And I know there were other masked bands around — Mushroomhead — but Slipknot certainly took that." See how Ellefson's picks for the Big 4 of nu-metal square against Loudwire's by reading our ...

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It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. A TRIBUTE band will bring the sounds of the 'big four' of thrash metal to Worcester. The Big Four Tribute Band will bring the sounds of ...

Therefore, it definitely marks its place in the top 5 metal bands of all time. Big things come out of Texas and there are not many bigger bands in the metal realm than Pantera. The Abbott brothers ...

Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band formed ... that's what happens if a band allows someone like that to manage them — they lose members. So exit drummer number four.' ...

The Wolverhampton band - featuring former God Damn vocalist Thom Edward - put out their debut album Horrendous Friends way back in January, but this looks to be a taste of something else they've been ...

Returning to the age of early Lollapalooza, this list gathers four Gen X bands from the 1990s that blended heavy metal and punk rock. If you bought Rage Against The Machine’s debut in 1992, ...

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During the interview, Mäntysaari shared some insights on what got him into the metal scene. “Heavy metal was what inspired me to pick up the guitar. Iron Maiden classics, Dio, Megadeth, as well.

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