The Latest Breaking News from Anthrax

"It's been more than a decade… but we're back." Anthrax announce new single, confirm first album in a decade

Cursum Perficio, the follow-up to 2016's For All Kings, will be released later this year

Metal Hammer · May 11

“Their first record was very different from the record they made after they met me and the guys in Metallica”: Dave Mustaine on the influence he had on the Big Four of thrash metal

Mustaine makes a compelling argument that he directly inspired the likes of Kerry King and Scott Ian

Guitar World · Apr 19

"We're honouring a legend." Inside King Ultramega, the star-studded tribute to Chris Cornell featuring members of Soundgarden, Alice In Chains, Mastodon, Anthrax and more

How a spur-of-the-moment pandemic jam turned into a special tribute to a much-missed legend

Metal Hammer · Apr 1

“Philip might just call and go, ‘Guys, why don’t we get together, and we’ll do something… we’ll do a band.’ So yeah, you never know”: Zakk Wylde says it's possible that the Pantera tribute lineup could record music together

The Black Label Society frontman/guitarist says "never say never" – but if they did it might end up like the Eagles

MusicRadar · Jan 29

"I remember us saying, ‘Well, if the band doesn’t make it, we’ll join the Marines.’" The story of the song that gave thrash metal its name

Metallica, Exodus and Slayer might've been defining thrash on the West coast, but it was in New York the genre finally got its name

Metal Hammer · Jan 8

Megadeth announce 2026 Canadian tour with Anthrax and Exodus

Megadeth's farewell plans now include a 12-date tour of Canada with fellow thrash metal titans

Metal Hammer · Nov 26, 2025

"They commenced to destroy, slaughter and wipe the stage with our blood." How a hip hop powerhouse and a heavy metal institution united to create a whole new genre - and spark one of the rowdiest tours in history

"There was an equal chance that both bands would lose audiences"

Metal Hammer · Nov 12, 2025

“I asked them, ‘What’s it like to be famous?’ and they all said, ‘We hate it’”: The story of the landmark grunge album that paved the way for Nirvana’s Nevermind but set the band that made it on the path to darkness

A year before Nirvana broke out with Nevermind, Alice In Chains Seattle’s grunge scene on the map

Metal Hammer · Nov 1, 2025

Iron Maiden announce Run For Your Lives North American tour for 2026 including Louder Than Life festival - and they'd like you to keep your phones away

North America needs to get ready to run for its life!

Metal Hammer · Oct 23, 2025

“Now do it with upstrokes only”: Metallica’s Master Of Puppets has been to the Upside Down but this backwards version might be the Strangest Thing you’ll hear this year

Evile's Ol Drake has played the thing that should not be – Masters Of Puppets, only backwards, and it'll give you whiplash

MusicRadar · Oct 22, 2025