Genre Histories

Fenriz and Nocturno Culto of Darkthrone among rocks

How the Press Covered the Scene, Then and Since

Eirik Solvang · Mar 22, 2026

Rob Halford of Judas Priest performing live in full black leather and studded boots, screaming into the microphone with arms out, guitarist visible behind him

Heavy Metal Fashion

Declan Rourke · Mar 22, 2026

Phil Anselmo singing barefoot at the microphone while the guitarist leans into a solo in the foreground, the band name burning on the screen behind them

Pantera's Power Metal and What the Phrase Meant in 1988

Julien Vasseur with Declan Rourke · Mar 21, 2026

Decapitated on stage

Polish Death Metal

Andrzej Sawicki · Mar 20, 2026

The five members of Fates Warning posed on a rooftop at dusk, one crouched at the front, air handling units behind them Chapter 3

American Steel: US Power Metal, the Heavier Branch

Julien Vasseur with Declan Rourke · Mar 19, 2026

Horna standing together in shallow water

Finnish Black Metal

Eirik Solvang · Mar 18, 2026

Peavy Wagner of Rage close to the camera on stage, pointing at the crowd, his bass strap over his shoulder

From Speed Metal to Power Metal: The Bridge

Julien Vasseur with Declan Rourke · Mar 18, 2026

Warrant live on stage under the band's backdrop banner, MGM Northfield Park, Northfield, Ohio, 15 November 2024

Hair Metal in the 90s

Declan Rourke with Saint Sylveszter · Mar 17, 2026

The four members of Diamond Head standing together outdoors against a cloudy sky in a black and white portrait

How the NWOBHM Fed Power Metal

Julien Vasseur with Declan Rourke · Mar 16, 2026

The sleeve of The Legacy, Testament, 1987

Thrash Metal Logos: The Art of the Unreadable

Declan Rourke · Mar 15, 2026

The four members of Iron Savior in a studio portrait, Piet Sielck at the front pointing at the camera

The Hamburg Scene: Where European Power Metal Was Built

Julien Vasseur · Mar 15, 2026

The sleeve of Black Metal, Venom, 1982

Venom and the Album That Gave the Genre Its Name

Eirik Solvang · Mar 14, 2026

Two Wishbone Ash guitarists playing at opposite sides of a small stage, the drummer between them behind the kit

Proto-Power Metal: The Records Before the Name

Julien Vasseur with Declan Rourke · Mar 14, 2026

Rockfield Studios' farmyard and converted stone farm buildings near Monmouth, Wales

Rockfield Studios and Heavy Metal

Declan Rourke with Curtis Vance · Mar 14, 2026

Jason McMaster and Ron Jarzombek of Watchtower on an open-air stage

Progressive Thrash: Voivod, Toxik, Sieges Even

Declan Rourke · Mar 12, 2026

The four members of Running Wild, Rolf Kasparek among them, posed together in matching studded black leather stage jackets for a studio band portrait Chapter 2

Hamburg, 1985: How Europe Built Its Own Power Metal

Julien Vasseur · Mar 12, 2026

Kerry King of Slayer performing live at Electric Ballroom, Camden, London, 18 June 2024, his tattooed scalp and arms visible under the stage lights

The Heavy Metal Tattoo

Declan Rourke · Mar 11, 2026

Charlie Benante and Frank Bello on stage

S.O.D.: "Speak English or Die" and the Anthrax Connection

Declan Rourke · Mar 10, 2026