The Big Four: Live from Sofia, Bulgaria

The Big Four: Live from Sofia, Bulgaria
Video by Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax
Released	October 29, 2010 (2010-10-29)
Recorded	June 22, 2010
Venue	Vasil Levski National Stadium (Sofia, Bulgaria)
Genre	Heavy metal, thrash metal
Length	317:22
Label	Warner Bros. (U.S.) Vertigo/Mercury (Europe)
Metallica video chronology
Orgullo, Pasión, y Gloria: Tres Noches en la Ciudad de México (2009) The Big Four: Live from Sofia, Bulgaria (2010) Quebec Magnetic (2012)
Metallica live chronology
Orgullo, Pasión, y Gloria: Tres Noches en la Ciudad de México (2009) The Big Four: Live from Sofia, Bulgaria (2010) Metallica: Through the Never (2013)
Slayer video chronology
Still Reigning (2004) The Big Four: Live from Sofia, Bulgaria (2010)
Slayer live chronology
Decade of Aggression (1991) The Big Four: Live from Sofia, Bulgaria (2010)
Megadeth video chronology
Rust in Peace: Live (2010) The Big Four: Live from Sofia, Bulgaria (2010) Countdown to Extinction: Live (2013)
Megadeth live chronology
Rust in Peace: Live (2010) The Big Four: Live from Sofia, Bulgaria (2010) Countdown to Extinction: Live (2013)
Anthrax video chronology
Anthrology: No Hit Wonders (1985–1991) (2005) The Big Four: Live from Sofia, Bulgaria (2010)
Anthrax live chronology
Caught in a Mosh: BBC Live in Concert (2007) The Big Four: Live from Sofia, Bulgaria (2010)

The Big Four: Live from Sofia, Bulgaria is a live video with performances by Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax, the "big four" of American thrash metal.^[1] The concert took place on June 22, 2010, at the Sonisphere Festival at Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria. It was shown at 450 movie theaters in the United States and over 350 movie theaters across Europe, Canada, and Latin America on June 22, 2010.

Reviews of the DVD were mostly favorable. Websites such as AllMusic and About.com were positive, though Blogcritics gave the DVD a mixed review. The DVD peaked at number one on the United States, United Kingdom, Austrian, and Canadian charts, and also charted on five other charts. It was certified gold in Germany, and provided Slayer with its first platinum certification.