Two of thrash's legendary acts combined forces to rock back-to-back nights at Stage 48 in New York during their current North American tour. Overkill and Kreator, along with opening act Warbringer, played to a packed house on the first of the two shows.
For all intents and purposes, thrash metal is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2013. Yes, as nebulous as rock 'n' roll history can be when it comes to dating broad-ranging musical developments, we can confidently point to 1983 as the year when sporadic 'speed metal' displays coalesced into the true definition of thrash metal. Unt...
Another face-melting thrash tour will invade North American venues in the coming months. New Jersey thrash legends Overkill will co-headline dates with German thrash masters Kreator with opening act Warbringer in tow, making for one of the most must-see metal tours of 2013.
In a vicious battle between Arch Enemy and Chelsea Grin, superfans of both metal acts united to support their heroes. However, after it was all said and done, only one band could walk away from the Death Match in-tact -- that band was Chelsea Grin. The Salt Lake City deathcore outfit have scraped up their first Death Match win, but they've got a legendary opponent ahead of them.