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Big Four

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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Quick Lick: Megadeth - "In My Darkest Hour"

Posted 08/30/2011 at 10:28am | by Jimmy Brown

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More Details of Metallica and Lou Reed Album Emerge

Posted 08/30/2011 at 10:26am | by Josh Hart

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More details regarding the highly-anticipated new album from Metallica and Lou Reed have surfaced on the project's official website.

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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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Anthrax Guitarist Scott Ian Joins Public Enemy on Stage for "Bring the Noise"

Posted 08/23/2011 at 9:01am | by Josh Hart

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Scott Ian recently got the chance to join Public Enemy on stage at the Sunset Strip Music Festival to join in on the PE classic, "Bring the Noise." We'll let Scott tell the story in his own words...

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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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Anthrax Guitarist Scott Ian Talks Zombies, 'Night of the Living Dead'

Posted 08/18/2011 at 12:20pm | by Josh Hart

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Scott Ian -- who can be seen at left in his Zombie makeup for an upcoming episode of the TV series Walking Dead -- recently talked to Revolver magazine about his favorite zombie movies, books and TV shows.

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Big Four

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

Quick Lick: Megadeth - "In My Darkest Hour"

More Details of Metallica and Lou Reed Album Emerge

Big Four Photo Gallery: Metallica and Slayer

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

New York Business Owners Concerned About Riots Surrounding Big Four Concert

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

Anthrax Guitarist Scott Ian Joins Public Enemy on Stage for "Bring the Noise"

Slayer's Kerry King Remembers Joining Megadeth in 1984

Anthrax Guitarist Scott Ian Talks Zombies, 'Night of the Living Dead'

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