Posted by Metal Insider on October 27, 2016
2016 will turn out to have been a banner year for the “Big 4” of thrash metal. Megadeth and Anthrax released well-received albums that are high points of their recent years, and Metallica will release what’s probably going to be the best-selling metal record of 2016 in a few weeks. Meanwhile, Slayer are still on […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on December 13, 2011
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkobkOjRmiY[/youtube] This past Summer, Sepultura’s Andreas Kisser and Exodus’ Gary Holt performed a handful of Big 4 shows…as fill ins. Kisser stepped in for Scott Ian during Anthrax’s sets throughout the Summer, while Holt has been playing with Slayer while Jeff Hanneman remains sidelined. Both also got to partake in the “Big 4 jams,” and […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on September 13, 2011
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tI5ILniUYuU[/youtube] At this point, many of you may be asking what the hell we are talking about in the headline. Well last night, shortly after the Metal Masters 2 clinic in NYC, Megadeth bassist David Ellefson revealed some very sad news in an interview with Zakk Wylde for Revolver TV. He said that Megadeth’s set […]