NAPALM DEATH
Napalm Death is one of the most influential bands in extreme music, credited with pioneering grindcore—a genre that fuses hardcore punk and death metal with aggressive speed and politically charged…
MEGADETH
Dave Mustaine’s Departure from Metallica Again I’m sure we all know the back story of Dave Mustaine getting kicked out of Metallica. Megadeth’s story begins with Dave Mustaine, a guitarist…
SLAYER
The Early Days of Slayer Slayer, one of the most aggressive and influential bands in heavy metal history, emerged in the early 1980s as a defining force in thrash metal.…
ANTHRAX
Formation and Early Lineup (1981-1983) Anthrax was founded in 1981 in Queens, New York, by guitarist Scott Ian and bassist Dan Lilker. The duo, both avid fans of heavy metal…
METALLICA
Well here we go with what could be the biggest metal band ever to tread the stages of the world, Metallica. Formed in 1981 by a young Lars Ulrich (Drums)…
ANVIL
Anvil were on of the more tragic heavy metal stories. This Canadian band formed 1n 1978 (For perspective this was 3 years before Metallica) but had been going in one…
VENOM
OK, here we go with one of the biggest, if not the biggest influnce on my life as a metalhed, a guitarist and a vocalist and lyric writer…The almighty Venom.…
IRON MAIDEN
Oooh yeah, here we go with one of my favourite bands of all time, Iron Maiden. Iron Maiden formed in 1975 by bass player extrodinaire Steve Harris (same year as…
MOTORHEAD
Well, it’s time now to acknowledge one of the most influential of all time, Motorhead and in particular, frontman Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister. Lemmy formed Motorhead after being kicked out of…
RAVEN
The next cab off the rank is British heavy metal band Raven. Formed in 1974 in Newcastle a few years after both Sabbath and Priest. Raven hit the ground running…