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Slash, Anthrax Tear Through AC/DC's 'T.N.T.' in Los Angeles

Billy Dukes — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 20:32:14 +0000

Slash surprised fans of Anthrax at the House of Blues in Los Angeles on Wednesday night (March 27) by taking the stage to play guitar on 'T.N.T.,' the AC/DC song Anthrax chose for their new album of covers called 'Anthems.' The band turned in a pretty convincing rendition, captured on the fan video below.

Anthax Unveil Latest Cover of Boston's 'Smokin' off 'Anthems EP

Double Down — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 02:42:36 +0000

Slowly but surely, Anthrax are releasing all of the covers off their ‘Anthems‘ EP covers. On one of our sister sites, Ultimate Classic Rock is now premiering the band’s latest release, their version of the Boston classic, ‘Smokin’.’ Drummer Charlie Benante had this to say about their selection of the Boston song, “One of [...]

Anthrax Covers AC/DC's 'T.N.T.' on New EP 'Anthems'

Double Down — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 00:51:56 +0000

When AC/DC originally announced last year that they were going to do an entire album full of covers of their favorite songs, no one was quite sure what songs or bands they were going to pay homage to. The wait is over because we know now exactly what songs hey'll be covering and what the first song released from the new album entitled 'Anthems' will be.

Anthrax Announce Touring Guitarist to Replace Rob Caggiano

Double Down — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 02:40:09 +0000

According to Loudwire, Anthrax has filled the vacancy by former lead guitarist Rob Caggiano departure last week. Although no full-time guitarist has been named as Caggiano’s replacement, Shadows Fall guitarist Jon Donais will be going out on tour with Anthrax for their upcoming dates. Donais will temporarily fill in for ANTHRAX’s upcoming shows in [...]

Shocking Announcement from Anthrax

Double Down — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 15:16:12 +0000

Anthrax started 2013 by sending shock waves through the heavy metal community with the announcement that one of the members of the band is leaving. According to Loudwire, lead guitarist Rob Caggiano had left the metal thrashers to pursue work as a producer. The news comes as quite a shock considering the band’s current [...]

Classic Rock and Metal Recognized at 2013 Grammy's

Andy Chase — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 21:38:16 +0000

The 2013 Grammy nominations have just been announced at Classic Rock & Heavy Metal artists will be representing this year.Bruce Springsteen has been nominated for Best Rock Album “Wrecking Ball” , Best Rock Performance “We Take Care of our Own” , & Best Rock Song for “We Take Care of our Own” Best Rock Song [...]

Anthrax's 'Madhouse' vs Overkill's 'Hello From the Gutter' – The Metal Meltdown

Double Down — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 22:30:16 +0000

Every Saturday night we wage a fierce battle during the Slaughterhouse entitled the the Metal Meltdown. We take 2 bands, musicians or songs, pit them against each other and YOU decide the winner by casting your vote! This week’s battle is from two classic thrash bands.Anthrax has had us ‘caught in a mosh’ for years [...]

Zakk Wylde Survives Being Roasted [Video]

Double Down — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 01:10:50 +0000

Guitar World held their first-ever Guitar World Roast in Los Angeles on Fri January 20th. The guest of honor (or main target of abuse depending on how you look at it), was none other than guitar shredder Zakk Wylde.

Things That Rocked In 2011

Double Down — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 01:25:43 +0000

Before we can ring in 2012, we must take a look back at events that shaped 2011 into a resurgence for the hard rock and heavy metal world. Here is a list of some of the things that helped make for a rockin' 2011. Getty Images Speculation Sometimes you can do nothing and [...]

5 New Fall Releases That Rock

Double Down — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:56:14 +0000

Looking for some new Rock projects this fall? Here are five must-haves that will keep you quite entertained.

Metallica Performs "Blackened" & "Overkill" Live at Yankees Stadium [Video]

Double Down — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 17:47:07 +0000

I had the privilege of seeing the Big 4 show this fall at Yankees Stadium. It was a day of metal mayhem starting at 4pm with Anthrax opening the show and then culminating with a killer 2-hour set from Metallica later on that night. The Big 4 did not disappoint!