"Chaos in a Bottle": Vio-lence's Phil Demmel Revisits Bay Area Thrash's Heyday
Ex-Machine Head guitarist on Exodus "kill poser" stunts, Slayer slam dancing, Forbidden feuds, more photograph by Scott Diussa March 16, 2021 The mid-Eighties glory days of San Francisco's Bay Area thrash scene have come and gone, but its legacy continues to grow stronger with each passing decade. Thanks to the contributions from its venerated list of alumni — Metallica, Testament, Exodus, Possessed, Megadeth, to name just a few — the movement is now regarded as one of the most significant eras in American metal history. Phil Demmel — then a high-school age guitarist growi...