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Watch more videos at http://metalinjection.net - Here is a video report of the Big 4 show that happened at Yankee Stadium on September 14th. Watch snippets of live footage from Anthrax, Megadeth, Slayer and Metallica, intersped with opinions of the show by Rob Pasbani and special guest Axl Rosenberg, as well as snippets o Anthrax's press conference.

When the New England Metal and Hardcore Fest announced their initial lineup a few weeks ago, it was already unfuckwithable. Anthrax (playing Among The Living), Opeth, Suicidal Tendencies, Hatebreed, Exodus, Shadows Fall…and others were already enough to get me excited. Today, they announced the addition of a few new bands, including The Dillinger Escape Plan.

Earlier this year, Metal Injection pulled back the veil and gave you a peek at the music industry with the first season of On The Record (http://www.metalinjection.net/tv/channels/on-the-record/). Starting next Tuesday, September 18th, Metal Injection's new series, presented by Peavey, Louder Education aims to teach you a bit about the musicians themselves. Metal Injection & Peavey [...]

Win a FREE amp courtesy of Peavey and Alex Skolnick. Pay attention to the Peavey Tone Corner and then enter our giveaway here: http://www.metalinjection.net/freeamp Watch more Louder Education: http://www.metalinjection.net/tv/channels/peavey-presents-louder-education/ Metal Injection & Peavey presents Louder Education, a new collaborative show starring Testament shredder Alex Skolnick,Sound Of Urchin's Chris "Tomato" Harfenist, and the students of T.H.O.R. [...]

Whoa, gotta love drama like this. As part of AV club's column "Hatesong," they got musician Matt Pike to pick his least favorite song, and Matt Pike basically went off on Aerosmith, namely their awful song "Dude Looks Like A Lady." Here is the best part of his whole rant:

So, it would probably be a fair assumption that if you were considering getting this album, you’re a prior fan of Voivod. And, if you’re a prior fan, the thing on your mind most of all in regards to Target Earth is the absence of guitarist, the late Denis (Piggy) D’Amour. And if that is [...]

This is going to be amazing. Metal Hammer loves putting together tribute albums, and they will be celebrating the 30th anniversary release of Metallica's debut full-length album Kill 'Em All by accumulating a selection of covers from some big names including Anthrax, Motorhead, Cannibal Corpse, Primal Fear, Dew-Scented, Rage, Black Tide and others. Here is the full tracklisting: 

Anthrax have a busy spring lined up. They are headlining the Metal Alliance tour and are getting ready to release an EP of covers, Anthems. The EP comes out March 19th on Megaforce, but you can hear your first taste at RollingStone right now, with the band's cover of Rush's "Anthem".

Just as we were saying that Anthrax are not looking to audition anybody for their newly open lead guitarist spot, after Rob Caggiano announced he was leaving, the band has just released a press release announcing that Shadows Fall guitarist Jon Donais, who will step in for all of 'thrax's immediate touring. Here is the [...]

The big news last week was  Rob Caggiano announcing he is leaving his position as guitarist of Anthrax to focusing on producing full-time. Naturally, every guitarist under the sun thought, "Oh hey…the band need a guitarist… I would be perfect for Anthrax!" Not so fast, buddy! 

When Holy Grail took the stage at our SXSW showcase earlier this year, they brought a sense of fun (and epic headbangs) that was missing from the stage before that. Simply put, the band is out there to have a good time, and that couldn't be more evident with the release of their new track, "Ride [...]

This year, the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival is celebrating 15 years of bringing crushing metal and hardcore to the New England masses and they have amassed a pretty stellar lineup for the big weekend, which will go down April 19th, 20th and 21st. The headliners will be Anthrax playing Among The Living in [...]

This was a short work, but there were some major news stories revealed, and this is just the first week of 2013. There is plenty of awesome content coming from Metal Injection in 2013 as we enter our ninth year as a website. Damn, we're old! Here are the top stories of the week: Members [...]

This is quite an interesting development. Moments ago, Anthrax released a statement saying longtime guitarist Rob Caggiano has left the band. Here is their statement in full:

The metal world was very concerned this past summer when High On Fire dropped off Mayhem Fest so that frontman Matt Pike could enter rehab for alcohol addiction. Thankfully, Pike came out the other side just fine, and the band recently completed a national headlining tour and were just announced as a part of the [...]