The Kreator and Testament concert at Hard Rock Live in Orlando on October 15, 2024, was a night of pure thrash metal fury, with both bands bringing decades of heavy music history to life on stage.

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 ...

It should have been The Big Five. It’s unthinkable now, but the ‘Big Four’ of Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax came close to an expansion, with Testament seemingly set to ride hard to glory in ...

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 ...

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 ...

Rock fans know the “Big Four” of thrash metal: Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax. But a host of other thrash bands bubbled up under the household names who became the four horsemen of the ...

Contrary to popular belief, thrash metal isn’t dead. One of the 1980s’ most popular thrash bands is crashing Columbus this week. Testament, with Anthrax and Death Angel, is scheduled to perform at the ...

Dave Pehling is website managing editor for CBS Bay Area. He started his journalism career doing freelance writing about music in the late 1990s, eventually working as a web writer, editor and ...

Despite a nearly 40-year career, why aren’t thrash titans Testament in The Big Four? To me, the answer is obvious: Testament are TOO GOOD for The Big Four! Unlike their Big Four thrash brethren, ...

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.

Time to thrash with Testament in their most natural state -- on the stage. The Bay Area icons are slated to release 'Dark Roots of Thrash,' a DVD and 2-CD set that chronicles the band's sold-out show ...