Metal

When the Big Four announced their upcoming date at Yankee Stadium on September 14, undoubtedly the first thing that came to mind for many Yankees fans was “Enter Sandman.” The 1991 Metallica classic has been a staple of Yankees games for years, heralding the entrance of the greatest relief pitcher of all time, Mariano Rivera. Lest fans be worried the...

Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax are collectively known as thrash’s Big Four – the cornerstones upon which the entire thrash movement is built, and the compass one uses to orient oneself when navigating the turbulent waters of that aggressive, precise, angry, powerful metal variant. But thrash does not begin and end with those four bands. For each one of the...

In 2010, for the first time ever, the four giants of metal – Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax — shared one stage for seven European shows. The final stop on June 22 at the Sonisphere Festival in Sofia, Bulgaria, was beamed by satellite to more than a thousand cinemas worldwide. On Nov. 2, the historic June 22 concert will hit DVD...

Metallica have announced that they will release a new live EP in November, titled Live at Grimey’s. The album was recorded during a live performance at Grimey’s record store in Nashville in 2008. The CD and 10” vinyl in a gatefold jacket will be available only at independent record stores in the U.S. on ‘Black Friday,’ November 26. Track listing...

Ultimate riff power is yours with the FullBore Metal Distortion pedal from MXR. This compact but powerful device is all you need to unleash the most devastating contemporary metal guitar tones ever heard. The FullBore pedal turbocharges your guitar signal with lethal amounts of ultra high gain. This is combined with a built-in Noise Gate to knock out the noise...