Although technical thrash didn't spawn a slew of successful bands, it had a major influence on other subgenres — notably technical death metal. Death leader Chuck Schuldiner cited Watchtower, arguably ...

Here is the best album by 15 legendary thrash metal bands. For over 40 years, thrash has been a dominant force in heavy metal. The '90s proved to be challenging as the musical tides shifted in both ...

On this day (July 25) in 1983, Metallica released their debut album Kill ‘Em All. While it was not a major chart success for the band, it helped shape the budding subgenre of thrash metal. The band ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. No wonder that come August 12, 1991, metalheads queued around the block at record stores in every city in the civilised world – ...

Dueling electric guitars ignited chaos onstage at the historic Haltom Theater over spring break as if it were 1989 again, the heyday of thrash metal. Gammacide ax-men Rick Perry, the band’s founder ...