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 ...

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 ...

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.

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… ...

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 ...

Thrash metal giants Testament had a damn good 2025. They released the killer Para Bellum, toured all over the world yet again, and continued showing why they’re one of the greatest thrash metal acts ...

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 ...

Recommended Track: The Ritual, an epic Thrash ballad stuffed with pummelling riffs, inventive lead guitar work and a colossal vocal performance from Chuck Billy who proves equally as adept at singing ...

“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 ...

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, ...