Metallica would realize these ambitions on future albums, as would thrash metal contemporaries such as Death Angel, Exodus, ...

“For us metal fans, Venom was huge kick in the ass. And the way that Venom dressed, with the satanic imagery, they were like an evil version of Kiss. At the time, ’81-’82, Venom was the most extreme ...

Metallica recorded the songs that Mustaine worked on for Kill' Em All —"The Four Horsemen," "Jump In The Fire," "Phantom Lord ...

Metallica were on a winning streak throughout the '80s, but James Hetfield mentioned not being fond of one of their final ...

Power up the stereo. Crank the volume knob. It’s gonna get loud. To prepare for Monday’s thrashy, shred-fest of a concert at the Mid-America Center, I’ve been listening to a load of loud and fast ...

Megadeth have been rolling out the tracklisting details to their forthcoming self-titled final album across socials this week ...

Metallica’s current tour doubles as a living history of heavy metal, spanning songs from Kill ’Em All (1983) through to 72 Seasons (2023).

In a nearly empty theater on Hollywood Boulevard, Kerry King is making an ominous sound. Showtime is still hours away for the thrash-metal guitarist, who is warming up for his band’s afternoon sound ...

Dave Pehling is website managing editor for CBS Bay Area. He started his journalism career doing freelance writing about music in the late 1990s, eventually working as a web writer, editor and ...