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Members of US rock band Anthrax, pose for a photo after playing as a support act, during British rock band Black Sabbath's "Back to The Beginning" concert, Ozzy Osbourne's final ever gig as Black Sabbath's frontman at Villa Park in Birmingham, central England on July 5, 2025. Osbourne, who revealed in 2020 that he has Parkinson's disease, will join Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward for the all-day "Back To The Beginning" show in Birmingham, central England, where the heavy metal giants formed in 1968. (Photo by Andy Buchanan / AFP) (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN/AFP via Getty Images) Anthrax Is Unleashing a New Album in May, According to Bassist Frank Bello: ‘It’s So Heavy’
Anthrax have been working on their new album at Dave Grohl’s studio, and bassist Frank Bello says he’s “very proud” of what they have so far.
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Former Megadeth Bassist Dave Ellefson Thinks the Band’s New Album ‘Just Doesn’t Sound Like’ Them
Dave Ellefson was one of the earliest members of Megadeth, but was fired from the band in 2021 after a public sex scandal.
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TOLUCA, MEXICO – DECEMBER 04: Dave Mustaine, leader of Megadeth band, performing as part of day 3 of the Hell & Heaven Metal Fest 2022 at Foro Pegaso on December 4, 2022 in Toluca, Mexico. (Photo by Medios y Media/Getty Images) Megadeth’s Final Album Lands Them Their First No. 1 Record on the Billboard 200
Megadeth’s new album, their self-titled seventeenth and final record, has topped numerous charts, including the coveted Billboard 200.
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OSLO, NORWAY – JUNE 28: Dave Mustaine from Megadeth performs on stage at the Tons of Rock festival on June 28, 2025 in Oslo, Norway. (Photo by Per Ole Hagen/Redferns) Don’t Expect Former Megadeth Members to Show Up on the Band’s Final World Tour, According to Dave Mustaine
Mustaine essentially ruled out the chances of past Megadeth members joining the tour, saying it “would be a huge undertaking.”
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(Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images) Slayer Frontman Tom Araya Clarified Why the Band Began Using Satanic Imagery: ‘That Stuff Kind of Scares People’
Slayer chose to incorporate occult imagery into their music to show they were different from the Hollywood metal community.
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DETROIT, MICHIGAN – NOVEMBER 12: Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich, James Hetfield and Robert Trujillo of Metallica perform at Ford Field on November 12, 2023 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Scott Legato/Getty Images) Metallica Drummer Lars Ulrich Thought the Metal Scene Was Mostly ‘Crap,’ but These Two Bands Made It ‘Interesting’
Metallica’s Lars Ulrich wasn’t a fan of “regurgitated” metal bands in the early 90s, but there were a few that he thought were “pretty cool.”
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Slayer’s Kerry King and Tom Araya Never Liked Thrash or Speed Metal Bands ‘Trying to Be Like Us or Metallica’
In a throwback interview from the late 80s, Kerry King and Tom Araya said they only listen to speed metal bands “if they’re original.”
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OSLO, NORWAY – JUNE 28: Dave Mustaine from Megadeth performs on stage at the Tons of Rock festival on June 28, 2025 in Oslo, Norway. (Photo by Per Ole Hagen/Redferns) Dave Mustaine Says ‘Physical’ Issues Are a Big Reason Why He’s Ending Megadeth
Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine revealed that things like arthritis and bulging discs led him to decide it was time to retire the band.
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Marissa Ann The One-Album Wonder of Meanstreak, the First All-Girl Thrash Band
Meanstreak emerged in 1988 as an all-female band in the male-dominated thrash metal scene, releasing only one album in their time.
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OSLO, NORWAY – JUNE 28: Dave Mustaine from Megadeth performs on stage at the Tons of Rock festival on June 28, 2025 in Oslo, Norway. (Photo by Per Ole Hagen/Redferns) Dave Mustaine Thinks Megadeth’s Last Show Should Be in Space: ‘A Full Moon Landing’
Megadeth founder Dave Mustaine says that performing a concert in space “will be a really fitting climax” for the band.
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Elsie Roymans/Getty Images Megadeth’s Final Tour Run Could Last “Three to Five Years,” According to Dave Mustaine
Megadeth has one last album coming next year, and Dave Mustaine teases that it will be just the beginning of the band’s final era.
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TORONTO, ONTARIO – APRIL 24: (L-R) James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett of Metallica perform at Rogers Centre on April 24, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Jeremychanphotography/Getty Images) Slayer’s Kerry King Has a Very Specific Reason He Prefers Metallica to Megadeth: ‘Sorry Dave!’
In a new interview, when asked to choose between Metallica and Megadeth, Slayer’s Kerry King chose Metallica because they have “a singer.”
