Metalsucks — Just one week after playing in Yankee Stadium with Anthrax as part of the “Big 4″ show, drummer Charlie Benante has shocked both the metal and baseball worlds by announcing his decision to ditch metal and throw away his long-time allegiance to th... more info

Metalsucks — Last week was a big, big sales week for new metal releases, I’d imagine one of the highest cumulative tallies of the year so far. The #1 through #6 entries on the Top Hard Music charts could all be considered smashes in today’s relative terms, wi... more info

Metalsucks — Wolves in the Throne Room | NYC @ The Bell House | 12 Sep 2011 from (((unartig))) on Vimeo. Last week Axl and I were taxed with the decision of choosing between Wolves In the Throne Room and classic thrash not once, but twice. On Monday, September 12... more info

ContactMusic — Anthrax rocker Scott Ian has opened up about his new role as a father insisting parenthood is natural to him The guitarist and his wife Meat Loafs daughter Pearl Aday welcomed a son called Revel in June 11 and Ian dropped out of a number of Anthra... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Dana (distortion) Yavin The concert, or the tour, or the notion, is called the Big Four, and it needs an asterisk. Long ago one of the four became much bigger than the rest. In alphabetical order, Anthrax, Megadeth,... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Dana (distortion) Yavin Slayer / Anthrax Right from the start, when Anthrax hit the stage for its very early 4 p.m. slot, the collective goal of artists and audience alike seemed to be to peel the paint off... more info

Gigwise — Lars Ulrich admits... more info

NME — Drummer says metal's 'Big 4' have 'grown up and got out of the sandbox' more info

Stereogum — Last night, the so called “Big Four” of the ’80s thrash-metal boom — that’d be Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax — came together at Yankee Stadium to play only their second-ever U.S. show together, following the one they played in ... more info

Metalsucks — As Axl mentioned during last night’s Big 4 Live Snark, Rob and I headed down into the bowels of Yankee Stadium after Megadeth’s set to attend the Anthrax press conference. It was in the very same room we see on TV after every game, where Joe Gira... more info