Metallica formed in 1981 by vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich. The duo first met through an ad in a Los Angeles-based music newspaper. At the time, Ulrich had little musical experience and no band but managed to secure a slot on an upcoming compilation record called “Metal Massacre”. Metallica’s contribution, “Hit The Lights”, featured Hetfield, Ulrich and lead guitarist Lloyd Grant…

Call Death Magnetic Kirk Hammett's revenge. Famously browbeaten into accepting Lars Ulrich and producers Bob Rock's dictum that guitar solos were "dated" and thereby verboten for 2003's St. Anger – a fraught recording chronicled on the 2004 documentary Some Kind of Monster – Metallica's lead guitarist dominates this 2008 sequel, playing with an euphoric fury not heard in years, if not decades…

What better way to celebrate their 30th Band anniversary as by diving deep into their own history, spanning three decades of an incomparable Metal career – from the humble beginnings in the early 1980s with their debut attempt »Prayers of Steel« and back then calling themselves AVENGER, through the flourishing 90s that peaked in their 1996 classic approach »Lingua Mortis«, all the way to the most recent years, which also featured RAGE coming in third at the “Bundesvision Songcontest” in 2009, carving a quarter of a century in stone even more so!..

Perhaps the only subject more interesting than headlining act making major waves while on tour is the history of the venues where this occurs, and few places inspire such inquiries to the same degree as London’s The Roundhouse. Originally constructed in 1846 as a turntable engine shed for the London and Birmingham Railway, by the mid-20th century it had become an important performing arts and concert hall that would be a favorite venue for such iconic bands and artists as Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, Led Zeppelin, The Ramones and Motörhead. Suffice it to say, such a location is a prime outlet for one of Germany’s most ferocious purveyors of thrash metal to record their first live album following 2017’s “Live Antichrist” release. Relative to said release, Kreator’s latest foray into neck-ruining mayhem outside of the recording studio dubbed “London Apocalypticon – Live At The Roundhouse” ups the epic factor something fierce while sparing no expense in the aggression department…

The German Thrash Metal scene was born in the 80’s…everyone knows that. But what many don’t know is that SODOM, KREATOR and DESTRUCTION only came to be recognized as Thrash Metal bands after the third releases, when evolution make their music more melodic and technical, and the levels of brutality went a bit lower. In this aspect, Düsseldorf’s Thrasher ASSASSIN could form with the three above a Big Four of German Thrash Metal. And besides the hardships of life make the band spent 17 years without any release, since 2009 the band is releasing albums, and working hard in the scene (even with the problems on its line-up). And they’re back with “Bestia Immundis”, their latest album…

Belgium’s deadly thrashers Slaughter Messiah unveiled their debut full-length album Cursed To The Pyre. The guys take their experience from two demo’s and three EP’s and put it to good use creating their new work. They made the album how the ancient masters taught them, taking their influence from classic black, death and thrash metal and blending it into a unique whole. And they clearly show us what they’ve got in a musical way. Musically speaking, it features a blend between fast blast beats and shrieking guitar riffs, then followed up by more melodic palm muted aggression. Lyrically, the songs take their inspiration from themes as death, witchcraft and darkness. And this of course features well in our desired musical landscape.

Metallica's debut album Kill 'Em All has been remastered and will now be available as a deluxe boxset including 4LP/5CD/1DVD and includes a book with 64 pages. New essays, never-before-seen phtos, ticket stubs, tracking sheets and a Metallica patchThe true birth of thrash…

Best of All G.U.N. Years presents 14 standout tracks from the German heavy metal/thrash outfit, culled from their albums appearing on Germany's Great Unlimited Noises imprint…

Call Death Magnetic Kirk Hammett's revenge. Famously browbeaten into accepting Lars Ulrich and producers Bob Rock's dictum that guitar solos were "dated" and thereby verboten for 2003's St. Anger – a fraught recording chronicled on the 2004 documentary Some Kind of Monster – Metallica's lead guitarist dominates this 2008 sequel, playing with an euphoric fury not heard in years, if not decades…

Metallica formed in 1981 by vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich. The duo first met through an ad in a Los Angeles-based music newspaper. At the time, Ulrich had little musical experience and no band but managed to secure a slot on an upcoming compilation record called “Metal Massacre”. Metallica’s contribution, “Hit The Lights”, featured Hetfield, Ulrich and lead guitarist Lloyd Grant…