A few years ago, the expression “Big Four of Thrash Metal” emerged, which gives its name to a group made up of big names in that style: Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax and Slayer, all from the United States of America. The four bands played some shows in Europe between 2009 and 2010, on a tour that was certainly memorable and unforgettable for many Thrash fans.
The “Big Four” was one of the topics discussed during a recent interview that Scott Ian, Anthrax guitarist, gave to Dave Ling, co-founder of Classic Rock magazine. Dave asked Scott if there should be a “Big Five” or “Big Six” of the style that consecrated Anthrax, Slayer, Megadeth and Metallica.
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“For me, Exodus should have been mentioned in that same group. They started in 1979 as a covers band, two years before us, Metallica and Slayer,” said the guitarist.
“Whoever coined that term should have included Exodus. They were there at the beginning and I still think that, with ‘Bonded By Blood’, they made the best debut album of the five of us”, added the leader of Anthrax, who recently passed through Brazil and played a memorable show at Summer Breeze Brasil, a festival that also featured Exodus.
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Anthrax is working on their next studio album, which is the successor to “For All Kings” (2016) and does not yet have a release date.
