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'Big Four' Bands Talk About Their Supposed Rivalry (Video)

Back in the 1980s, the so-called "Big Four" of the thrash movement (METALLICA, MEGADETH, ANTHRAX, SLAYER) were all competing to be the biggest metal band in the world. Now that the dust has settled, the bands are all on extremely good terms with each other. They've even spent the last year staging m...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Says His Trust In God Helped Him Get Through Yankee Stadium Concert

MEGADETH frontman Dave Mustaine risked permanent injury while performing at the "Big Four" concert yesterday (Wednesday, September 14) at Yankee Stadium in New York City with METALLICA, ANTHRAX and SLAYER. "I was in a hospital [Tuesday] morning, so I'm going home to get [neck] surgery right after th...

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ANTHRAX Bassist: BELLADONNA 'Absolutely Put His Stamp On Each And Every One Of These Songs'

Kristen Dunleavy of myYearbook recently conducted an interview with ANTHRAX bassist Frank Bello. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. myYearbook: [Guitarist] Scott Ian has said that when work on ["Worship Music"] first began in 2007, there was essentially no ANTHRAX. What was going at th...

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METALLICA Drummer Talks 'Big Four' Concert At Yankee Stadium (Video)

Video footage of METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich talking to Rolling Stone magazine about yesterday's (Wednesday, September 14) concert at the new Yankee Stadium in New York City featuring the "Big Four" bands of 1980s thrash metal METALLICA, MEGADETH, SLAYER and ANTHRAX can be seen below. The highly a...

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METALLICA, MEGADETH, ANTHRAX, SLAYER Perform 'Overkill' At 'Big Four' Show In NYC (Video)

The "Big Four" bands of 1980s thrash metal METALLICA, MEGADETH, SLAYER and ANTHRAX played their second-ever U.S. show earlier tonight (Wednesday, September 14) at the new Yankee Stadium in New York City. The highly anticipated onstage performance of the "Big Four" bands at the same time happened nea...

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ANTHRAX's 'Worship Music' Projected To Sell 24K-27K First Week

"Worship Music", the new studio album from ANTHRAX, is likely to sell between 24,000 and 27,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to industry web site Hits Daily Double. The estimate was based on one-day sales reports compiled after the record arrived in stores on S...

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ANTHRAX Day In The Bronx Presentation; Video, Photos

Big dreams will come true today for the members of thrash-metal band ANTHRAX as they return to their hometown of New York and step on the stage at Yankee Stadium. As the only one of the "Big Four" bands whose members are from New York, a number of the band have many childhood memories of ...

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ANTHRAX Singer: 'Worship Music' Is 'As Aggressive As Any Other Record We've Done'

Bob Zerull of Zoiks! Online recently conducted an interview with ANTHRAX singer Joey Belladonna. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Zoiks! Online: How would you describe your new album, "Worship Music", to the fans? Joey Belladonna: I just think that I don't know, I think it's really g...

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Entire 'Metal Masters Clinic' Available For Viewing Online

Video footage of the entire second Metal Masters Clinic, which was held yesterday (Monday, September 12) at the Best Buy Theater in New York City, can be viewed at Livestream.com. Participating musicians: * Charlie Benante (ANTHRAX) - Drums * Frank Bello (ANTHRAX) - Bass * Kerry King (SLAYER) - Guit...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist: 'It's Great When People Respect You And Like The Work You've Created'

Roger Lotring of ESPN.com recently conducted an interview with ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. ESPN.com: Anyone following the tumultuous progression of "Worship Music" couldn't help regarding it with a certain amount of skepticism. Is it vindicating that...

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Worship Music

Remember when the mention of Joey Belladonna and ANTHRAX in the same sentence conjured images of five guys stomping around in Bermuda shorts, shouting "NOT" and spelling things backwards? They didn't. What they did remember is how goddamn ridiculously heavy they can be when they put their metal thra...

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Updated: MEGADETH To Play Wednesday's 'Big Four' Concert As Scheduled

**UPDATE** BLABBERMOUTH.NET has received word that MEGADETH will, in fact, take part in this Wednesday's concert as scheduled. A brand new video message from MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson confirming the band's intention to play the show can be seen below.*** The original article follows below. MEG...

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PHILIP ANSELMO Sings PANTERA Classics At 'Metal Masters Clinic'; Video, Photos Available

Philip Anselmo (DOWN, PANTERA, ARSON ANTHEM, SUPERJOINT RITUAL) joined Scott Ian (ANTHRAX),David Ellefson (MEGADETH),Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER),Frank Bello (ANTHRAX),Charlie Benante (ANTHRAX) and Kerry King (SLAYER) on stage earlier this evening (Monday, September 12) at the second Metal Maste...

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ANTHRAX Members Talk 'Big Four', 'Worship Music' On FOX NEWS (Video)

ANTHRAX members Scott Ian (guitar),Charlie Benante (drums) and Frank Bello (bass) were interviewed earlier today on Fox News. You can now watch video footage of their appearance below. As previously reported, ANTHRAX will play a very exclusive show under the name SATAN'S LOUNGE BAND tonight (Monday...

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PHILIP ANSELMO To Take Part In Today's 'Metal Masters Clinic'; Live Webcast Available

According to ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian, Philip Anselmo (DOWN, PANTERA, ARSON ANTHEM, SUPERJOINT RITUAL) "will be a part of" the second Metal Masters Clinic, which will take place today (Monday, September 12) at the Best Buy Theater in New York City. Participating musicians: * Charlie Benante (ANTH...