Death Angel

Social Distortion, Between the Buried and Me, Queens of the Stone Age and Flyleaf lead this week's new tour announcements.

Mark Osegueda teases new Death Angel music with Full Metal Jackie, shares what's next with Kerry King and discusses the evolution of their annual Bay Area holiday shows.

Breaking down the biggest (and sometimes silliest) covers from Metallica, Anthrax, Exodus and other major thrash metal acts.

Speed and aggression are the genre's stock-in-trade, but these bands weren't afraid to get experimental.

Some are fast. Some are groovy. All are heavy — and awesome.

From Metallica and Slayer to Death Angel and Municipal Waste, here are the most beloved thrash metal albums among music collectors.

Loudwire singles out 15 big thrash bands and names the best album by each.

See what song these legendary thrash bands have each played live the most.

We break down what's going on with Death Angel.

Everyone gets a little tender now and then.

See who's playing where, when and how you can get tickets.

One of the perks of staging your own event is having the ability to drop in on your favorite bands during the festivities, and that's exactly what Metallica's Kirk Hammett did at the inaugural Fear FestEvil horror and music event in San Francisco.