Big Four Photo Gallery: Metallica and Slayer

On April 24, in Indio, California, the Big Four of thrash metal—Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax—played together on U.S. soil for the first time ever.

Photographer Chris Shonting was on hand to document this historic show. Click through the images below for a taste of what went down.

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