Skolnick attributed the individuality of early thrash metal guitarists to the ...

It’s now been roughly five years since influential thrash metal band Testament released their most recent album Titans Of Creation. They’ve gone on tour, released remasters of old records, and even ...

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Swedish prog metallers Opeth will also play concerts in Halifax, Dublin and Rättvik in support of The Last Will And Testament ...

Mike Portnoy is a damn good drummer and seemed to be pushing Dream Theater in a heavier direction toward the end of his run with the band. Outside Dream Theater, Portnoy has done some pretty heavy ...

In addition to supporting Opeth's early 2026 tour behind The Last Will and Testament, Swedish progressive metal band ...