Thrash Hits — Last night Hugh Platt went along with some of the guys from Sonisphere Festival to watch Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax tear up Bulgaria. And he did it without even leaving London. Ace! A guitar pick. He wasn’t using it to play guitar, he ... more info

Altsounds — The final night of *Megadeth*'s historic month-long _Rust In Peace_ 20th anniversary tour has been captured for the upcoming *_Rust In Peace Live_* Blu-ray, DVD and CD, due out September 7 on Shout! Factory. On March 31, 2010, at this incredibly... more info

Metalsucks — A new Megadeth song, “Sudden Death,” is going to make its debut in Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, the latest installment of the (apparently flagging) video game franchise. And over the weekend IGN debuted video of some people playing that song. ... more info

Guardian Music — Concert featuring metal's 'Big Four' to be beamed to 79 theatres across the UK, and countless more worldwideMetallica will take the stage in Sofia, Bulgaria tomorrow night in front of 40,000 fans – but hundreds of thousands more will watch this hug... more info

Guardian Music — Jarvis Cocker will broadcast his 6Music show live from the Port Eliot Festival (22-25 Jul, Port Eliot Estate, St Germans, Cornwall, porteliotfestival.com) where you can enjoy Alabama 3, Talvin Singh, Luke Haines, the Leisure Society, plus a nature di... more info

Thrash Hits — Yeah, that’s one of the most metal photos ever, right? Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax may well be doing the rounds on the Continent (Poland done, Switzerland next, then Czech Republic probably reviewed RIGHT HERE ON THRASH HITS!!) but if y... more info

NME - Festivals — Download Festival went down this past weekend, and NME covered it all. We've got a gallery of the best bits of Download and a blog about what we learnt. NME also has some video interviews and backstage footage, so be sure to watch them below. First ... more info

Thrash Hits — MegaDave’s awesome custom white Megadeth wristband is a bit better than something Roger Federer would wear. Megadeth @ Download Festival 2010 photo gallery by Gary Wolstenholme more info

Altsounds — The “Big Four”, * Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth* and *Anthrax, * sharing a stage for the very first time, are bringing their historic European tour to 79 UK cinemas via satellite in a special HD cinematic event. Tickets for *Â�... more info

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