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Coming Soon: A Historic Guitar World Cover, Trailer #2

Posted 09/02/2011 at 12:10pm | by Josh Hart

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What magazine would be just crazy enough to fly all the way to Milan, Italy, just to get all of the members of the Big Four together for a once-in-a-lifetime photo shoot and historic roundtable discussion?

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The History of Thrash Metal

Posted 08/31/2011 at 1:38pm | by Richard Bienstock

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In the mid eighties, roving bands of headbangers like Slayer, Metallica, Anthrax and Megadeth ruled the earth, and metal fans rejoiced heartily. Here is the story of that golden age of thrash and its sad decline.

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Quick Lick: Slayer - "Die By The Sword"

Posted 08/30/2011 at 3:01pm | by Matt Scharfglass

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In the following video, Guitar World's Matt Scharfglass shows you how to play the main riff to "Die By the Sword" from Slayer's debut album, Show No Mercy.

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Coming Soon: A Historic Guitar World Cover, Trailer #1

Posted 08/30/2011 at 10:33am | by Josh Hart

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What magazine would be just crazy enough to fly all the way to Milan, Italy, just to get all of the members of the Big Four together for a once-in-a-lifetime photo shoot and a historic roundtable discussion? If you didn't immediately guess Guitar World, then you just haven't been paying attention.

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Slayer Selling Branded Condoms

Posted 08/26/2011 at 12:51pm | by Josh Hart

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Well, Kiss are no longer the heaviest band to have their own line of condoms. Slayer has now rolled out custom condoms on their webstore for "when you're going 'South Of Heaven.'""

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Big Four Photo Gallery: Metallica and Slayer

Posted 08/23/2011 at 4:21pm | by Guitar World Staff

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Take a look at the historic Big Four show in Indio, California.

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Exodus Guitar Gary Holt: Joining Slayer was "All About Reconnecting with Kirk"

Posted 08/23/2011 at 12:07pm | by Josh Hart

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In a recent interview with The Quietus, Exodus guitarist Gary Holt revealed that one of his main motivations for filling in for injured Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman was being able to reconnect with Metallica lead guitarist and former Exodus guitarist Kirk Hammett.

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New York Business Owners Concerned About Riots Surrounding Big Four Concert

Posted 08/23/2011 at 9:57am | by Josh Hart

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According to Rock News Desk, a group of local business owners in the Bronx, New York are concerned about the possibility of rioting related to the upcoming Big Four show at Yankee Stadium on September 13.

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Kerry King: "I Remember Mustaine Saying, 'We’re the Four Biggest Metal Bands from the U.S.'"

Posted 08/23/2011 at 9:23am | by Josh Hart

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This latest story comes from Revolver's Big Four issue (which you can pick up here), in which Slayer's Kerry King and Tom Araya, Anthrax's Charlie Benante and Metallica's Lars Ulrich remember the Clash of the Titans tour, and discuss what makes the "Big Four" so special. An excerpt follows:

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Slayer's Kerry King Remembers Joining Megadeth in 1984

Posted 08/19/2011 at 12:46pm | by Josh Hart

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This latest story comes from Revolver's Big Four issue, which you can pick up here, and recalls the early days of Megadeth when the band's lineup -- if for a brief time -- featured another young thrasher by the name of Kerry King.

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