FEAR, EMPTINESS, DECIBEL: SPECIAL ONE-OFF THRASH ISSUE IS COOLER THAN A SHARK EATING A SKELETON EATING A PIZZA
Before there were blogs there were these things called magazines, and the only metal magazine we still get excited about reading every month is Decibel. Here’s managing editor Andrew Bonazelli…
We’ve done three special one-off Decibels now, and have pimped them in this very spot like Jodie Foster in Taxi Driver (you can do anything you want with them… but no rough stuff, all right?). The one you see above is my favorite, not necessarily because I prefer thrash to black metal or a general ’90s metal countdown, but because a shark eating a skeleton eating a pizza is only half the fucking cover art by acclaimed metal artist Andrei Bouzikov (Municipal Waste, Skeletonwitch, Cannabis Corpse).
Anyway, the content is just as choice: a galloping rundown of the top 50 thrash albums of all time, buffered by seven radical Hall of Fames:
Slayer, Reign in Blood
Anthrax, Among the Living
Testament, The Legacy
Metallica, …And Justice for All
Megadeth, Rust in Peace
Anacrusis, Reason
Prong, Beg to Differ
The latter three are exclusive to this issue, duh. If you’re wondering why the Big Four haven’t been fully represented in the Hall until now, well, it took years of busting ass from writer Chris Dick to make it happen. (Which you probably could’ve guessed—I mean, it’s Megadeth.) But it’s really funny and harsh and long—I’m sure I’ll post some deleted scene action here someday, since we basically had to cut it in half. Anyway, the Thrash HOF issue is available only in Decibel’s webstore and select indie record shops (go here to find a store near you). If you missed out on our previous special issues, we’ve put together this triple-threat bundle for extreme convenience. You’re welcome.
Any other thrash-centric HOFs you wanna see in the future? Comment away.
-AB
You can order this very special one-off issue right here. And, of course, the December 2011 issue of Decibel — which features Megadeth, Municipal Waste, Animals as Leaders, Landmine Marathon, Hammers of Misfortune, and an awesome Goatwhore flexi disc — can be ordered here. But why not just get a full subscription to ensure that you never miss one an issue?
