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EXODUS Nearly Replaced MEGADETH At 'Big Four' Concert At Yankee Stadium
San Francisco Bay Area metallers EXODUS were added to the billing of the "Big Four" concert at September 14 at Yankee Stadium in New York City as the last-minute replacement for MEGADETH after it looked like Dave Mustaine wasn't going to be able to make the show. Two days prior to the "Big Four" eve...September 22, 2011
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TORI AMOS Issues Challenge To Metal Bands
Eccentric singer, songwriter and pianist Tori Amos who has just released a classically inspired album, "Night Of Hunters" told Spinner.com that she wasn't surprised when she learned that wrestling superstar Mick Foley was a fan of her music, claiming that the emotion in her songs is more powerful th...September 22, 2011
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ANTHRAX's CHARLIE BENANTE A Chicago Cub For A Day
Last week, he played at Yankee Stadium with his band ANTHRAX as a member of the so-called "Big Four" of 1980s thrash metal METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX. Today, ANTHRAX's Charlie Benante crossed over from Major League Baseball's American League to the National League and threw out the firs...September 21, 2011
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EXODUS Guitarist Says Stage Diving And Slam Pits In Thrash Metal Started In Bay Area
In upcoming deluxe thrash metal photo book "Murder In The Front Row: Shots From The Bay Area Thrash Metal Epicenter" by Harald Oimoen and Brian Lew, guitarist Gary Holt of EXODUS (and currently a touring member of SLAYER) claims that the bruising scenes seen nightly at metal shows everywhere first c...September 21, 2011
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'Big Four' At Yankee Stadium: New 17-Minute Video Report Posted Online
Jo Schftan of Horns Up Rocks! has posted a 17-minute video report shot during the "Big Four" concert on Wednesday, September 14 at the Yankee Stadium in New York City. The clip features live footage, fan interview clips as well as highlights from ANTHRAX's midday press conference. Also available is...September 21, 2011
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KERRY KING, ZAKK WYLDE Share Their Favorite ANTHRAX Memories (Video)
Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE) spoke to members of SLAYER and ANTHRAX, along with Lady Starlight and "That Metal Show" co-host Eddie Trunk, for Revolver TV backstage at the "Metal Masters 2" clinic in New York City on September 12. The six-minute clip, which features the interviewee...September 20, 2011
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TESTAMENT Guitarist On New Album: 'It's Looking Like We May Have A Winner'
San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT have been spending time in the studio recording their new album, "Dark Roots Of Earth", tentatively due in February 2012 via Nuclear Blast Records. Due to a "serious injury," regular TESTAMENT drummer Paul Bostaph was unable to take part in the recording se...September 19, 2011
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ANTHRAX Drummer To Throw Out First Pitch At Chicago Cubs Game
ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante will throw out the first pitch at Wednesday's (September 21) Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers baseball game at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois. Says Charlie: "The Cubs meet the Brewers and NO, I can't wear any Yankee gear, hahahaha." The so-called "Big Four of 19...September 19, 2011
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SLAYER: More Drum-Cam Footage From Yankee Stadium
Drum-cam footage of SLAYER's Dave Lombardo performing the songs "Postmortem", Hate Worldwide" and "War Ensemble" during the band's September 14, 2011 concert at Yankee Stadium in New York City with METALLICA, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX can be seen below. Gary Holt of EXODUS has spent the last few months f...September 19, 2011
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METALLICA: Pro-Shot Footage Of Yankee Stadium Concert
Official Metallica.com footage of METALLICA's pre-show meet-and-greet, tuning-room jam and performance at the September 14 "Big Four" concert at Yankee Stadium in New York City can be viewed below. The highly anticipated onstage performance of the "Big Four" bands of 1980s thrash metal METALLICA, ME...September 18, 2011
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SLAYER: Drum-Cam Footage From Yankee Stadium
Drum-cam footage of SLAYER's Dave Lombardo performing the song "Disciple" during the band's September 14, 2011 concert at Yankee Stadium in New York City with METALLICA, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX can be seen below. Gary Holt of EXODUS has spent the last few months filling in for SLAYER founding guitarist...September 18, 2011
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SEBASTIAN BACH: 'If I Put My Name On Something, That's Because I Believe In It 100 Percent'
Troy Culpan of May The Rock Be With You recently conducted an interview with former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. May The Rock Be With You: Do you get nervous around album-release time? Bach: Yes, I do. Of course you do. You always want ...September 18, 2011
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Ride Of A Lifetime For METALLICA's Indian Fans
According to The Times Of India, METALLICA fan Vikram Verma, who runs an advertising firm and wanted to extend an experience of a lifetime to the band's other fans in India, has come up with a "cool" way for the group's devotees to make it to the maiden METALLICA concert in Gurgaon (October ...September 17, 2011
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SLAYER's KERRY KING Interviewed By 'The Music Zoo' (Video)
The day before the "Big Four" concert at Yankee Stadium in New York City, SLAYER's Kerry King came to The Music Zoo to show off some of new BC Rich guitars and chat with Tommy Colletti. You can now watch the interview below. Gary Holt of EXODUS has spent the last few months filling in ...September 17, 2011
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SLAYER Drummer's New York City Clinic; Video Footage Available
SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo took part in a clinic at Sam Ash Music on 48th Street in New York City on Tuesday, September 13. Fan-filmed video footage of the event can be seen below. Lombardo is a Cuban-American heavy metal drummer best known for his work with American thrash metal band SLAYER. Lomb...September 16, 2011
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