Megadeth have had their fair share of top notch guitarists over the years and there was the possibility at one point of another thrash legend stepping into the band for them. That would be Testament's ...

Whenever a metal band gets some attention from the mainstream media without having to go on a drunken or drug-fueled rampage, we as fans definitely count it as a win for our beloved subculture.

The ‘Big Four’ of thrash metal – Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax and Megadeth – all date back to 1981 save for the ’Deth, who came to be following guitarist Dave Mustaine’s expulsion from Metallica two ...

Set to kick off on March 14 in Portland, Oregon and coming to a close on April 10 in Berkeley, California, the ‘Thrash Of The Titans’ U.S. tour will rip through 20 different stops across the country.

The Testament story is one of the most inspiring and remarkable in the recent history of metal. It includes betrayal and coincidence and a literal fight for life, the last of which thankfully ended in ...

In his new documentary, 'Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story,' filmmaker Adam Dubin revisits the earliest days of a genre that would permanently alter the course of… ...

Alex Skolnick was a timid 16-year-old when he joined Testament in 1985, but his highly skilled melodic guitar playing would prove hugely influential throughout the Bay Area thrash scene and beyond.

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- Bay Area thrash-metal band Testament on Tuesday announced that powerhouse drummer Dave Lombardo would be returning to the line-up for the upcoming spring dates of their ...

Ask a fan to name his top ten seminal thrash albums and you’d fancy your chances of getting one, maybe even two from Bay Area thrash unit Testament’s early repertoire in the reply. In all truth, The ...

Thrash metal was born in the ‘80s and its reach and influence since then has been well-reported. Indeed, it’s the stuff of legend in these parts thanks to the fact that so many of the scene’s ...

Over three decades, the true thrash-metal titans have battled lineup changes, fickle audiences, changing music-industry trends and, for singer Chuck Billy, cancer. In 2009, when Metallica, Megadeth, ...

“Brotherhood of the Snake” is California thrash metal band Testament’s 11th studio album, released in October. The 10-track album has garnered rave reviews from fans and critics alike, making most ...