“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 ...

The album art for Metallica's St Anger, Slayer's Diabolus In Musica and Destruction's The Least Successful Human Cannonball Thrash has been one of the key movements in the metal world. Arguably the ...

Here is the best metal song of each year of the 1980s, including one runner-up for all 10 years!

Metallica photo session in a dressing in Berlin, 1992. Within the heavy metal scene Metallica has long held a unique standing amongst fans and critics. No other band in the genre has achieved a highly ...

If anyone knows how to write a good thrash song, Megadeth's Dave Mustaine is certainly qualified for the job. During a new conversation on BBC Radio 4's Saturday Live, the musician shared what he ...

The FADER’s “Songs You Need” are the tracks we can’t stop playing. Check back every day for new music and follow along on our Spotify playlist. Sincerity can be searing, and Dead Heat are a red-hot ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

Lawnmower Deth - Slay Duggee. Cartoon chaos and Thrash Metal mayhem to Nottingham’s Rescue Rooms in a wild night of riffs, ...

Thrash metal pioneers Dark Angel have been relatively quiet for more than three decades. While they’ve played some shows since the release of their 1991 album Time Does Not Heal, the band hasn’t ...