by Zenae Zukowski | Jan 25, 2023 | Festivals, News
Maryland Deathfest organizers have announced the first wave of bands almost two weeks earlier than initially planned. The 2024 edition will take place on May 23-26. Early bird four-day passes go on sale this Friday (27th) at 11:00 AM EST via this location....
by Alix Vallecillo | Apr 15, 2016 | Label Moves, News
Back in the 80’s, many of you started listening about all these Teutonic thrash metal bands across the pond and probably started doing tape trades to hear what the fuzz about Kreator, Tankard or Helloween was about so if you ever did that, you probably know...
by Bram Teitelman | Aug 11, 2015 | Get Well Soon, News
German thrash band Tankard have suffered a bit of a setback, as their drummer Olaf Zissel is in the hospital following a suspected stroke. The band are shocked and surprised, but are continuing on with the festival shows they’d already had booked in Germany and...
by Zach Shaw | Dec 13, 2013 | Interviews
“Fuck the Big 4!” fans began chanting during Kreator’s set at Stage 48 in NYC last month. Indeed many fans believe that the German thrash legends, along with their tour co-headliners Overkill, have been unjustly ignored. Many fans are even quick to bill Kreator as the...
by Zach Shaw | Aug 8, 2012 | Collaborations, In The Studio
While America has the Big 4, Germany essentially has the Big 3 of Teutonic thrash. Those three bands, of course, would be Kreator, Destruction and Sodom. So hearing that Destruction’s new album Spiritual Genocide (due out in November) will feature Sodom’s Tom...