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The openers Hatebreed, Suicidal Tendencies, and Down were all awesome, but at 9 o’clock, the reigning kings of thrash metal will take the stage—and they take no prisoners and show no mercy. All comments.
Today is a somber Friday marking 25 years since 9/11, but also 25 years since Slayer’s excellent album God Hates Us All. Released on September 11, 2001, it remains one of their best albums after the first six and belongs in every thrash metal fan’s
My next Saturday afternoon record is Hellish Expectations by Cleveland black metal maniacs Midnight. Released in 2024, it’s one of their best albums: a relentless 21st-century metal masterpiece and essential listening for thrash and black metal
I’ve got an incredible Saturday night record: Celtic Frost’s classic 1985 EP, Emperor’s Return. This original German pressing still sounds great 41 years later. Every one of its five tracks is essential extreme-metal listening.
I’ve got time for one more record before bed, so I’m spinning this absolute Toxic Holocaust banger. Released in 2011 by Relapse Records, Conjure and Command may be their best album and one of the 2010s’ finest metal records. A 21st-century thrash
It’s Thrash Metal Thursday, and the workweek is nearly over. Tonight, I’m spinning Destruction’s 1984 debut, *Sentence of Death*. This 2022 blue-and-green vinyl reissue is one of my most-played records. Favorite tracks: “Total Disaster, ” “Black
My final Saturday night record is a fantastic live album by The Head Cat, featuring Lemmy Kilmister, Danny B. Harvey, and Slim Jim Phantom. Recorded in 2006 and released in 2022, it’s essential listening for Motörhead and Stray Cats fans.
I’m in Shakopee, Minnesota, for the 40th anniversary of Reign in Blood. The show is about to start, and I’m beyond excited. Hatebreed is opening. Let’s go!