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“Maybe I’ll be a bro and let them take our spot up there”: Kerry King names the band who could replace Slayer in the Big Four

Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax and who?

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Former Anthrax guitarist too busy “****ing around with crazy-ass expensive watches” to think about comeback

Dan Spitz, who played on all of Anthrax’s 80s albums, became a successful watchmaker after leaving the thrash icons

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Legendary New York metal venue Saint Vitus closes permanently

The Brooklyn bar – which has hosted shows by Megadeth, Anthrax, Converge, Nirvana and Blink-182 – was shut in February and won’t reopen its doors

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“There are three songs that don’t sound like anything we’ve done before”: Anthrax have written “13 or 14 songs” for new album

The thrash metal masters haven’t released a new record since For All Kings in 2016

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Hear Pest Control prove why they’re the UK’s most hyped young thrash band with scrappy new single Time Bomb

The Leeds thrash mob will release their new EP Year Of The Pest in autumn

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“When we heard it, we were in shock. The producer had tried to make us sound like Def Leppard”: how Anthrax defied the odds to deliver a thrash classic with Among The Living

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“Lots of people hated it at first. Fans wanted them to do Kill ’Em All 20 per cent faster”: how Metallica defied the haters and changed the course of metal with Ride The Lightning

Metallica’s second album Ride The Lightning turns 40 on July 27 – this is how they made one of metal’s greatest records

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“Americans tried to write songs and harmonies. We didn’t care about that. We just wanted to be filthy!”: the snarling, savage story of German thrash

Metallica and Slayer grabbed the headlines, but they couldn’t match Germany’s Kreator, Sodom or Destruction for filthy viciousness

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“If it was up to me, I’d make it the Big Five”: why Testament deserve to be at thrash’s top table

Testament’s 2012 album Dark Roots Of Earth was another classic from thrash’s most dependable band

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“This is going to be THE summer!” Anthrax bassist Frank Bello has joined Norwegian black metal band Satyricon

The beloved thrasher will play some black metal across Europe this summer

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"There's no better catharsis than being at a thrash-metal show, screaming along with the band and banging your head": Scott Ian on why you should still go and watch Anthrax

One of thrash metal’s Big Four bring the noise – plus Kreator and Testament – to Europe in November

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How It Really Happened investigates the 2001 anthrax attacks tonight on TV

How It Really Happened - Anthrax: Terror by Mail spotlights the terrifying anthrax attacks that followed September 11, 2001

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“There were opportunities for us to break into the Metallica league. But we never took advantage of them”: the story behind Testament’s debut album The Legacy, an overlooked thrash classic

Testament never scaled the heights of Metallica or Slayer, but their 1987 debut album The Legacy remains a thrash classic

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Exploring The Top 10 Most Feared Bioweapons In History

Explore the top ten most feared bioweapons in military history, including Anthrax, Smallpox, Plague, and more.

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“We took influences from the New York hardcore scene. Our stuff was faster than in the Bay Area”: the 100mph story of East Coast thrash

The inside story of 80s thrash’s great East Coast vs West Coast rivalry

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“It was inspiring to see how Metallica worked. I had their posters before I had my first guitar”: how Volbeat’s Michael Poulsen stepped up to metal’s big league

The story of Volbeat’s Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies album

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“When we parted ways back in 1984, they told me to stick around because they might need me in 40 years”: After four decades, Dan Lilker is set to return to Anthrax for the band’s upcoming US and South American tour dates

The bassist who played on their debut album, Fistful of Metal, is back in the band after a 40-year absence, stepping in temporarily for Frank Bello

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Anthrax alert in Thailand after Laos reports over 50 cases

54 cases of anthrax have been reported in Laos, and Thailand, which shares a border with it, has put government officials on alert. Thai authorities have been working closely with those in Laos after receiving reports of the outbreak and have prepared vaccines in case of infections being detected in…

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“When we parted ways back in 1984, they told me to stick around because they might need me in 40 years.” Original Anthrax bassist Dan Lilker will rejoin the band for US and South American tour

Lilker will fill in for Frank Bello, who’s briefly stepping away from Anthrax for personal reasons

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"Before Deathgasm, whenever movies needed a bully, they put them in an Anthrax t-shirt": One of the best heavy metal movies ever is getting a sequel, and it's going to be even more bloody, messy... and metal (of course)

Writer/director Jason Howden is working on Deathgasm 2: Goremageddon with soundtrack contributions from Matt Heafy

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10 brilliant but overlooked records turning 40 this year

1984 was the year that metal broke big in America, but these 10 albums don't always get the dues they deserve

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"We have asked WWBBD? (What would Bad Brains do?) many times": Dave Grohl has recorded a Bad Brains cover with Anthrax's Scott Ian and Charlie Benante for a seven inch Record Store Day single

G.B.I.'s cover of The Regulator will be released on Record Store Day to raise money for Bad Brains' frontman HR's healthcare

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Anthrax outbreak kills cattle on Victorian property

A property in Victoria has been quarantined after an anthrax outbreak killed five cattle in northern Victoria.

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Every Anthrax album ranked from worst to best

From thrash innovators to rap metal collaborators, Anthrax have repeatedly changed the heavy music game. But which of their 11 albums stands tallest?

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"This is possibly the most irresistible thrash package ever put together." Anthrax, Kreator and Testament announce UK and European tour

An all-time classic thrash metal tour is coming Europe's way this year!

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