Nuclear Assault call it a day for good: no reunions, no farewell tours, no new recordings
The New York thrash band closes 42 years of splits and comebacks with a statement that rules out shows and recordings. They had already broken up in 2022.
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Carla Harvey releases “Pretty Girls Do Ugly Things”, The Violent Hour’s first full-length, on 22 January
Eleven tracks written with Charlie Benante, with John 5 and Zakk Wylde guesting. The first single, “Already Dead”, comes with a video shot in a morgue.
Geezer Butler joins Jack Black’s band at Tom Morello’s festival to play “War Pigs”
Jack Sabbath opened with “Mr. Crowley” and “The Wizard”, with the sons of Tom Morello and Scott Ian on guitar and bass. Butler came out for the third.
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Anthrax, the New York band among the Big Four of thrash metal, a benchmark of the genre in the 1980s.
A book on thrash metal’s big four comes out on 10 November and starts the story in 1981
“Heavy Metal’s Big Four” is by Daniel Bukszpan, author of “Rush At 50” and “Iron Maiden At 50”, and works through Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax and Slayer year by year.
Anthrax release «Cursum Perficio» and premiere the video for the title track
Anthrax release their twelfth studio album, ‘Cursum Perficio’, and premiere a black-and-white video for the title track, directed by Don Argott.
Anthrax debut three «Cursum Perficio» songs at a Brooklyn club and cover Sick Of It All
Anthrax previewed their first record in ten years at a sold-out Saint Vitus Bar show, including a surprise Sick Of It All cover.