Discover how four bands—Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax, and Slayer—forged a new breed of heavy metal that fused punk aggression with prog-rock precision … and changed music forever. “Heavy Metal’s Big Four” delivers a year-by-year chronicle of how these four titans defined, then dominated thrash metal, beginning with the formations of Metallica, Anthrax, and Slayer in 1981. Drawing on more...